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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

It’s time for HHS to mandate and enforce rigorous, prescriptive cybersecurity standards. First and foremost, if you’re treating patients, there should be a clear mandate for certain minimum cybersecurity standards. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

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ViVE 2024: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

Potential Key Talking Points for the Vive Digital Health Event 2024: Industry Trends: Data-driven healthcare: Leveraging data analytics for personalized medicine, population health management, and clinical decision support. The role of social determinants of health in digital health interventions.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

Department of Defense is doing with its CMMC program that will require independent cybersecurity assessments of large and small defense contractors that work with sensitive information. Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds.

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Navigating Cyber Threats: Cost-Effective Cybersecurity for Healthtech

Healthcare IT Today

On the other, it has exposed these companies to a gamut of cyber threats, making them prime targets for data breaches and ransomware attacks. As the industry navigates this perilous digital terrain, understanding, managing, and effectively integrating cyber insurance into its risk management strategies has never been more critical.

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Healthcare Security and Risk – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

This is because health data continues to move away from the barriers of manual approach and towards online platforms. For example, a report from Sophos found that 66% of healthcare organizations reported ransomware attacks last year, jumping from 34% in 2020. Healthcare will continue to be top targets for cybercriminals in 2023.

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Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

Healthcare IT Today

Sriram Rajagopalan , Enterprise Agile Evangelist at Inflectra Today’s most significant risk regarding security and privacy issues in health services is consumers’ need for more awareness of personal health information. Encrypt data and backup your data frequently to avoid having your data lost.

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Navigating the Interoperability Maze: 3 Key Challenges for Healthcare Providers and Payers

Healthcare IT Today

This lack of standardization creates roadblocks in sharing and interpreting data across different platforms. Additionally, the absence of universally accepted standards impedes the seamless flow of information between healthcare providers, payers, and other stakeholders. MRO is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene