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Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

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The Intersection of HIPPA and AI Solutions When it comes to healthcare, specifically the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, we need to consider two critical concepts before we look at AI solutions developed by a vendor in the HIPAA realm. So, HIPAA may not apply. About Sriram Rajagopalan, Ph.D.

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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

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By creating a security awareness program, IT administrators can prioritize continued education and training on the importance of information security and handling patient data. Security awareness should be implemented as part of an organization’s onboarding and annual training program.

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

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The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.

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Fortifying Healthcare Against Critical Cybersecurity Threats: A Three-Pronged Approach

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In the context of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other growing, changing regulations, IAM practices are necessary to fortify defenses while also meeting regulatory requirements. In both cases, onboarding and offboarding are also opportunities for security awareness training.

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

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Overcoming such resistance requires addressing concerns about workflow disruption, providing comprehensive training programs, and cultivating a culture that embraces innovation and collaboration.

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The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

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Besides the assessment of existing systems, an organization needs to consider the following when settling on the choice of a communication platform: Understand workflow-based needs, Identify redundancies, and understand ease of user training & adoption, scalability, security and compliance needs, and interoperability of data.

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Healthcare AI Regulations and Ethics – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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Both HIPAA and related state laws create strict guidelines and restrictions on collecting, using, and maintaining patient-protected health information. Healthcare providers should be mindful of how an AI product addresses data privacy and security, particularly when integrating AI into the architecture of existing information systems.