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Three Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Improve System Security Right Now

Healthcare IT Today

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Cybersecurity Task Force has stepped up its efforts to provide resources that address the rising threat of cyberattacks across healthcare and the public health sector.

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

Healthcare IT Today

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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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

I see interoperability as an enabler to accelerate digital health at a lower cost, reducing the friction between being budget-conscious and adopting innovations. Healthcare providers and technology companies will no longer think about interoperability. And, we don’t want them to.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Ankit Gupta, Founder and CEO at Bicycle Health The opioid epidemic is the most acute and urgent public health crisis in America. Bicycle Health for example, is now working with Albertsons pharmacies to allow patients struggling with opioid addiction to receive life-saving medications conveniently and without stigma.