Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In 2023 so far, the breaches reported have affected 88 million patients, already a 60% increase compared to last year. In a press release issued at the time of the settlement, then OCR Director, Roger Severino stated, “People need to trust that their private health information will remain exactly that; private. 21CO) faced a $2.3

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2024

A Growing Concern for Providers For healthcare providers, data breaches are also a major potential dilemma. Data breaches in healthcare are, on average, more costly than any other industry. In 2023, the average cost of a healthcare data breach rose to $10.9

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The healthcare industry, with its diverse range of patients and stakeholders, faces especially high stakes when it comes to data security. A breach can be incredibly costly—according to the IBM/Ponemon Institute’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Study , the average cost of a healthcare data breach reached $10.93

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Risks Healthcare Organizations Face in this New Mobile-First Environment The healthcare sector has always been a prime target for cybercriminals. According to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) data breach portal , the healthcare sector has already experienced around 295 breaches in the first half of 2023 alone.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

The following is a guest article by Brian Selfridge, Healthcare Cybersecurity & Risk Leader at CORL Technologies. In 2023, healthcare organizations face an impossible paradox. This is why VRM is so important. risk registers); workflow automation; and reporting and data visualization.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For healthcare organizations, such as hospitals or local doctor’s offices, this means not only protecting electronic health records (EHRs) and sensitive patient data but also ensuring that critical systems, such as diagnostic tools and patient care platforms, remain operational during a cyber attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Healthcare firms have long been targets for cyber criminals. They handle data like protected health information (PHI), intellectual property (IP), clinical trial data and payment card data, giving attackers many options to cash in, and healthcare is a critical infrastructure industry that can be hardest hit by ransomware attacks.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2024

The following is a guest article by Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions at Illumio We’re not even halfway through 2024, and the healthcare industry has already suffered over 250 breaches that exposed the sensitive health information of over 32 million individuals. In 2023, the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

As 2023 uncovered some less-than-optimal situations where automation and AI were at odds on either side of the fence, my hope is in 2024 that deeper connectivity and collaboration will make those solutions obsolete in some form or fashion. Interoperability will just happen as companies like Rhapsody offer integration as a service.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

The excitement around new tools took hold of all industries in 2023, and the potential is expansive. In 2023, Pear Therapeutics filed for bankruptcy and Akili abandoned the prescription business model. Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR) will become more common in decentralized clinical trials (DCTs).

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Earlier this year, Tausight launched its expanded AI-powered PHI Security Intelligence platform , which automates the identification and classification of electronically protected health information (PHI) to enhance the protection of healthcare patients’ most valuable confidential information.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

Anika Heavener, Vice President of Innovation and Investments at The SCAN Foundation Health equity continues to be a hot topic in 2023 but even with all the advancements in healthcare technology, older marginalized adults still aren’t getting the care they deserve. What’s contributing to the delay?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

Healthcare institutions work with a treasure trove of data, harnessing all four data types—Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Payment Card Industry (PCI) data, Protected Health Information (PHI), and Intellectual Property (IP)—making these organizations prime targets for cybercriminals.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

2023 has made clear that this technology will be an expected standard of care for the next generation of patients. As we enter 2024, we can expect to see more focus on a common bottleneck in healthcare: interoperability. Punit Soni, Founder and CEO at Suki AI Generative AI has been the hot topic of 2023.

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