Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2024

The following is a guest article by Asaf Kochan, Co-Founder and President at Sentra The hardest part about securing sensitive healthcare data is continuously knowing where sensitive data resides and who has access to it. This has become an even bigger problem in the wake of increasing third-party data breaches.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The following is a guest article by Matt Murren, Co-Founder and CEO at True North Modern healthcare groups depend on dozens of vendors, from EHR and other software companies to imaging services and medical device manufacturers. These scans, which are now considered routine due diligence, were an unusual occurrence just a few years ago.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In the first quarter of 2023, hospitals and health systems were the number one target of cybersecurity threats due to the large amount of valuable patient information their electronic health records (EHRs) possess. “Our platform synthesizes, aggregates, and contextualizes this data, offering clarity and actionable strategies.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We asked them – with this ongoing era of increasing cyber threats, what measures are organizations implementing or should be implementing to strengthen the cybersecurity of healthcare systems and protect patient data ? Healthcare organizations must find a way to develop more proactivity in their cybersecurity approach.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

As the next phase in the evolution of interoperability, SDC allows for the secure and near real-time sharing of health data between devices at the point of care, regardless of the manufacturer. Hospitals want to use devices of their choosing and have them connect to one another so they can act on clinical data more easily.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2024

Amid the Change Healthcare cybersecurity breach, Availity announced it has established 33 new health plan connections and seen a 40% increase in the volume of claims it’s processing. Cybersecurity vendor Claroty released its Advanced Anomaly Threat Detection Module.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 19, 2023

With the increasing reliance on technology in the healthcare industry, the risk of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations is a growing concern. According to a report from the Ponemon Institute/IBM Security, healthcare data breaches are rising, with the average data breach cost now totaling $6.45

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2024

"In order to gain a relevant selected sample, the manual monthly build entailed reviewing hundreds of clinicians' calendars and appointments to identify and copy medical record links into the EHR in order to locate actual session notes for review," said Julia Dolan, associate director of behavioral operations at Cerebral.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Surveys A survey of 2,600 AHIMA members found that about 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting social determinants of health data. The bad news: Organizations face multiple challenges in collecting, coding, and using SDOH data. Hawai’i HIE chose 4medica to assist with data quality improvement.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. According to an investigation by ProPublica and German radio and TV network Bayerischer Rundfunk, medical data of more than 5MM U.S. In the US […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2025

The statistics paint a stark picture of healthcare’s cybersecurity crisis. Healthcare data breaches cost an average of $10.93 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported that in 2023, over 133 million individuals were affected by healthcare data breaches, marking a nearly 200% increase from 2022.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2024

Also, Dubai-based King’s College Hospital London migrate its Oracle Health EHR to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Medstar Health signed an agreement with RLDatix to embed its data extraction tools into the vendor’s risk management software. Healthcare cybersecurity vendor Clearwater integrated PCI 4.0 and NIST CSF 2.0

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The following is a guest article by Peter Newton, Senior Director of Products and Solutions at Fortinet Personal medical and financial data is incredibly valuable, which is why healthcare organizations are high-value targets for cybercriminals.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The healthcare industry experiences more data breaches than any other industry, with over 700 reported breaches in 2020 alone. This alarming statistic underscores the importance of protecting patient data in the healthcare industry. What is Healthcare Cybersecurity?

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2023

Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring can also help healthcare organizations extend their reach and provide care to patients in remote areas. Another emerging technology in healthcare is artificial intelligence (AI). Cyberattacks compromise patient data and disrupt clinical workflows, putting patient care at risk.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The following is a guest article by Anthony Murray, Chief Interoperability Officer at MRO In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the quest for interoperability has become paramount. While the vision of seamless data exchange promises improved patient care and streamlined operations, the journey is not without its hurdles.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Partnerships Carium is using Amazon Bedrock to incorporate AI into virtual care management , with a focus on risk stratification, care gaps, and data summaries. Risk management vendor Censinet, KLAS Research, the AHA, and others are launching Wave 3 of The Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

Healthcare organizations are only using 57% of their data to drive decision-making , according to a survey from Arcadia. Azalea Health and Particle Health are partnering to improve data exchange and communication among rural health providers. Arkansas-based Conway OB-GYN Clinic implemented eClinicalWorks EHR.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

that are in the process of adopting or have implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems. As more healthcare data is sent to the Cloud, security takes center stage. As more healthcare data is sent to the Cloud, security takes center stage.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Andy Oram dove into the approach Health Note is taking to questionnaires, which includes combing EHR data to create specific questions relevant to each patient and customizing for different types of care providers , including schools and community clinics. Updating the Tired Old Patient Questionnaire.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 7, 2023

DPI can also be used to identify and block unauthorized access attempts, prevent data leaks, and enforce security policies and regulations within an organization. By inspecting network traffic, DPI can ensure that sensitive data is not transmitted in violation of these regulations.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

We reached out to our network of security experts to get their opinions and perpsectives on the Ascension ransomware attack and what healthcare should learn from it. Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2024

NextGen’s Investments in Mobile, Cybersecurity, and Interoperability. Their conversation touched on Ambient Assist in the mobile EHR, making Mirth Connect GDPR compliant, and partnering with CrowdStrike on zero trust. Read more… A Guide to Proactive Healthcare Cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2023

Read more… Working Together for Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity. Erik Decker at Intermountain Health and Ed Gaudet at Censinet sat down with John to discuss two initiatives to encourage collaboration among cybersecurity stakeholders, improve visibility into cybersecurity risks, and fight back against cyberattacks.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Read more… The Crucial Role of Dual Incident Response Playbooks in Healthcare Cybersecurity. Read more… How IT Can Assist Healthcare Institutions With Data Management. Cloud storage and blockchain can help organizations manage and secure their healthcare data , according to Natalie Tkachenko at NIX.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2022

Covid compelled healthcare providers and consumers to accelerate their digital transformation and they did, creating dramatic changes in behavior patterns. The following is a guest article by Lucio Lanza, Managing Partner at Lanza techVentures, David Stewart, CEO at Approov.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As technology grows, we have fallen into the practice of taking images of our private health data and have also stored them in smart devices using wallets. With regulations still catching up on AI-powered solutions, it is too early to say how much personal data we have already given to firms to use or abuse freely. What do I mean?

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Acquisition Will Bring Together Leading-Edge Cloud Hosting Services and Managed Cybersecurity-as-a-Service to Provide a Seamless, Enhanced Experience to Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations. CloudWave , the expert in healthcare data security, announced the company has acquired Sensato Cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Along the same lines, we can expect HHS to ask for additional enforcement authority for OCR so the agency can clear its backlog of HIPAA data breach incidents. A more practical approach is to strategically organize, securely store, and seamlessly retrieve EHRs using smart records management systems. Vida Health announced $28.5

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

They provide the servers, data centers, cloud infrastructure, and more that powers much of the AI boom we see happening in every industry, not just healthcare. Of course, as someone who covers healthcare technology, I was particularly interested to see the event from a healthcare perspective.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 3, 2023

The mission of the MedTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of health and medical technology categories, including Telehealth, Clinical Administration, Patient Engagement, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Virtual Care, Medical Devices, Medical Data and many more.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 9, 2024

The mission of the MedTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of health and medical technology categories, including Telehealth, Clinical Administration, Patient Engagement, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Virtual Care, Medical Devices, Medical Data & Privacy, and many more.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

In an ideal world we wouldn’t have to worry about cybersecurity for healthcare. Instead with how deeply personal and important the information and data that we hold is in the world of healthcare, we need to be prepared for the absolute worst. This leads up to NIST-approved data protection at the record-level.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 29, 2024

In an era where data breaches and cyber threats loom large over every industry, healthcare stands at a critical crossroads. As the custodians of some of the most sensitive and personal information, healthcare organizations must urgently adopt a tech company mindset and prioritize robust cybersecurity measures.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. When decommissioning healthcare systems to archive legacy data, there are often significant tradeoffs.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

The following is a guest article by Chad Peterson, Managing Director at NetSPI As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations have become desirable targets due to the valuable data shared across medical records and the constant need for service availability.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2023

Interoperability vendor Particle Health launched Particle for Platforms , a single API layer that enables connections to Inovalon RCM Intelligence is now compatible with all electronic data interchange claims clearinghouses. Noyo achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance for its benefits data management platform. at NYU Langone Health.

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