Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In an era where healthcare organizations heavily rely on digital systems and sensitive patient data, the threat of cybersecurity incidents looms large; the importance of incident response procedures cannot be overstated. It ensures that our leadership remains informed and ready to make strategic decisions.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Bill Murphy, Director of Security & Compliance at LeanTaaS Hospitals and health systems store vast amounts of sensitive data, and data security breaches have far-reaching consequences. The impact of a data breach on an organization’s reputation and bottom line is also profound.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2023

In this video, two leaders in the field discuss two recent initiatives: The Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study , co-led by Censinet, KLAS Research, and the American Hospital Association, and the Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis , a recently published report by the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and Colin’s 2024 Healthcare IT Predictions Health Equity Predictions Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions And now, check out our community’s Healthcare Cybersecurity predictions.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 14, 2021

In all, cyberattacks on healthcare more than doubled last year, with ransomware making up 28% of those attacks. But healthcare IT leaders have another cybersecurity challenge to overcome: human error. According to Verizon’s 2021 Data […].

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2025

The following is a guest article by Jay Trinckes , Data Protection Officer/CISO at Thoropass The healthcare industry faces a critical cybersecurity challenge. This enforcement gap highlights a harsh reality IT teams cannot rely solely on external audits to ensure regulatory compliance and data security.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2025

Phishing attacks exploit human vulnerabilities, deceiving employees into granting unauthorized access to sensitive systems or data. Healthcare organizations must bolster their defenses against these threats. While phishing is a long-standing threat, attackers are increasingly leveraging direct exploitation of vulnerabilities.

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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 5, 2024

The following is a guest article by Pukar Hamal, Founder and CEO at SecurityPal While Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made managing data easier, they’ve also become a prime target for cybercriminals. This highlights the urgent need to protect patient information by implementing robust cybersecurity measures.

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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. And then came the Change Healthcare breach in 2024, with titanic effects.

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Last month was Cybersecurity Awareness month which brings a timely reminder for healthcare organizations to prioritize their digital defenses—not just for their own benefit, but for the benefit of the world around them. million—highlighting the importance of cyber resilience in healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2024

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The following is a guest article by Shawn Fergason, Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Technology Services at MediQuant Securing healthcare data archiving is not just good practice – it’s essential for safeguarding confidential patient information and should be a cornerstone of a healthcare organization’s cybersecurity program.

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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

APRIL 8, 2025

As virtual healthcare becomes more popular, the risks of cybersecurity threats are growing right alongside it. Since telemedicine platforms handle and share sensitive health data, theyve become prime targets for cybercriminals eager to steal confidential patient information.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 16, 2024

Incident response is also “essential,” and staff must learn how to restore data and applications quickly after a cyberattack. Watch the video for more background on healthcare cybersecurity fundamentals, the importance of cybersecurity training, and things you can do to better secure your organization.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

The following is a guest article by Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO at ClearDATA The recent Cybersecurity concept paper from HHS, while a gesture towards progress, falls critically short of what’s imperative in today’s climate. This isn’t just about data; it’s about lives. The time for half-measures is over.

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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

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

JANUARY 7, 2025

The proposed rule is more prescriptive about what a risk analysis entails while still allowing flexibility to accommodate the wide range and size differences of healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

An unfortunate side effect of these industry challenges is that some of the most heavily relied upon medical devices in use leverage unsupported and legacy operating systems with inherent vulnerabilities that are highly susceptible to cybersecurity threats. As an example, a health system with an annual revenue of $2.5

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 3, 2023

It is impossible to protect your data and the safety of your patients and employees without knowing what you must protect. Protect Identities The adversary is after your identity to find your data and execute their attacks. A successful adversary was able to operate in an organization’s “blind spot” throughout the attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Cybercriminals can demand multiple ransoms, steal private patient data, and/or threaten to share sensitive information. Healthcare organizations need to have robust security tools and protocols in place not only to safeguard their data, but to protect the health of the patients they serve.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 8, 2024

Exec Summary: Healthcare cybersecurity is a vital field safeguarding electronic patient information, medical devices, and healthcare systems from cyberattacks. Integrity: Protects patient data from unauthorised modification or alteration, ensuring its accuracy and reliability.

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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. Read more… CIO Podcast : Health IT’s Role in Leadership.

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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

But health care presents particular challenges, discussed in this video with John Wilson, Director of Sales, SLED and Healthcare at SolarWinds and Scott Pross, Vice President of Technology, Monalytic , a SolarWinds company. Wilson and Pross make up part of the new dedicated team that SolarWinds has put together for healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

He then reframed security for us to focus not on the data, but on the patient. When you lose some data, that doesn’t seem like that big of an issue. We've been focused on protecting the data versus protecting the patient. Pay us to unencrypt your data 2. Pay us to not leak your data 3.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Marlena Herrera, Director of Customer Success at Protegrity In the Healthcare industry sensitive data is commonly thought of as Personally Identifiable Information [PII]. Additionally, ensuring that devices are segmented from critical systems and monitored for unusual activity can help mitigate these risks and protect patient data.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2022

While last year was disastrous for healthcare security incidents, it seems that cybersecurity budgets still haven’t risen to meet demand.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ryan Witt, Healthcare Cybersecurity Leader at Proofpoint The Internet of Medical Things, or IoMT, is a deep web of interconnected devices that increasingly plays a vital role in care delivery. About Ryan Witt Ryan Witt is a healthcare cybersecurity leader at the cybersecurity company Proofpoint.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The February cyberattack against the Change Healthcare clearinghouse not only compromised patient data but left health care providers in a financial crisis.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2024

The following is a guest article by Dylan Border, Director of Cybersecurity at Hyland Healthcare continues to be the most costly industry for data breaches, a distinction the sector has held for 14 consecutive years. But even so, the average price tag for a data breach in the healthcare industry sits at a staggering $9.8

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

However, when the cost of hospital cyber incident remediation tops $10 million and cyber insurance continues to skyrocket, IT leaders and the C-suite must take healthcare data security seriously. Hospitals Losing Cybersecurity Battle The number of healthcare data breaches of over 500 records dipped slightly in 2022.

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