Healthcare IT Today

JULY 26, 2019

Not long ago, I shared the results of a survey concluding that healthcare organizations generally felt pretty confident about the state of their cybersecurity defenses, despite having had WannaCry wipe the floor with them just two years before. The survey, […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2023

Protecting Data Through Stronger Cybersecurity and Network Resilience With the increasing use of technology in healthcare, cybersecurity has become a critical concern. In 2022, the healthcare industry rose to the second most attacked industry in the United States and third most attacked globally.

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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.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Importance of Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare cybersecurity is vital and is becoming more important every day because medical organizations are continuing to rely on hospital information systems like electronic health records (EHRs) and physician order-entry systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In 2023 alone, healthcare organizations saw a consistent month-over-month increase in attack attempts of 13%. About Mohammad Waqas Mohammad Waqas is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Healthcare at Armis with over a decade of experience in the healthcare cybersecurity industry.

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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. million, almost double the average across other sectors.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 7, 2022

For all its good and ill, meaningful use drove action and adoption of EHR in healthcare. However, the key to change was healthcare organizations having a common goal. What made the difference? Ok, $36 billion in stimulus money helped.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Kari Hall, Chief Strategy Officer at PointClickCare In 2024, EHR data will be crucial for advancing care in conjunction with generative AI. It is an exciting moment in time within the healthcare sector as we’re witnessing the accelerating pace at which technology is both developed and adopted.

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MAY 16, 2024

When a hospital’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is compromised or inaccessible, the vendor’s systems may contain the sole accessible records of upcoming patient appointments, procedures, and other critical healthcare activities.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

We reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for these answers. The following is what they had to say on how to stay safe and can be used as a little check list for your healthcare cybersecurity efforts. Hackers are finding holes in the gaps created by fragmented systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Cyber Resilience in Healthcare Cyber resilience refers to an organization’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyberattacks. According to the World Economic Forum , in 2023, the healthcare industry reported the most expensive data breaches across any industry, at an average cost of $10.93

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In this edition of Buy or Sell we’ll […] In another edition of "Buy or Sell", Colin and John talk about a number of hidden dangers in healthcare and whether they're "buying" or "selling" that it's really a hidden danger or not. Buy or Sell: Old Windows Machines Are Healthcare's Greatest Security Risk. *

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, organizations must account for the complexities related to access and ‘techquity’ unique to healthcare. Cumbersome processes, such as document authentication, can limit or deter individuals from using digital health tools or messaging their provider through their EHR portal.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Healthcare organizations often operate on disparate electronic health record (EHR) systems, each with their own unique structure and data format. Additionally, the absence of universally accepted standards impedes the seamless flow of information between healthcare providers, payers, and other stakeholders.

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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.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Healthcare systems in the clinical setting can immensely benefit from risk evaluation and asking the following questions: What if healthcare providers can’t access patient data when they are using electronic health records (EHR) systems to connect with patients?

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 29, 2024

One of the most pressing imperatives for healthcare organizations is to bolster their cybersecurity defenses. The digitization of patient records and the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) have ushered in unprecedented efficiencies but have also exposed vulnerabilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

Furthermore, the transition to electronic health records (EHRs) has reinforced the need for tightened identity and access management processes. Awareness of an organization’s potential entry points is especially critical with the increased usage of connected medical devices and telehealth services.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

Healthcare’s vulnerability to downtime spans several critical areas. Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems are central to patient care, and their downtime can have severe repercussions on treatment and operational efficiency. Real-time monitoring tools are indispensable for detecting and responding to issues promptly.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

One example of leveraging AI as a tool to integrate new information sources could be by integrating natural language processing to both recognize audio, visual, and written communications and provide additional context or patient information from their EHR in real-time. This includes mediums like video, infographics, and even entertainment.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 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 Telehealth and VR Predictions Value Based Care Predictions And now, check out our community’s Value Based Care predictions.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

In the spirit of prevention of burn out, where technology can automate administrative burden, make chart reviews more efficient, use ambient listening capabilities to reduce time spent in the EHR will have a positive impact on the clinical burnout epidemic.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

Gary Hamilton, CEO at InteliChart The surge in healthcare consumerism is empowering patients to choose how and from whom they receive care, prompting healthcare leaders to adapt to patient preferences for retention and acquiring new patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2022

For the 91st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we’re doing another edition of our popular Health IT: Buy or Sell. In this episode, we look at four grand statements about something in healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2020

Being a hospital CIO can be an unenviable – and sometimes nearly thankless – job even at the best of times. Things have arguably gotten even worse for health IT leaders as COVID-19 caseloads mount and the need to slap together solutions addressing the pandemic grows. Given this level of chaos, it’s predictable that cyberattackers […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

In other words, there’s little to no momentum for the equal treatment of provider data, which means that data critical for an improved patient experience may continue to be locked away in EHRs. Personalized medicine–i.e.,

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Hospital and healthcare services provider Universal Health Services has restored its network after being offline for more than a week in the wake of a massive cyberattack which forced it to shut down systems at locations across the US. The health system had disconnected the network to prevent the propagation of a malware attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

A new report by a security vendor says that it has seen a big increase in the volume of threats against healthcare organizations during the first three quarters of this year. The report, by Malwarebytes, says that it saw a 60% increase of threats at healthcare organizations when comparing all of 2018 with just the […].

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2020

New research has concluded that healthcare CIOs see analyzing social determinants of health data as a top priority going forward, along with tackling data interoperability and cybersecurity. The focus group study, which was conducted by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, involved bringing together a group of CIOs who were members of CHIME.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 16, 2019

For the 26th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, and we’re taking a look back at the last decade of Health IT. Hard to believe that it’s almost 2020, but as we enter the new decade join us as we look back.

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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 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

JANUARY 17, 2024

But what most healthcare professionals don’t realize is that AI can do so much more than respond to patient messages. AI can listen to patient visits and integrate accurate notes and next steps directly into the EHR.

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