Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In the first half of the year alone, we saw major incidents like the Change Healthcare breach , which affected up to one-third of Americans , and the Ascension ransomware attack , which disrupted hospital operations across the U.S., These incidents highlight the critical vulnerabilities in healthcare cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The following is a guest article by Mike Crouse, Director of Insider Risk at Everfox Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector continue to grow, with incidents nearly doubling from 2022 to 2023—a concerning figure considering their potential to leave patients in life-or-death situations.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For example, clinical staff should have defined actions to take once a cyberattack is known to be in process (for example, immediately take current vital signs of patients connected to medical devices). For example, employees should be trained to recognize phishing attempts, a common attack vector used in the Change Healthcare attack.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 2025

Navaneeth Nair, Chief Product Officer at Infinx One of the reasons AI is so attractive, especially in healthcare, is that it has the ability to help revenue cycle management (RCM) teams who are already strapped for time make decisions in a responsible, more efficient manner than they would have been able to otherwise.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

It’s time for HHS to mandate and enforce rigorous, prescriptive cybersecurity standards. First and foremost, if you’re treating patients, there should be a clear mandate for certain minimum cybersecurity standards. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Consulting which looked into the cybersecurity landscape of the region and how policies and other measures apply in the rising remote care segment. WHY IT MATTERS Healthcare cybersecurity frameworks across APAC nations, the report noted, are "not fully adapted" to remote care solutions nor are these harmonised across jurisdictions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2023

For example, we know that many people are looking for a job that brings meaning and purpose, and there's no better place to make a difference every day than in healthcare. Sanford Health is also focused on building a new pipeline of high-paying and rewarding, meaningful careers in healthcare cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

For example, a system that stores passwords for an electronic health record system but does not contain any health information itself. A risk analysis must include all systems, not only the systems that process health information, because other systems could be compromised to allow access to those containing health information.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 21, 2022

It is essential for healthcare organizations to implement effective cybersecurity solutions to protect their patients and their own interests. What is Healthcare Cybersecurity? How it Differs from Traditional Cybersecurity? Healthcare cybersecurity differs from traditional cybersecurity in a few ways.

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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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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 19, 2023

When it comes to cybersecurity, it is important for organizations to take a proactive approach and implement strong safeguards to protect against potential threats. Healthcare cybersecurity refers to the measures and practices put in place to protect sensitive data and systems within the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Jitin Asnaani, Chief Product Officer at Rhapsody Healthcare organizations can secure patient data while managing electronic health records (EHRs) by following a few essential steps Choose Certified EHR Systems that Meet Strict Security Standards: this will ensure strong access controls, encryption, and audit logging; implementing robust user access (..)

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 7, 2023

In the context of cybersecurity, DPI is used to detect and prevent malicious traffic that may be attempting to penetrate a network or steal sensitive information. For example, DPI can be used to identify and block traffic that contains malware, viruses, or other types of malicious code.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2024

The following is a guest article by Mary Lou Prevost, Group VP at Splunk Recently, we’ve witnessed a global increase of cyberattacks across the healthcare sector, including insurance providers, hospitals, and other services critical to maintaining health. critical infrastructure.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2024

For example, Electronic Health Records (EHR) have become the new standard system of logging and storing patient information, and this proliferation of digitally stored data is making compliance management increasingly challenging.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, Lloyd’s of London recently announced its coverages would no longer include cyber attacks from nation-states such as Russia and China. An example of this would be ensuring you are logging Event 4104, Powershell Script Block Logging.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2025

As an example, a health system with an annual revenue of $2.5 billion and average IT landscape complexity and threat exposure with theoretically perfect cybersecurity maturity ratings for all control areas other than vulnerability management processes presents an estimated $2.7 In this example scenario, spending just under $5.5

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 18, 2023

Exec Summary: There have been 49 healthcare cybersecurity M&A deals this year as of June 18, 2023. The most active acquirers in the healthcare cybersecurity M&A space in 2023 have been Symphony Technology Group (10 deals), Thoma Bravo (7 deals), and Insight Partners (6 deals). To reduce competition.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

An example of this is when a Health Service Executive (HSE) employee opened an Excel attachment that was unknowingly infected with malware , “ultimately enabling Conti ransomware to be deployed throughout 80 percent of HSE’s IT environment two months later.”

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

When considering healthcare cybersecurity best practices, HIPAA security risk assessments and HIPAA remediation plans are essential. With October being “Cybersecurity Awareness Month,” security education and planning should be at the top of the list for many healthcare businesses. .

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2025

For example, conducting a comprehensive information security assessment every year before annual budgeting activities can help ensure any newly identified vulnerabilities are addressed within the upcoming fiscal year. Business resilience efforts should be performed regularly and executed strategically.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2023

AI tools can help healthcare organizations analyze large amounts of data and identify patterns that inform clinical decision-making. By leveraging ML/AI, healthcare organizations can provide personalized patient care, reduce the risk of medical errors, and optimize clinical outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 20, 2020

Though the Internet of Things (IoT) is proving its value in many industries, perhaps the most significant benefits to consumers can be found in healthcare. Here’s a prime example: Health organizations can deploy IoT to remotely monitor patients’ blood […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 19, 2020

It is not an overstatement to say that healthcare workers are the real heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their rapid and selfless response is an incredible example of what we can achieve when good people collaborate and rise to the […].

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In addition, lawmakers can aid the healthcare industry by clarifying that discovering vulnerabilities in good faith does not constitute a breach. Otherwise, the healthcare industry loses a significant advantage in identifying and fixing vulnerabilities before cyberattacks occur.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The recent news of medical facilities halting operations due to cyberattacks highlights just how important it is for healthcare cybersecurity professionals to properly discover, track, and manage all of the devices on a facility’s network, including medical devices.

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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

MARCH 21, 2025

The cloud can be part of “continued innovation,” with the adoption of AI being an obvious example. You can’t just do what you see other companies doing, but must understand your workloads and use of data in order to choose an optimal payment model.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

Healthcare systems in the U.S. In 2022, for example, the combination of COVID-19, labor shortages, and inflation resulted in one of the worst financial years ever for U.S. If that sounds low, it’s because it is; multiple studies have found that enterprises spend anywhere from 10% to 20% of their IT budgets on security on average.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Think wearable medical devices that transmit health data directly to a clinic, but also less flashy examples—outsourced printer management, for example.) The first is a massive wave of post-pandemic investment in digital health, compounding the existing growth of network-enabled third-party partnerships.

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JULY 15, 2024

For example, a recent survey of 1,200 consumers revealed that 95% of patients expressed concern about the possibility of data breaches affecting their medical information, according to Health Gorilla.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

Governments are starting to act in response to the growing amount of cyber threats in the healthcare industry. For example, New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced a statewide proposal that calls for healthcare facilities to strengthen and protect their networks, which are critical to providing patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Different Segments, Different Threats The healthcare industry consists of diverse segments, each facing distinct cybersecurity challenges. Hospitals and clinics often operate with legacy systems and a broad attack surface due to the high number of connected devices.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Healthcare systems are also vulnerable to third-party risks, such as site-to-site VPN tunnels with lab testing partners. Sophisticated threat actors may seek to attack these more vulnerable partners as an entry point into healthcare networks.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Perform Vendor Risk Assessments Given the prevalence of data leaks in the healthcare sector, it’s essential to utilize a cybersecurity framework that considers risks brought to your organization by external parties. For example, suppose your hospital wants to use a new SaaS application that stores sensitive data.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 21, 2025

For example, the Ohio Data Protection Act protects companies from claims they did not implement adequate controls, as demonstrated by providing documentation for the security program. Some states have laws that create a safe harbor if you can demonstrate that youve implemented controls that meet a standard of practice.

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