Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Healthcare data breaches surged in 2022, with over 44 million patient records compromised in the US alone according to the Department of Health and Human Services. AI has the potential to significantly enhance healthcare cybersecurity and help organizations detect and respond to threats in real time.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 14, 2021

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare industry. 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

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In light of that, many have wondered whether the government has a role to play in healthcare cybersecurity. To get an answer to that question, and to several other healthcare cybersecurity challenges, we asked Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal at Medigate by Claroty. Here are his responses.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2024

The following is a guest article by Troy Hawes, Managing Director at Moss Adams The recent cybersecurity attack against Change Healthcare caused dramatic disruptions to one of the nation’s largest prescription processors.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In simplest terms, the legislation proposed advanced and accelerated payments to healthcare providers in the event of a cyber incident, if they meet minimum cybersecurity standards determined by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 26, 2022

As we head into 2022, we asked the Healthcare IT Today community to share some predictions for the new year. Be sure to check out all our Health IT Predictions. There’s no topic in health IT that keeps healthcare CIOs […]. I always find it interesting to learn what people think is coming down the road.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 13, 2024

For the 140th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. Then we discuss whether or not we think this will be the inciting incident for healthcare organizations to wake up about their security. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For the 82nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Cybersecurity Impacts on Healthcare. This has to be one of the most important topics in health IT right now. It’s one of the most challenging items a healthcare organization faces. It’s the reason CIOs can’t sleep at night.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It’s up to healthcare organizations to implement robust cybersecurity protocols to offset the worst-case scenario (seismic data breaches) and maximize the best-case scenario ( mass systemic improvements ). They also cause reputational damage.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… 2025 Health IT Predictions: Digital Transformation in Healthcare. Read more… 2025 Predictions: Healthcare Cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The following is a guest article by Tim Bowe, CEO at Full Spectrum Throughout the past few decades, we have seen cycles within the healthcare information systems space related to the pressure associated with changing technologies, but that pressure is now greater than ever before.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

Over the past several weeks, the team here at Healthcare IT Today has been gathering Health IT predictions for 2024. Heidi Gerner, Chief Operating Officer at OSIS predicts that although AI may dominate the discussion again in 2024, healthcare organizations will also be discussing the UDS+ regulator changes.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 16, 2024

This interview with Healthcare IT Today took place in the shadow of the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, which is still preventing thousands of health care providers from receiving payments. Proofpoint is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Witt says that training, processes, and technology can all play a role.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 2, 2024

To help safeguard AI deployment and build trust in AI technologies, healthcare IT leaders must ensure that new investments won’t compromise security and will be used safely and ethically across the organization. Meeting compliance and regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA or GDPR, is critical for healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

For the 30th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing another edition of Buy or Sell. For those not familiar with this format, we’ll offer up some health IT assertion and then Colin and John will discuss whether they’re buying or selling that assertion and why.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

Jones will be joining the Founders Jaclyn Miller, President and COO, and Jason Lee, CIO, along with decades of team expertise and deep knowledge of healthcare’s security needs. “It’s Together, alongside our healthcare practitioners, we’re able to confront these issues head-on.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… Navigating New Healthcare Cybersecurity Regulations. ViVE 2025 Preview. Are you ready for conference season?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 2025

To help you sift through this sea of AI, we reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to help us assemble a list of the most promising AI applications for improving patient outcomes and streamlining healthcare operations. The following is what they had to share with us.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This week Healthcare IT Today will be attending the ViVE Conference happening in Nashville. For those not familiar with the event, it’s a partnership between HLTH and CHIME that brings together some of the best healthcare CIOs and other healthcare executives at one great event.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The following is a guest article by Andy Nieto, Global Healthcare Solutions Manager for Lenovo Health. As healthcare continues its digital transformation journey, providing care is becoming easier and more efficient for providers. But that convenience comes at a cost.

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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. Another decade is almost in the books and so we take a look […] We're coming to the end of a decade and a lot has happened with Health IT.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. The key lies in adopting AI with appropriate human supervision at scale.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

How can healthcare organizations ensure the security and privacy of patient data while managing large volumes of electronic health records (EHRs) ? We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights into this question and the following is what they had to share.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 16, 2024

For the 86th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Kate Pierce, Senior vCISO and Executive Director of Govt Affairs at Fortified Health Security and a Former CIO and CISO at a provider organization, to talk about cybersecurity! We release a new CIO Podcast every ~2 weeks.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2025

The length and severity of the incident not only had the healthcare industry talking about cybersecurity, but it also remained a topic of discussion in the broader tech media It was understandable that much of that discussion focused on how and where healthcare was falling short on cybersecurity. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Learn more about Availty: [link] Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT. Hutson stresses communication, to let the security people know what each employee does and what happens if they lose access to their email, laptop, etc.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Learn more about Concord Technologies: [link] Listen and subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast to hear all the latest insights from experts in healthcare IT. Concord is also participating in DirectTrust’s Interoperable Secure Cloud Fax initiative. Watch the video for details. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community to ask them – what can be done to train your staff from becoming a vulnerability to your healthcare organization? But with proper and regularly scheduled training, we can minimize these mistakes. But what should that training look like? The following are their answers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. The fighting has to stop if we want to improve healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For healthcare organizations, where time with patients is prioritized, DNS filtering can prevent care disruptions caused by phishing and malware, ensuring that healthcare workers maintain secure, efficient workflows, so they can provide the best patient experience possible.

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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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