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 ). As a Senior Director, Alexander has extensive experience in leadership roles for GRC security specialists.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 115

Healthcare Cybersecurity Leadership HIPAA Medicare 115

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.

HIPAA 121

HIPAA Healthcare Data Security Leadership Healthcare IT 121

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

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. Defending against these attacks must be a top priority for healthcare cybersecurity professionals. In 2024, the attack surface will continue to grow.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 104

Healthcare Cybersecurity Health IT HIPAA Healthcare IT 104

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).

Healthcare Cybersecurity 121

Healthcare Cybersecurity Medicare Healthcare IT Leadership 121

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? To increase transparency, leadership teams should map out production sites, distribution centers, and material flows against potential hazards.

Life Science 122

Life Science Leadership Nursing Healthcare Cybersecurity 122

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.

Healthcare IT 78

Healthcare IT Leadership Digital Health Healthcare Cybersecurity 78

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 2025

Raj Chopra is the Chief Medical Officer at Merge Merative , a company that offers a wide range of imaging solutions to healthcare organizations. Radiologist Leadership During a System Outage We are the focal point of communicationto patients, clinicians, and even our own staff, stated Dr. Chopra. Tell us what you think.

Leadership 69

Leadership Healthcare IT Healthcare Cybersecurity Health IT 69

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.

Healthcare IT 126

Healthcare IT RCM Healthcare Cybersecurity Health IT 126

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 8, 2021

When people say social media is awful, I often think they’re following the wrong people. Although, I’ve definitely followed enough of the wrong people in my life to know the ills of social media as well. That said, if you’re following the right people, your social media feed can be full of knowledge and insights. […].

Healthcare Cybersecurity 102

Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Leadership 102

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.

HIE 77

HIE Leadership Health IT Healthcare IT 77

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. 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. Be sure to check out all our Health IT Predictions.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 81

Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Health IT Leadership 81

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. Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast.

Healthcare IT 110

Healthcare IT Health IT Healthcare Cybersecurity EMR 110

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.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 137

Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Leadership Health IT 137

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 21, 2025

government cybersecurity specialists who know how attackers think about problems, how they weaponize attacks and how they choose targets. A 25-year veteran of many leadership roles, Joe is on a personal mission to transform cybersecurity by challenging outdated assumptions and disrupting the economics that motivate hackers to attack.

Leadership 113

Leadership Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Health IT 113

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For the 82nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Cybersecurity Impacts on Healthcare. It’s one of the most challenging items a healthcare organization faces. It’s one of the most challenging items a healthcare organization faces. It’s the reason CIOs can’t sleep at night.

Healthcare IT 105

Healthcare IT Health IT Healthcare Cybersecurity Interoperability 105

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. Technologies like cloud computing and IoT devices carry inherent risks associated with cybersecurity.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 78

Healthcare Cybersecurity HIPAA Healthcare IT Leadership 78

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.

Healthcare IT 78

Healthcare IT Healthcare Cybersecurity Leadership Health IT 78

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

For the 30th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing another edition of Buy or Sell. 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.

Healthcare IT 97

Healthcare IT EHR Health IT Healthcare Cybersecurity 97

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 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.

Leadership 58

Leadership Health IT Healthcare IT Healthcare Cybersecurity 58

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 17, 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.

Life Science 63

Life Science Leadership Health IT Healthcare IT 63

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.

Healthcare IT 80

Healthcare IT Healthcare Cybersecurity RCM Leadership 80

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2025

This will require leadership commitment, structural changes, and a willingness to embrace new approaches to security management. For healthcare leaders, the message is clear: the cost of maintaining the status quo now outweighs the challenges of transformation.

Leadership 69

Leadership Life Science Healthcare Innovation EHR 69

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.

Interoperability 78

Interoperability Healthcare IT Healthcare Cybersecurity Leadership 78

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Our latest topic for the Healthcare IT Today community was the topics that leaders can’t afford to ignore.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 94

Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Leadership Nursing 94

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.

Patient Experience 99

Patient Experience Nursing EHR Telemedicine 99

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, […].

Healthcare Cybersecurity 83

Healthcare Cybersecurity EMR EHR Healthcare IT 83

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2023

Tom Stafford, Director, Healthcare Strategy at CDW , has a chance to talk with and advise a lot of healthcare organizations. One of the suggestions he shares regularly is in order to prepare for ransomware, do table-top exercises involving many departments, including senior leadership. Some help is coming.

Leadership 113

Leadership Healthcare IT Healthcare Cybersecurity Health IT 113

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

It’s new approaches and ideas like these that will build a skilled workforce that is ready to protect the healthcare delivery system from existing and future cybersecurity threats. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 133

Healthcare Cybersecurity Life Science Health Information HIPAA 133

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.

RCM 78

RCM Patient Experience Nursing Healthcare Cybersecurity 78

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Wilson said that the challenges of IoT include compliance with privacy and security regulations, security flaws, and the volume of data created Watch the video for more insights into security, including SolarWinds’ “leadership dashboard” that lets managers understand the impact that an IT failure has on theit business activities.

Leadership 114

Leadership Healthcare IT Healthcare Cybersecurity Health IT 114

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2025

The following is a guest article by Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal of Healthcare at Claroty Cybersecurity in the healthcare sector faces persistent challenges despite increasing awareness and the implementation of targeted guidance, such as the HHS Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) , which are nearing their (..)

Public Health 136

Public Health Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Leadership 136

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.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 59

Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Leadership 59

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

HIE 75

HIE Healthcare Cybersecurity EHR Healthcare IT 75

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

Proposed Changes Require Strong Cybersecurity The newly proposed changes to the 2013 HIPAA Security Rule published yesterday in the U.S.

HIPAA 122

HIPAA Health Information Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT 122

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.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 119

Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Hospital IT healthcare technology 119

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today has been a partner with the HCP Conferences for a while now, but this week was the first time I was able to attend in person. Good approach to cybersecurity. Thanks to Mac McMillan for all his done for the healthcare cybersecurity industry. mmcmillan07 #hcplv22.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 111

Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Health IT Leadership 111

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 22, 2021

Why we need to adopt strong C-level leadership to stop the tide of exceptionalism and toxic positivity that defines organizational approaches to information security. IN THE BEGINNING Many organizations consider technology to be subservient to the rest of the business. It is considered a cost center, not a valuable resource.

Leadership 103

Leadership Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT 103