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McCombs School of Business Launches First-in-the-Nation Healthcare Cybersecurity Leadership Program

Electronic Health Reporter

The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin announces the Leadership in Health Care Privacy and Security Risk Management certificate program, a new first-in-the-nation professional program designed to help address a critical workforce shortage issue. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

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Perspectives on AI, Cybersecurity, Leadership and more at CHIME 2024

Healthcare IT Today

While at the CHIME Fall Forum conference in San Diego, I had a chance to get a number of quick video responses to some of the most important things impacing healthcare CIOs today. Those we interviewed offered some great perspectives on what’s happening with AI, cybersecurity, and of course leadership.

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The Crucial Role of Dual Incident Response Playbooks in Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

The second is a Command Center Incident Response Plan that provides a high-level overview for our leadership team, allowing them to remain abreast of the technical work and guide our response to cybersecurity incidents. Together, these plans equip our organization to efficiently navigate the complex world of cybersecurity threats.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

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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Working Together for Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity – A Look At 405(d)

Healthcare IT Today

There are new cybersecurity tools for protecting patient safety that every healthcare organization should know about. Pointing out that institutions usually underinvest in cybersecurity, Decker says that these two new assessment tools can help answer the question: “Does the investment lead to an outcome?”

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Attackers vs Defenders – Healthcare Cybersecurity Comparison

Healthcare IT Today

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. […].

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Why Human Error is Just as Risky As Ransomware for Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

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 […].