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The Healthcare Cybersecurity Ecosystem: A System in Need of Comprehensive Care

Healthcare IT Today

The lapse didnt just hit hospitals; it disrupted insurers, pharmacies, providers, and patients nationwide. Hospitals cant protect patient data alone, nor should they. Consider the Change Healthcare breach of 2024, costing $3 billion (and rising) and exposing 190 million individuals data. This breach shows how far the ripples reach.

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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

Healthcare IT Today

Mateusz Krempa, COO at Piwik Pro Broader reflection and discussion on HIPAA-compliant technologies would help the industry see beyond popular solutions and identify tools that balance successful data processing with regulatory requirements. Leaders need to move beyond offering work stress-related coping strategies.

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Measures You Should be Implementing in Your Organization to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity and Protect Your Patient Data

Healthcare IT Today

One effective strategy is to incorporate ethical hacking into their security measures. Key strategies include multi-factor authentication (MFA), end-to-end encryption, regular security assessments, and advanced threat detection. Healthcare organizations must find a way to develop more proactivity in their cybersecurity approach.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

As healthcare systems and providers modernize (or build) their technology stacks, it will be more important than ever to prioritize privacy and to understand new regulations at the state level, from HIPAA, and from the FTC. Lastly, organizations should continue focusing on the Price Transparency Rule.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.

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Will 2024 see a reboot of Google Glass-style headsets in Healthcare?

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Avizia CEO Mike Baird on Numbers Narrative Podcast

American Well

And I take the CEO role, which is primarily around fundraising and strategy and driving marketing and sales. I focused on strategy. It seems like security is kind of everyone’s problem, the hospital, the health care and all of the vendors. Yes that makes a lot of sense. It’s huge for us. It’s the patient.