HIMSSCast: A look ahead at 2025 trendlines
As is customary in January, it’s time to take a look at the year ahead and offer some thoughts about what it might hold. For healthcare, there’s a lot to look forward to – with…
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Tag: Cybersecurity Risks
Zero Trust: Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks in Digital Medical Ecosystems – MedCity News
The first attempts to digitalise healthcare started almost sixty years ago and were primarily focused on the adoption of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Although technologies were not that advanced to fully replace…
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5 Ways Healthcare Orgs Can Navigate Cybersecurity Risks
Kevin Landt, VP Product, Cybersecurity at Thrive
The healthcare industry poses a unique set of challenges when it comes to its cybersecurity framework. Hospitals, doctors’ offices, and local clinics are all home to vast amounts…
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Unleashing the Dynamic Force of AI and Automation to Revolutionize Revenue Cycle Management
Arnab Sen, Chief Strategy Officer, Omega Healthcare
Every year, hospitals across the United States, regardless of their size or type, face significant financial losses amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars due to uncompensated care….
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Ripped from the Headlines: Is Healthcare More Risky Because of Consolidation? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 136 | Healthcare IT Today
For the 136th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are taking a look at the recent headlines to discuss if healthcare has become more risky due to consolidation. The first news we…
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A sense of urgency at the Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum
This year’s HIMSS24 is turning the spotlight to an issue of increasing importance – cybersecurity – with the daylong Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday, March 11, hosted by Erik Decker, chief information security officer…
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Fred Hutch Cyber Breach Threatens Patient Data
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center faced a breach during Thanksgiving, impacting patient and employee data. An external criminal group infiltrated their clinical network, posing uncertainties about compromised information. The breach didn’t affect Epic health records,…
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How Hospitals Should Manage Cybersecurity Risks, Per Baptist Health’s CIO – MedCity News
Forty million people have had their personal information affected by healthcare data breaches during the first half of this year — putting 2023 on pace to break the record for number of individuals affected…
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6 Ways Providers Can Better Manage 3rd-Party Cybersecurity Risks – MedCity News
The number of patients affected by data breaches this year is on track to exceed last year’s total — healthcare organizations have already reported more than 330 breaches affecting 43 million people, which is…
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Awareness is Key: Educating Executives on Cybersecurity Risks in Healthcare | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Anis Trabelsi, Chief Information Officer at Palomar Health
As the Chief Information Officer at Palomar Health, the largest healthcare district in California, I believe it is crucial to…