cybersecurity
HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum reaffirms how cybersecurity can prevent disruption of patient care, says Ian Mack, IT senior security analyst for the University of Virginia and the communications chair for HIMSS Virginia Chapter.
Cybersecurity experts are implementing measures to prevent localized attacks from spreading into hospital networks, where they can affect millions of medical records, says Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor at the University of Montreal.
A new cybersecurity mandate in New York requires hospitals to implement incident reporting within 72 hours and have a chief information security officer, says George Pappas, healthcare cybersecurity expert and CEO of Intraprise Health.
Cybersecurity is linked to health equity and vice versa, says HIMSS senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy. Cybersecurity must extend beyond the clinical setting as data access to patient information is necessary.
Third-party risk management was the No. 1 weak link reported in organizations' cyberdefense strategies, says Jill Brewer, market insights lead at HIMSS. The No. 1 technology to use is AI-powered threat-detection and analytics.
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Dr. Eric Lieberman, CEO of CybersolutionsMD, discusses advising care organizations on ensuring collaborative decision-making in cybersecurity for patient safety - and the government’s role in helping organizations protect their technologies.
Jonathan Bauer, CIO of Atlantic General Hospital Health System, discusses cybersecurity in smaller community hospitals and dealing with funding challenges and technological advancements, particularly following the Change Healthcare attack.
Matt Murren, CEO and cofounder of True North ITG, discusses the need for health systems and investors to mature their IT platforms, especially as cyberattacks become more prevalent.
Kelly Arduino, a healthcare industry leader at advisory firm Wipfli, discusses susceptibility to cyberattacks in small and large healthcare systems, especially in rural areas.