Privacy & Security
Managing risk with third parties is crucial, as one piece of information will flow to 50 different data-sharing partners, such as pharmacies, says Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.
The Trump Administration will likely focus on reinforcing private sector leadership and also public and private partnerships. says Cliff Steinhauer, information security and engagement director at the National Cybersecurity Alliance.
Sellers need to disclose any issues up-front, as clients lack 100% compliance on HIPAA regulations 100% of the time, says Adam Green, a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine.
Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices, or HICP, is a series of controls to improve cybersecurity posture and resilience, says Troy Adams, cyber engagement specialist, Department of Health and Human Services.
If Congress doesn’t take action by the end of 2024 to make permanent waivers that have been extended for two years, the country goes back to March 2020 policy, says Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of government relations at HIMSS.
Good educators have to bring awareness of what’s going on in the healthcare security landscape and integrate that into the curriculum, says Laquan Black, assistant professor of Health Information Technology at Guttman Community College.
Hospitals can't wait for the perfect plan to prepare for a cyberattack or other kind of disruption, and should start with what they have, says Heather Costa, director of resilience for the Mayo Clinic.
Seeing the direction cybersecurity is going allows Ian Mack to realize, at a high level, why the team does the work it does, says Ian Mack, IT senior security analyst for the University of Virginia, who is the communications chair for the HIMSS Virginia Chapter.
There are about 17 different medical devices in hospitals and those must travel and transmit information securely from a patient's home, says Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare.
Artificial intelligence makes efficient use of a massive amount of data, but it can also create deep fake technology, says Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor of radiology at the University of Montreal.