Privacy & Security
Health systems can get ahead of cyber subterfuge by deploying mock threat actors to break into information systems, move around and see what they can do, says Gina Bertolini, partner at K&L Gates.
Electronic health record market, policy and funding variables have historically left behavioral health behind, but there is movement on all fronts, says Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity Team at Baker Donelson.
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Offir Levy, regional sales vice president, EMEA and APAC, at Claroty, warns that risks will just compound – and fast, along the digital maturity journey.
The IT leader discusses some of the innovative generative AI projects being piloted at the Boston health system and offers thoughts on how artificial intelligence should be regulated in healthcare – with guardrails around safety, efficacy and ethics.
Convening to discuss IOMT, layered security and more, and connecting with healthcare CIOs and CISOs helps Hans Hioyos, field CISO for Prophecy, Americas, serve his customers and inform his team, he shared at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.
Toni Laracuente, SVP and head of analytics for HIMSS, talks about HIMSS Analytics' advisory work with healthcare organizations, including cybersecurity consultations and assessments using the EMRAM and INFRAM digital maturity models.
C-suite conversations about cybersecurity, data governance and solutions should be happening to ensure organization-wide buy-in, says Barbee Mooneyhan, VP of security, IT and privacy at Woebot Health.
Assume a bad actor is already on your health system network and set up tripwires to identify and address what is happening quickly before more damage is done, said Ali Youssef, a cybersecurity director at Henry Ford Health.
Transforming legacy systems and breaking down data silos after mergers and acquisitions can usher in more personalized and secure care, explains Janice Reese, advisory member of the HSCC Cybersecurity Working Group.
Taking care to address the challenges of securing remote patient monitoring devices will help mitigate the cybersecurity risks of hospital-at-home care, says Kevin Littlefield, principal, cybersecurity at MITRE.