A S$20 million grant from the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) has been awarded to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Imperial College London to develop ways to better protect health data and wearable devices.Imperial’s…
Continue Reading
The following is a guest article by Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO at ClearDATA
The recent Cybersecurity concept paper from HHS, while a gesture towards progress, falls critically short of what’s imperative in today’s climate….
The following is a guest article by Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily
Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to be up against a fast-moving landscape trying to keep up with and mitigate cybersecurity threats to medical…
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received…
Continue Reading
The following is a guest article by Wes Wright, Chief Healthcare Officer at Ordr
The number of connected devices in a healthcare facility has increased dramatically in the past few years. Everything from handheld tablets,…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will update the HIPAA Security Rule in 2024 and will ask Congress for new laws and resources to increase civil money penalties for…
Continue Reading
The following is a guest article by Ferdinand Hamada, Managing Director of Healthcare at MorganFranklin Consulting
The healthcare sector has faced an unprecedented surge of serious cybersecurity threats in recent months. Continuity of patient care…
When defending overwhelming amounts of data in an ever-shifting threat landscape, cybersecurity can feel like an elusive goal. And the past few years have introduced a combination of factors that only exacerbate that feeling.
Due…
As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a large hospital system, it is my responsibility to lead the charge in cybersecurity preparedness, and I have done this through a nuanced approach to incident response…
Continue Reading
The following is a guest article by Dotty Bollinger, JD, Healthcare Compliance Consultant, Compliancy Group
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a settlement with Doctors’ Management Services…
