Privacy & Security

Dan Draper, founder and CEO of CipherStash, explains data protection advancements leveraging heuristics and encryption-in-use technologies. He warns of a looming Y2K-like race to update software for quantum safety.  

From generative AI to intelligent automation to cybersecurity, they discuss what CIOs and IT leaders should stay focused on as the healthcare industry continues to evolve.

Ardent proactively took its network offline, suspending all user access to its IT applications, including corporate servers and Epic software.

Data security protections also remain weak.

The data that was potentially compromised includes names, social security numbers, addresses and insurance claim information.

OCR investigated Saint Joseph’s Medical Center for alleged violations of HIPAA when it disclosed three patients’ PHI to the Associated Press without written authorization. 

More than 85% of health systems are increasing their spend on digital health and information technology projects, a new survey shows, with cybersecurity and electronic health record modernization topping the list.

"We've got to be able to do something to incent those smaller community hospitals," says Wes Wright, chief healthcare officer of Ordr, because they cannot afford to protect the large electronic attack surfaces created with meaningful use requirements.

To use digital health tools effectively, healthcare organizations must provide consistent, reliable connectivity.

Policies on data must cover all aspects, from security and privacy to data retention and disruption, according to Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare.