Privacy & Security

As an industry we've bought into the idea for too long that we can simply buy some cybersecurity tools and be safe.

Granular data segmentation and patient-driven consent-management tools are essential when managing interoperability for population health, says Dr. Hannah Galvin, chief medical information officer at Cambridge Health Alliance.

Gregory Bryant, CIO of Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital in the Virgin Islands, discusses how COVID-19 affected workflow, tips on dealing with cyberattacks and rebuilding after hurricanes.

Partnering with Citrix, SingHealth – Singapore's biggest group of healthcare institutions – enables its staff to get to key medical apps remotely and securely. SingHealth's Kevin Tay and Christian Boucher of Citrix explain.

With the door now opened for medical data to be weaponized, HIPAA protections are insufficient for current times.

“We can’t underestimate the power of communicating and connecting with people,” according the chief information officer.

The CISO discusses cybersecurity and patient safety, the expanded threat landscape – and how health systems should prepare for cyber risk.

Providers must be proactive about protecting themselves and their patients, says Lee Kim, director of privacy and security at HIMSS.

Cyberattacks are increasing in severity, and downtime can last weeks, according to Dr. Christian Dameff, professor of emergency medicine at UC San Diego.

When employees say yes to unsolicited push notifications, they effectively allow a malicious actor to bypass the controls offered by two-factor authentication – and open a new vulnerability for phishing attacks, or "phushing."