Network Infrastructure

A software patch is available to prevent cybersecurity threats to patient care, genomic data and provider networks from software vulnerabilities in Illumina's benchtop and production-scale genomic sequencing instruments.

Anne Snowdon, chief scientific research officer at HIMSS, discusses strategies for embracing digital transformation to strengthen healthcare for a post-pandemic world.

While the hardware still has catching up to do, quantum-based machine learning is already outperforming classical models.

"This is where all of the staff in our hospital start to become cyber first responders. They know what to look for, they know who to call, and they know what to do," said Nate Lesser, VP and CISO at Children's National Hospital, at HIMSS23.

It's a "completely different environment" compared to just a few years ago, said one expert at HIMSS23, as CISOs and others offered perspective on navigating expensive and exacting cyber policies.

At the HIMSS23 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said protecting against escalating cyberattacks is a "joint effort" between government and the private sector.

By being aware of certain tactics and red flags, IT and security teams can take proactive steps to detect misuse of former employees' access credentials before they cause harm, says Imprivata's Joel Burleson-Davis.

Ascom offers a unified communications platform that bridges information gaps across points of care.

The largest health system in New York State will roll out an enterprise-wide platform to help standardize and scale secure monitoring and interoperability, enabling more unified visibility into what's happening at each patient's bedside.

A technology-focused coalition aims to tackle health disparities in the city. Russ Hinz of Advocate Health, Stephanie Chia of University of Chicago Medicine and Susan Tolin from Chartis will explain more at HIMSS23.