Privacy & Security
Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are the chief concerns in the region, followed by cloud adoption and use of machine learning in medical imaging, says Sam Amory, managing director for the Middle East and Africa at Dedalus.
Now that participation among multiple QHINs is allowed under TEFCA, The Sequoia Project addresses how cybersecurity requirements apply to all entities exchanging protected health data.
As the first organization in the world to reach Stage 7 of the new INFRAM24, the health system has seen valuable improvements in cybersecurity, sustainability and care delivery, says Dr. Farukh Usmani, its medical director of digital technology services.
The Rewards for Justice program seeks information leading to the identification or location of any ALPHV BlackCat-linked cyber actor. The group claimed credit for the destabilizing Feb. 21 Change Healthcare ransomware attack.
In healthcare, larger hospitals, all critical access hospitals, essential drug manufacturers and Class II and Class III devices would fall under the draft mandatory reporting rules, but health IT developers and others would not.
Washington, Maryland and New Mexico have leveraged funding opportunities and regulatory tools to ease the burden on providers still struggling to operate with claims payments disrupted.
Sen. Mark Warner's legislation would require providers and their vendors to meet minimum cybersecurity standards to qualify.
Never before has healthcare cybersecurity been so critical. The risks to patient safety and business continuity are immense. Here are some perspectives and best practices for protecting your organization.
In an update on several looming regulatory deadlines, the HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association said it asked ONC for enforcement discretion on a December 1 deadline.
There are benefits to proactive cybersecurity strategies, says Philip Bradley, digital health strategist at HIMSS, who also discusses how the INFRAM framework can guide organizations in maturing their infrastructure to better protect data.