Privacy & Security

Security professionals must protect networks while avoiding burdensome access controls.

HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf discusses an increasingly international global conference – with digital health innovators from around the world gathering to tackle key challenges around health equity, population health, cybersecurity, AI and more.

Insiders and thought leaders in the healthcare industry focus on AI, cybersecurity, health equity and other current topics at the HIMSS23 Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Chicago.

"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.

The past five to 10 years have brought a major shift in how healthcare organizations have been forced to think about their cybersecurity.

An El Paso-based health information exchange looked at how centralized data was of value to patient outcomes and improved provider stakeholder engagement and growth.

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 HIMSS23 on Monday, leaders with the HHS 405(d) Program discussed how the updated Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices 2023 Edition and other new tools can help providers and public health groups mitigate cyber threats.

At HIMSS23, panelists discussed why health systems need to consider the unique needs of their patient populations when implementing remote patient monitoring programs.

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.