January 27, 2017 - Cybersecurity is a major concern for healthcare executives as we head into 2017. After two years of a steadily increasing cyber threat landscape that resulted in record numbers of patient records compromised, health organizations extorted financially and hospital operations disrupted very publicly, 2017 is likely to be just as interesting. Most organizations surveyed now report having had...

January 23, 2017 - As healthcare IT continues to evolve, the C-suite is also expanding and becoming more intricate. Individuals in leadership positions need to keep data privacy and security issues top priorities, especially as healthcare remains a target for cyber criminals. Witt/Kieffer’s Chris Wierz told HealthITSecurity.com that healthcare organization leaders cannot afford to ignore potential cybersecurity...

January 18, 2017 - Health data security is often a top concern with patient data access, especially as the push for interoperability continues and covered entities continue to utilize electronic devices. Ambiguity can make this process more difficult, and both patients and providers need to understand how data can be accessed, under what circumstances, and be reassured that it will not fall into the wrong hands....

January 17, 2017 - The modern trends around digitization and cloud have absolutely catapulted cybersecurity into the forefront of concerns for healthcare admins and IT decision makers. A recent Ponemon study, analyzing the cost of data breaches, found that the average cost of breaches at organizations have jumped past $4 million per incident, a 29 percent increase since 2013 and 5 percent increase since last...