Cybersecurity and Privacy
Cybersecurity is linked to health equity and vice versa, says HIMSS senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy. Cybersecurity must extend beyond the clinical setting as data access to patient information is necessary.
Third-party risk management was the No. 1 weak link reported in organizations' cyberdefense strategies, says Jill Brewer, market insights lead at HIMSS. The No. 1 technology to use is AI-powered threat-detection and analytics.
Richard Staynings, a University of Denver professor, highlights the drawbacks and benefits of AI in patient care and precision medicine, advancing cybersecurity in healthcare, and malicious use of the technology to get past malware defenses.
The company also reported Q3 2024 earnings, noting total revenue of $76.4 million, adjusted EBITDA of $7.3 million and a net loss of $14.7 million.
We're facing an average of two data breaches a day across the country, says Greg Garcia, executive director of the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group. Still, we have the tools to respond to and mitigate the damage.
Dr. Eric Lieberman, CEO of CybersolutionsMD, discusses advising care organizations on ensuring collaborative decision-making in cybersecurity for patient safety - and the government’s role in helping organizations protect their technologies.
Jonathan Bauer, CIO of Atlantic General Hospital Health System, discusses cybersecurity in smaller community hospitals and dealing with funding challenges and technological advancements, particularly following the Change Healthcare attack.
Using component pieces of LLMs and AI techniques to extract information can enrich data and analysis for cybersecurity, says Johns Hopkins CISO Darren Lacey. It’s time to start treating data primitives as one of our primary jobs.
Renato Umeton, director of AI operations and data science at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses building a secure environment to test and deploy LLMs to ensure responsible use, continuous innovation and limited access to outside AI tools.
Matt Murren, CEO and cofounder of True North ITG, discusses the need for health systems and investors to mature their IT platforms, especially as cyberattacks become more prevalent.