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OCR: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance Can Prevent and Mitigate Most Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

Healthcare hacking incidents have been steadily rising for a number of years. There was a 45% increase in hacking/IT incidents between 2019 and 2020, and in 2021, 66% of breaches of unsecured electronic protected health information were due to hacking and other IT incidents. ransomware, phishing) and how to respond,” said OCR.

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How to Address Security Issues in IoT Devices – Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

According to a report by Vantage Market Research, the Global IoT in Healthcare Market is currently valued at USD 73.5 Cyber resiliency is an important aspect of healthcare information technology and focuses on the ability of systems to withstand, recover and adapt to different types of failures, threats, and attacks.

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Driving Innovation in Healthcare: How an Ecosystem Approach to IoMT has the Potential to Transform Patient Care and Cost Management

Healthcare IT Today

of physicians had experienced burnout at least once in 2021, and the World Health Organization estimates that healthcare staffing shortages will reach 10 million by 2030. Workflow Considerations are Essential Provider burnout continues to rise, with research published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings concluding that 62.8%

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Asimily Announces Strategic Investment from MemorialCare Innovation Fund to Further its Innovation in IoT Device Security and Risk Management

Healthcare IT Today

Asimily’s unique IoT security and risk mitigation capabilities are increasingly essential as the healthcare industry accelerates the implementation of connected devices. With ransomware attacks alone costing healthcare organizations $20.8 billion in downtime in 2020 (double the previous year), the stakes are clear.

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

It has to do with the every-evolving advancement in healthcare information technology. If you have been working in healthcare over the past 10 years, you’ll remember the implementation of attesting to “Meaningful Use”, the government’s ploy to strongly encourage implementation of electronic health records. Why HITECH?

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Is Your Organization HITECH Compliant?

AIHC

It has to do with the every-evolving advancement in healthcare information technology. If you have been working in healthcare over the past 10 years, you’ll remember the implementation of attesting to “Meaningful Use”, the government’s ploy to strongly encourage implementation of electronic health records. Why HITECH?

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" "2021 will show that digital health from the patient and clinician perspective is so much more than video visits and remote patient monitoring." "2021 will show that digital health from the patient and clinician perspective is so much more than video visits and remote patient monitoring.

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