Cyberattacks on hospitals are rising – healthcare security leaders urgently need to ensure their organizations and the people they serve are secure. But the many decisions and actions needed to achieve security are complex and go well beyond the CISO role. CISOs must know how to navigate cultural issues and share best practices on how…

This past May, the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT asked healthcare stakeholders: What should healthcare look like in 2030, and what should interoperability have enabled by then? According to a blog post published this week by Deputy National Coordinator Steven Posnack, the agency received more than 700 submissions in response over…

Building trust, ensuring continuity of care, and doing no harm are key tenets to improving healthcare for homeless or “unhoused” individuals, said experts during an online briefing hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy on Wednesday. “Trust is a big deal” among homeless individuals, said David Peery, JD, co-chair of the National Consumer Advisory Board…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency issued an alert this week highlighting malicious activity from an advanced persistent threat group associated with the government of Iran. The bad actors are targeting a broad range of victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors – including healthcare – by taking advantage of Microsoft Exchange and Fortinet vulnerabilities, according…

Approximately seven billion euros has been planned for the development of proximity networks, facilities and telemedicine for territorial healthcare assistance, and €8.6 billion for innovation, research and digitalisation of the national healthcare service. In addition, who determines their level of technological advancement? Why is it that an international “certification” such as the EMRAM model (Electronic Medical Record…