Risk Management

Brian O'Donnell, vice president at Carahsoft, says to lessen their risk of being a victim of a ransomware attack, it's important that health organizations implement a security awareness program.

The ultimate goal of an organization's medical device cybersecurity program is to protect patient lives, says Sensato CEO John Gomez.

This week's top stories include Scripps being hit with four class-action lawsuits, AWS creating a new accelerator, and five Blue Cross Blue Shield plans launching a for-profit company focused on lowering drug prices.

Aligned incentives, integration and shared risk are what's needed in healthcare, say CEOs.

This week's top stories include President Biden allocating funds for strengthening the health IT infrastructure and bolstering cybersecurity, and the PharmaStars accelerator getting pharma and digital health companies on the same page.

In the newest edition of HIT Cybersecurity, Bob Barrett, senior director of security and IT assurance at HIMSS, discusses how organizations can educate staff and instill good cyber hygiene practices.

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media's Jonah Comstock recaps some of May's top healthcare stories, including an effort to boost COVID-19 vaccine via texts, alerts and even dating apps; Walmart's acquisition of MeMD; and a malware attack on Scripps.

Newly launched ConnectedCare365 offers remote patient monitoring, AI and data analysis tools.

This week's top stories include Scripps Health suspending access to its IT applications, the HRSA telling six drugmakers they're in violation of the 340B statute and Google previewing its AI-powered dermatology assistant.

In this episode of HIT Cybersecurity, attorney Wynter Deagle, partner at Troutman Pepper, discusses the importance of cyber insurance, employee training and an incident response plan.