Risk Management

Biometrics can be used to foster interoperability, but questions about privacy and security need to be answered first, says Pew's HIT project director Ben Moscovitch.

Program Executive Officer Stacy Cummings discusses how the DoD is taking a layered approach to cybersecurity, deploying a new network built with cybersecurity in mind, using a risk management framework and undergoing regular white hat assessments.

Health IT giant and convener expand partnership to help health systems with 2020 model for bundled payment reimbursement.

IronNet Cybersecurity CTO Michael Ehrlich says the top cyber concerns today are efforts to change our way of life, such as China with IP theft, Russia spreading discontent, and Iran and North Korea having weapons capabilities.

MITRE Senior Principal Cybersecurity Engineer Margie Zuk details the pre- and post-market cyber guidelines the FDA has posted for medical devices to eliminate confusion around security.

Sutter admits no liability in settlement; There's a federal lawsuit against health system and another that's ongoing.

At MEDinIsrael in Tel Aviv, Leon Lerman, CEO of Cynerio, shares how his company keeps smart medical devices and hospital networks safe from cyberattacks.

There's room for improvement in transparency and patient identification, but there's also the potential for blockchain to be corrupted, says Wende Hutton, general partner at venture capital firm Canaan Partners.

Hospitals have to make manufacturers realize that prospective clients are buying based on security, says Parham Eftekhari, executive director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology.

The idea that AI needs no management is a myth, says Nathan Wenzler, senior director of cybersecurity at Moss Adams. Instead, smart people must be involved to make decisions about the data and findings.