Privacy & Security

Hospitals strive for relative normalcy; breach exposes patient data

By HIMSS TV 03:21 am June 12, 2020

This week's top stories include CMS giving hospitals guidance in their efforts to reopen ailing service lines, a glitch exposing video of patient consultations and making telehealth accessible to the underserved.

Fortinet tackles healthcare cybersecurity

09:09 am June 11, 2020

Fortinet's Sonia Arista and Renee Tarun discuss cybersecurity challenges for healthcare in a changing business landscape.

COVID-19 demanding telehealth, security advances

06:00 am June 05, 2020

HP's Daniel Colling and Raja Bhadury detail moves to enhance the telemedicine experience while accelerating vaccination research and improving security in the battle against the pandemic.

Shadow pharmacies playing on COVID fears; hospitals get cash injection

By HIMSS TV 11:10 am June 04, 2020

This week's top stories include shadow pharmacies peddling bogus coronavirus cures, HHS offering additional aid to hospitals and the challenges of integrating in-person care back into workflows.

Cybersecurity leaders' role in a crisis

By HIMSS TV 11:35 am June 01, 2020

Mansur Hasib, also known as "Dr. Cybersecurity" and author of the book Cybersecurity Leadership, discusses what CIOs and CISOs must do during such crises as pandemics and hurricanes.

Assessing the cyberthreat landscape during coronavirus pandemic

By HIMSS TV 06:39 am May 07, 2020

HIMSS Director of Privacy and Security Lee Kim offers insights for health systems as they defend against both COVID-19 and the opportunistic cyberattacks that are using it as cover to sow chaos.

Chatbots' role in fight against coronavirus

By HIMSS TV 09:31 am April 07, 2020

Chatbots can help free up health systems and get patients information in their home during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Buoy Health CEO Dr. Andrew Le.

The vast promise – and major challenges – of healthcare AI

By HIMSS TV 08:58 am March 23, 2020

Deep Dive: From clinical decision support to revenue cycle to cybersecurity, machine learning algorithms are already transforming healthcare – but implementation is key.

Automation and scale key to effective security

By HIMSS TV 06:00 am January 24, 2020

We have to rethink the controls, technology and tools we use and then scale into workflows to optimize for accuracy, says Michael Coates, co-founder and CEO of Altitude Networks.

How health orgs can better manage third-party risk

08:08 am January 23, 2020

There are certain features and offerings that third-party vendors need to have to minimize risk, according to Jigar Kadakia, chief information security and privacy officer at Partners HealthCare, and Ed Gaudet, CEO at Censinet.