Taking Inventory of Your Privacy & Security Programs
One of the foundations of an effective Privacy and Security program is always accountability. Accountability of assets. Accountability of personnel. Accountability of permissions, agreements, and...
View ArticleCyber Security Risk Management 101
According to the Fortified Health Security 2020 report, the healthcare industry is expected to experience a 10-15 percent increase in the number of entities breached in 2020, with providers being the...
View Article3 Tips for a Successful HIMSS20
We’re weeks away from the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition on March 9-13. But before you hop into a plane or car and head to Orlando, we suggest you review these tips to ensure a...
View Article3 Tips to Help Keep Business on Track in Light of the Coronavirus
The rising concern of COVID-19 has shaken everyone, and we’ve already seen the impact it has had on our grocery supplies, tradeshows and events, daily outings, and really, how businesses are conducting...
View ArticleThe Risks and Rewards of Telehealth in Today’s Climate
U.S. public health officials, hospitals, and insurance companies are urging people to try telemedicine to prevent having to leave their homes and to therefore curb the spread of COVID-19, and people...
View ArticleHow Multi-Factor Authentication Solves Healthcare Security Challenges
You’re only as strong as your weakest… passwords? Security experts revealed that as cybercriminals continue to develop better tools for cracking passwords, the strength of your password doesn’t really...
View ArticleOnline Remote Security Tips for Families
With most of us now working from home, and kids doing school from home, our worlds look a lot different than they did a couple of months ago. We were all thrown into the scenario of remote working and...
View ArticleA Thank You to All the Healthcare Heroes
So much has emerged from this pandemic: kindness, commitment, sacrifice, and perseverance. We’ve heard the heartwarming stories of nurses connecting families in our new touchless world. We’ve seen the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: 3 Security Articles for You
As states begin to lift some of the COVID-19 restrictions and businesses begin to reopen, healthcare organizations are still facing many of the same challenges presented at the beginning of this pandemic.
View ArticleTurning Requests Into Action – Learn What's New!
Conference season is exciting – you meet new people, learn new things, and most companies reveal new products and solutions. As you know, in light of COVID-19, conferences and tradeshows are on pause...
View Article4 Tips to Prevent and Detect Insider Threat Incidents
As an organization in the healthcare industry, you already know you’re at a higher target for threats because of the information you store and transmit. Most hospitals do their due diligence to set up...
View ArticleThe Newest Normal: Remote Access Security Strategies
You’ve heard the recent – and sometimes overly-used – buzzword “the new normal” when referring to how organizations are conducting work during COVID-19. Yet still, as businesses re-open, many predict...
View ArticleHow to Decrease COVID-19 Insider Snooping
We recently caught up with a few iatricSystems customers, and they revealed that they discovered that some of their employees were inappropriately viewing patients’ COVID-19 test results. They credit...
View ArticleHow to Take a Proactive Approach to Increase Patient Privacy
Last year, there were 798 confirmed incidences of internal and external healthcare breaches according to the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report. We read about these incidents virtually...
View ArticleRemote Access Can be Jeopardizing Your Hospital’s Security
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hackers have continuously targeted credentials to gain access to enterprise networks, particularly those in healthcare, given the rise in remote care and telework....
View ArticleSolve New COVID-19 Challenges with Existing Technology
A recent COVID-19 outbreak occurred at a Springfield MA hospital due to an employee returning to work after visiting another state, increasing the hospital’s infected rate to 26 employees and 14...
View ArticleHow AI Impacts the Future of Patient Privacy Monitoring
With Cybersecurity Awareness Month right around the corner (October), now’s the time for healthcare security teams to review their security positioning and begin to strategize about how they can improve.
View Article3 Privacy and Security Tips to Implement in 2021
Hospitals and healthcare organizations all over the country are facing similar privacy and security challenges – especially this past year. From an increase of breaches, the risk of ransomware and...
View ArticleFall Exchange Recap – How to Plan for the Future of Cybersecurity
Last month, we hosted our first major virtual event – the iatricSystems Fall Exchange – that covered the top challenges healthcare organizations face in 2020, including privacy and security, clinical...
View ArticleFall Exchange Recap – How to Proactively Prevent Cyberattacks
The iatricSystems Fall Exchange addressed various healthcare IT challenges covering topics such as privacy and security, clinical improvements and report writing. As we continue this blog series,...
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