3 Ways to Improve Cybersecurity Amid Healthcare's Cyber Crisis
Recent cyber attacks on healthcare facilities call for improvements in cybersecurity efforts. A “white paper” recently released by the Advisory Board discusses challenges to effective cybersecurity, reasons for readdressing efforts, and recommendations for improvement.
Advisory Board outlines the changing landscape, including:
- Increased integration between vendors, providers, and plans.
- More prevalent and advanced ransomware and targeted attacks.
- Additional regulatory scrutiny.
- Rising consumer awareness about data security.
We recommend downloading the free report, available through Becker’s Hospital Review.
This article falls under Technology in the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) risk domains.
This domain covers machines, hardware, equipment, devices, wearable technologies and tools, but can also include techniques, systems and methods of organization. Health care has seen an escalation in the use of technology for clinical diagnosis and treatment, training and education, information storage and retrieval, and asset preservation. Examples also include Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Meaningful Use, financial and billing systems, social media and cyber security; cyber risks can be significant.