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One of the most difficult aspects of the Change Healthcare breach? The fact that it “could have easily been addressed with proper hygiene.” During a recent discussion, our cybersecurity experts discussed the key aspects of a solid cybersecurity strategy, from maintaining visibility to detecting (and reacting to) red flags.
As healthcare organizations become increasingly reliant on third parties – and subsequently, take on more risk – cybersecurity leaders find themselves in a difficult spot, according to Adam Zoller and Sanjeev Sah. During a recent webinar, they talked about the CISO’s role in improving business continuity and why ownership doesn’t always matter.
One of the keys to securing biomedical devices – an area that hasn’t received near enough attention – is educating and empowering those on the frontline, said our panelists during a recent discussion. “We need to engage nurses on the ground.”
After being caught off-guard by security issues that were exposed during the Covid-19 pandemic, CISOs are rethinking their disaster recovery and business continuity plans, according to Shefali Mookencherry, Brian Cayer and Jonathan Langer.
Before healthcare organizations can begin to forge a new way forward, leaders need to be able to find firm footing, says Robert Sundelius. In the first of a two-part blog series, he shares share key lessons he learned by leading a FEMA incident command center.
For organizations focused largely focused on primary care, an essential aspect in getting through Covid-19 was the ability to reimagine vendor relationships. “Without partner support, it would’ve been hard to move through this,” said Ray Lowe.
One of the core functions of the CIO’s role is being able to translate clinical needs and make them resonate to the point where teams are willing to put in extra efforts, said Aaron Miri. “You have to be in the pilot’s seat.”
In this podcast, Aaron Miri talks about how the “fast, unpredictable pace” of Covid-19 helped equip his team to be able to weather the recent Texas storm, and the critical role CIOs have in making sure those who doing the hard work feel “seen.”
One thing Covid has taught us? The importance of situational awareness and having the right building blocks in place to more effectively anticipate and respond to crises, said Dr. John Halamka during a recent webinar.
One of the most common mistakes an IT department can make? Focusing too much on running systems and not enough on supplying the best solution for the business, says CIO Chris Belmont in this podcast interview.
