Cybersecurity companies shield healthcare organizations from losing data, experiencing loss of functionality, or exposing confidential patient information. In light of the rising frequency of cyberattacks, these companies ensure that healthcare organizations can continue making expert care provision their main priority.
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The recent cyberattack involving Change Healthcare has once again highlighted the dire and costly state of cybersecurity in healthcare.
Cybersecurity experts are recommending some changes to improve the healthcare industry’s defense posture — such as the introduction of government-enforced minimum cybersecurity standards for providers and greater collaboration between healthcare organizations.
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Ransomware group Black Basta has quickly gained prominence as one of the biggest threats to healthcare providers’ cybersecurity. The group, which is responsible for the Ascension cyberattack, has hit more than 500 organizations across the globe since it first appeared in April 2022.
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Cybercriminals across the globe continue to target healthcare organizations, exploiting any vulnerability they can. Healthcare organizations are still struggling to protect themselves against these hackers, whose tactics are getting more sophisticated by the day.
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Smaller healthcare organizations don’t always have access to the same advanced digital tools as larger organizations do. Even when under the umbrella of a huge healthcare system, small hospitals won’t necessarily share EHRs, virtual environments, or other key technologies with the bigger facilities in the system.
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Technology advances at a breakneck pace these days, and small IT teams with limited resources often scramble to keep their tech secure and useful to clinicians. And that can be a problem, since technology only streamlines and optimizes patient care if it can be successfully deployed. So, even when IT resources are strained, healthcare organizations must still move forward with technology, doing whatever they can to keep up.
The Trust had been using Imprivata Enterprise Access Management (formerly OneSign) since 2015 for single sign on, so staff were familiar with tap and go for accessing patient information and systems, such as electronic patient records (EPR).
However, in 2021 the Trust instigated a new project around the use of observation devices to collect and record vital signs information for in-patients.
David Hancock, co-chair of INTEROPen recently penned a blog about the clear benefits of open standards and the challenges of delivering them.
He remarks at the end of the blog “Open standards are vital for opening up the NHS for system vendors, but also citizens whilst building a far healthier and collaborative environment for IT development.”
This is a statement that we at Imprivata wholeheartedly agree with.
Even if a hospital isn’t directly targeted by a cyberattack, it can still suffer the ramifications of one. For instance, if a hospital is breached and unable to operate, it needs to divert patients to other facilities. This can put increased strain on surrounding hospitals, impacting care delivery, causing delays and creating a patient safety risk. Or, a software vendor could be breached, taking down payment or billings systems the hospital relies on.