"Organizations in the healthcare sector – and especially those engaged in delivering healthcare services – have always been juicy targets for cyber attackers."
"But while in the past they were mostly after patients’ personal, health and financial data these organizations store to be able to provide services, the advent of ransomware has dramatically changed the threat landscape they must face."
With tens of millions of Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers changing between 2018 and 2020 as part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorizations Act (MACRA) – the biggest change in recent CMS history – the potential for patient misidentification is set to increase. Implementing things like a biometric patient identification solution can help curtail possible risks.
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Healthcare IT teams are constantly striving to introduce innovative technologies across their organizations securely and in a way that does not hinder clinical workflows for end-users2. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of patient care. To achieve this goal and to develop systems that support clinicians, IT should engage those involved in the day-to-day interactions with patients. Unfortunately, healthcare technology is sometimes implemented without the input of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals.
Cyber defenses are faltering under the pressure of digital complexity. The interconnected nature of today’s digital world has made it easier for users, third-party vendors, and cyber criminals to compromise organizational security, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
By necessity, most businesses have become heavily reliant on the services of vendors and contractors to meet growing consumer demands. But this has made access to the information, people, goods, and services we rely on a lot more vulnerable than we realize.
Take a look at the various stages of selecting, engaging, connecting, monitoring, and managing a third-party vendor.