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. Source: “A Significant Opportunity”: CISOs Explore the Role of Simplification in Bolstering Resiliency on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information ..read more

Integrating threat intelligence into the cybersecurity strategy can strengthen defenses, but it can also contribute to a broader understanding of the threat landscape, said CISO Jason Alexander. In this piece, he discusses the foundations of threat intelligence and how to weave it into the fabric of security programs. Source: “Illuminating the Shadows:” How Leaders Can Harness the Power of Threat Intelligence on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs ..read more

“We don’t have a nursing shortage. We have a shortage of nurses who want to work at the beside,” said Trish Gallagher. In a recent interview, she talked about why she walked away from a CNIO role, how technology (and the pace of adoption) has contributed to burnout, and the cultural change that’s needed to create a better environment. Source: “People Aren’t Listening”: Trish Gallagher Talks about the “Massive” Challenges Facing Nurses on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of he ..read more

As AI continues to build momentum, a group of health systems, government agencies and tech companies are banding together to develop “a set of guidelines for safe, secure and trustworthy AI algorithms,” according to John Halamka, MD. In this blog, he outlines the five main objectives of the network. Source: “Like Herding Cats”: Making a Case for AI Assurance Labs on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs ..read more

Patients don’t view their experience as “a series of encounters,” and therefore, neither should health systems, said Dick Taylor, MD, of BJC Healthcare. “They need a continuous, consistent experience.” During a recent webinar, he and co-panelists Zafar Chaudry and Aditya Bansod talked about what leaders on the provider and vendor sides can do to make that happen. Source: “Gaps in the Ecosystem”: How IT Leaders and Vendors Can Work Together to Improve Patient Engagement on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively ..read more

It's the dirty little secret among healthcare cyber professionals -- they don't know where all their ePHI is; not even close. And while those professionals are not to blame (healthcare workflows and, thus, data flows are messy business); they do have to get their arms around the problem. The first step? Understand it. In this unique webinar, we'll explore the results of a Ponemon study on the state of ePHI in healthcare to learn just how bad the problem is and where the data might be. Then, we'll explore ways to secure it and, in the process, hopefully give cyber professionals one less reason ..read more

With the right strategy and partnerships in place, there’s a way to “address the health system’s key challenges around capacity constraints while emphasizing patient comfort and privacy,” said Heather O’Sullivan, President of the Healthcare at Home Division at Mass General Brigham. In a recent interview, she talked about what it takes to break with tradition and establish a new model for care delivery. Source: Breaking from Tradition: Q&A with Heather O’Sullivan, President, Healthcare at Home, Mass General Brigham on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publica ..read more

As digital tools continue to revolutionize sectors, an AI-focused skillset “is increasingly becoming a core asset,” according to Joey Meneses, CTO at Akron Children’s Hospital. In this piece, he shares thoughts on how to “future-proof your career path while shaping how this transformative technology evolves.” Source: Pivoting to AI: A Roadmap for “Future-Proofing” Your Career on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs ..read more

Savvy healthcare IT security professionals are as focused on an efficient recovery if something goes down as they are on keeping the enterprise up. And to be positioned for success around recovery, it's imperative business continuity plans are right sized to address the large amounts of data that health systems are amassing every day. In this timely webinar, we'll speak to leaders who know that -- with such growth -- the data-protection approach of yesterday may not work for today, let alone tomorrow. We'll explore the policies, procedures, governance and technologies they are putting in place ..read more

Although cyberattacks have become increasingly “sophisticated,” one key fact remains: obtaining credentials is “the nirvana state,” according to our cybersecurity experts. During a recent webinar, they outlined the keys to devising a solid defense-in-depth strategy. Source: “Hope Is Not a Strategy”: Cyber Leaders on the Real Keys to Executing a Defense-in-Depth Strategy on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs ..read more