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Healthcare IT

News and insights on healthcare IT technology that can impact patient outcomes, care, accessibility, security, and compliance. Healthcare IT technology is evolving fast, especially as organizations have geared up for technologies such as electronic health records, telemedicine and healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR. Healthcare organizations must also pay close attention to security, compliance, the cloud, and analytics and AI. This section provides news and insights into the technology behind Healthcare IT including software and tools, organizational strategies, and innovative use cases.

Why AI’s Slower Pace in Healthcare Is as It Should Be

Despite the push to have AI play a greater role in the medical field, patient safety and the need for trusted data demand that the use of AI in medicine be done in a careful, intentional way.

Despite the push to have AI play a greater role in the medical field, patient safety and the need for trusted data demand that the use of AI in medicine be done in a careful, intentional way.

by Neeraj Mainkar, VP, Software Engineering & Advanced Technology, Proprio

Understanding Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and the Clop Ransomware Fallout

Clop ransomware gang was able to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in a secure file transfer tool, allowing it to steal data from more than 100 organizations. How much risk do zero-day vulnerabilities pose going forward?

February 17, 2023

Clop ransomware gang was able to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in a secure file transfer tool, allowing it to steal data from more than 100 organizations. How much risk do zero-day vulnerabilities pose going forward?

by Carrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

February 17, 2023

FTC Fines GoodRx $1.5M for Sharing Health Data With Facebook, Google

What does it mean for CIOs? In this first-known action for violation of the Health Breach Notification Rule, the FTC sets precedent for how a company's definition of 'business' may legally be called a 'breach.'

February 02, 2023

What does it mean for CIOs? In this first-known action for violation of the Health Breach Notification Rule, the FTC sets precedent for how a company's definition of 'business' may legally be called a 'breach.'

by Brian T. Horowitz, Contributing Reporter

February 02, 2023

The In-Office Meeting Room Gets an Upgrade

As distributed workforces grow and hybrid office arrangements evolve, in-office meeting spaces must keep pace with technological advancements and shifting patterns in how they're used.

January 16, 2023

As distributed workforces grow and hybrid office arrangements evolve, in-office meeting spaces must keep pace with technological advancements and shifting patterns in how they're used.

by Nathan Eddy, Freelance Writer

January 16, 2023

CES 2023 Explored Tricky Path Between Policy and Innovation

Discussions on cybersecurity, privacy, and technology competition brought politicos back to the tech trade show’s stage.

January 12, 2023

Discussions on cybersecurity, privacy, and technology competition brought politicos back to the tech trade show’s stage.

by Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer

January 12, 2023

CMS Subcontractor Breach Affects 254k Medicare Beneficiaries

Subcontractor security breaches emphasize the importance of understanding and managing third-party risk.

December 23, 2022

Subcontractor security breaches emphasize the importance of understanding and managing third-party risk.

by Carrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

December 23, 2022

J&J CIO Jim Swanson: Current IT Projects and Best Career Advice

Write your own job description and then find that job, says Johnson & Johnson EVP and CIO Jim Swanson, who shared his insights about IT careers and provided an overview of J&J's many IT projects in a recent interview.

December 21, 2022

Write your own job description and then find that job, says Johnson & Johnson EVP and CIO Jim Swanson, who shared his insights about IT careers and provided an overview of J&J's many IT projects in a recent interview.

by Jessica Davis, Senior Editor

December 21, 2022

How a Marketing Tool is Becoming the Healthcare Industry’s Security Nightmare

Advocate Aurora Health is only one of many health systems to disclose a PHI (protected health information) leak related to use of "tracking pixels."

October 28, 2022

Advocate Aurora Health is only one of many health systems to disclose a PHI (protected health information) leak related to use of "tracking pixels."

by Carrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter

October 28, 2022

9 Scary Examples of Malicious Insider Attacks

There are thousands of chilling insider threat stories. Far too many to put in this creepiest of creepy Halloween slideshows. But here are a bunch of hair-raising examples.

October 27, 2022

There are thousands of chilling insider threat stories. Far too many to put in this creepiest of creepy Halloween slideshows. But here are a bunch of hair-raising examples.

by Pam Baker, Contributing Writer

October 27, 2022

Your Apple Watch Might Save Your Life

Digital enablement introduces some important considerations, namely the need for a strategy around data interpretation. But it also unlocks untold possibilities, among them an answer to healthcare’s impending labor shortage.

October 21, 2022

Digital enablement introduces some important considerations, namely the need for a strategy around data interpretation. But it also unlocks untold possibilities, among them an answer to healthcare’s impending labor shortage.

by Venky Ananth, SVP and Head of Healthcare, Infosys

October 21, 2022

June 2022 Global Tech Policy Bulletin: From USB-C Chargers to Supreme Court

Last month in global tech policy: How law-makers are handling Ukraine war; chip shortages; crypto mining's climate impact; spyware companies; USB-C chargers. Plus, what Supreme Court's EPA ruling means to Tech and why Big Tech's attorneys are squabbling.

Last month in global tech policy: How law-makers are handling Ukraine war; chip shortages; crypto mining's climate impact; spyware companies; USB-C chargers. Plus, what Supreme Court's EPA ruling means to Tech and why Big Tech's attorneys are squabbling.

by Carlo Massimo, Contributing Writer

Connected Healthcare Takes Huge Leap Forward

Digital disruption that previously hit retail, financial services and many other sectors is now descending on healthcare.

Digital disruption that previously hit retail, financial services and many other sectors is now descending on healthcare.

by Samuel Greengard, Contributing Reporter

What Federal Privacy Policy Might Look Like If Passed

Panel discusses the potential for new federal law on data privacy and how it may speak to other matters of big tech accountability.

Panel discusses the potential for new federal law on data privacy and how it may speak to other matters of big tech accountability.

by Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer

Apple, Google, Microsoft Move Closer to a Password-free Future

Tired of remembering multiple words you created six months ago with at least 8 characters, one capital letter, one number, and a special character? The move toward passwordless authentication is getting closer.

Tired of remembering multiple words you created six months ago with at least 8 characters, one capital letter, one number, and a special character? The move toward passwordless authentication is getting closer.

by Jessica Davis, Senior Editor

Killware: The Most Dangerous Evolution of Ransomware?

Following these four best practices will not only empower you to defend against killware, but they will also help you defend against all other types of cyberattacks.

January 28, 2022

Following these four best practices will not only empower you to defend against killware, but they will also help you defend against all other types of cyberattacks.

by Brian Wrozek, CISO, Optiv Security

January 28, 2022