Privacy & Security (308)

Lee Kim, director of privacy and security at HIMSS, gives a comprehensive overview of the threats, risks and emerging best practices tied to keeping healthcare data safe.

Michael Archuleta, CIO and HIPAA and information security officer at Mt. San Rafael Hospital, takes a look at the security vulnerabilities that are putting sensitive data at risk.

(Sponsored) Hector Rodriguez, worldwide CISO for Microsoft, says everybody in a healthcare organization must be involved in compliance now that GDPR is in effect.

(Sponsored) Chris Bowen, chief privacy and security officer at ClearDATA, says platforms need to enable their customers to innovate by giving them peace of mind about their security.

Kimberly Carrosino, senior director of identity and access management at Providence Health and Services, says hiring a partner to manage identities within healthcare systems can reduce costs, improve compliance and automate certain workflows.

Winston Armstrong, CISO at the San Diego Super Computer Center, and Sandeep Chandra, director of health cyber infrastructure at the same center, both tout the benefits of a hybrid cloud. But key safeguards are needed to keep it secure.

Toby Gouker, CISO at First Health Advisory Solutions, says the bad guys have decided to pick on the healthcare community, which means there is little time for the industry to shore up its defenses.

Richard Staynings, a cybersecurity evangelist with Clearwater Compliance and a HIMSS Cybersecurity Committee member, advocates for providers to make sure its 3rd-party tools work well together and do not create unwanted vulnerabilities.

Allyson Vicars, associate director of health IT research at The Advisory Board, says the best course for executives is to keep it simple by bringing forth viable and easy understood plans that hospital staffs can get behind.

Kirk Lippold, Commander U.S. Navy (Ret.), explains why critical thinking and detailed planning from the top is essential to protecting systems from breaches and hacks.

Lee Kim, director of privacy and security at HIMSS, says the industry has a long way to go to be able to fend off next WannaCry or Petya. But the good news is collaboration is happening across healthcare to better get prepared.

Michael Gold, vice president of analytics and technology at the Midwest Health Collaborative, says it starts with educating users to become healthcare's front line of defense.