Prescribing by trial and error just doesn't work

Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, explains some of the sometimes surprising ways privacy and security intersect with health access, patient engagement and education.

The attacks haven't changed but the interconnectedness of hospitals with each other and third parties means when one is impacted, the entire health system can be affected, says Dr. Benoit Desjardins, a professor at the University of Montreal.

Providers are still stuck in document exchange because B2B data security under the HL7 standard is tedious. Paul Wilder of CommonWell Health Alliance says he is hopeful that the ability to ensure trust at scale is about two years away.