Cyberattack hits Universal Health Services; Anthem reaches $40M settlement in 2015 breach

As AI technology becomes more widely accepted, Anne Snowdon, HIMSS' chief scientific research officer, says healthcare leaders increasingly demand proof that AI tools can solve their specific challenges in measurable ways.

But continuity, confidentiality and compliance aren't the only imperatives hospitals and health systems need to manage when IT systems are down and workflows are suddenly paper-based, says Rebecca Romine, health law shareholder at Polsinelli.

Operational and medical device challenges that follow health system consolidations can be mitigated by creating a zero trust footprint, says Cletis Earle, healthcare field chief technology officer at Citrix.