Cybersecurity experts are implementing measures to prevent localized attacks from spreading into hospital networks, where they can affect millions of medical records, says Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor at the University of Montreal.
A new cybersecurity mandate in New York requires hospitals to implement incident reporting within 72 hours and have a chief information security officer, says George Pappas, healthcare cybersecurity expert and CEO of Intraprise Health.
Dr. Jay Anders, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems, says it is necessary to slow down AI implementation due to a lack of transparency, AI not being trained on real-patient data and the potential implications of synthetic data use.
Cybersecurity is linked to health equity and vice versa, says HIMSS senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy. Cybersecurity must extend beyond the clinical setting as data access to patient information is necessary.
Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa, director of innovation at UC Davis Health, highlights how artificial intelligence can help unearth social determinants of health and how AI can advance health equity.
Valerie Rogers, senior director of government relations at HIMSS, discusses the need to address inequities within maternal health by leveraging technology, including digital health, across the spectrum of care and via federal public policy.
Mike Relli, principal at Knight Consulting, highlights the difficulties individuals face transitioning from incarceration into public life, Medicaid's 1115 waivers and interoperability, in order to support all stakeholders in the process.
Third-party risk management was the No. 1 weak link reported in organizations' cyberdefense strategies, says Jill Brewer, market insights lead at HIMSS. The No. 1 technology to use is AI-powered threat-detection and analytics.
Richard Staynings, a University of Denver professor, highlights the drawbacks and benefits of AI in patient care and precision medicine, advancing cybersecurity in healthcare, and malicious use of the technology to get past malware defenses.
Marjorie Rosen, HIMSS Chapter Advocacy vice chair, discusses unifying advocacy work between HIMSS chapters for health equity, providing mentorship for local community leaders and working directly with state legislatures to ensure neutrality.
