Compliance & Legal

Healthcare organizations often face challenges with interoperability and cybersecurity regulations – but they can pivot to make those mandates part of their strategic road map, says Drew Ivan, chief strategy officer at Rhapsody.

An emerging best practice for healthcare boards may be to fill at least one board seat with a person experienced in overseeing AI consumer products, says a Berkeley Research Group expert.

It's a "completely different environment" compared to just a few years ago, said one expert at HIMSS23, as CISOs and others offered perspective on navigating expensive and exacting cyber policies.

The agency hopes the NPRM provisions will further move the needle on interoperability, expanding "appropriate access, exchange and use of electronic health information" with an eye toward health equity, said the National Coordinator for Health IT.

The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization affected healthcare data and access, as well as other key privacy regulations, says Matthew Fisher, general counsel at Carium, in a preview of his HIMSS23 discussion.

By taking legal action, the companies will effectively sever connections to "cracked" copies of Cobalt Strike used in more than 68 ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations.