Privacy & Security

Even as they often rely on outmoded data management processes, 70% of execs and IT leaders say they're 'very' or 'extremely' confident of their infosec strategies.

Watch the stream of the first day of our event in Helsinki in its entirety: Topics include such as hot issues as blockchain, cybersecurity and patient advocacy.

Saif Abed, MD, founding partner of AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies, says all stakeholders, including government agencies and suppliers, need to help ensure that cybersecurity is taken seriously and acknowledge potential risks to outcomes.

Bad actors can use the Becton, Dickinson and Company Alaris Gateway Workstations to “authenticate” malicious and potentially dangerous content, CyberMDX discovered.

The C-suite recognizes these threats, but 54% of respondents to a new survey said the biggest barrier to meeting privacy and security challenges was lack of adequate resources.

In an interactive workshop on day 2 of this year’s HIMSS & Health 2.0 Europe Conference in Helsinki, representatives of healthcare institutions, cybersecurity experts, and patient representatives discussed about possible ways to alleviate the threat.

Medicalchain SVP of Operations Wael Alkhalidi says the startup is building user-centric health records on blockchain.

The firm says hospitals and health systems should be preparing themselves to take advantage of distributed ledger technology, AI, augmented reality and quantum computing.

According to a new study by Carbon Black, two thirds of surveyed healthcare organizations said cyberattacks have become more sophisticated over the past year.