As providers shift from traditional data centers to cloud-based environments, they are adapting their cybersecurity strategies to address the cloud’s unique challenges and opportunities.
A critical aspect of the transition is understanding that health systems must stay proactive in safeguarding their data. That can surprise organizations that expect cloud service providers to manage cybersecurity fully, says Errol Weiss, chief security...
Collaboration and information sharing is a core component of healthcare. This was made apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic: Local, state and federal agencies, along with individual organizations, needed to track the spread of infection and share data locally, nationally and internationally.
Over the past several years, the public health sector has been eager to push forward with data and infrastructure...
Artificial intelligence, and especially newer generative AI technology, is an incredibly powerful tool that may completely transform how business is conducted.
For example, generative AI can quickly comb the large language models and data sets that it’s been trained with in order to uncover obscure or hidden connections that might take a human a much longer time. This makes it...
Weak cybersecurity can damage a healthcare organization’s reputation, especially if it results in a high-profile attack that compromises the personal data of staff and patients or steals other sensitive or legally protected information. Many health systems have limited staff, resources and budget to put toward cybersecurity, even though they are under constant threat.
One solution that can extend cyber defensive...
Large language models — generative artificial intelligence tools that process and generate text — are proving popular in healthcare. Because LLMs can respond to diverse prompts and process complex concepts, they show promise for augmenting medical research, patient education and clinical documentation.
That said, models trained on general data often fall short when it comes to nuanced healthcare questions. A...
Cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations are rising, and the financial and operational toll they take is growing.
A recent report from Proofpoint found 92% of healthcare organizations reported experiencing a cyberattack in 2024, up from 88% in 2023, while the average cost of the most expensive attack was $4.7 million.
While safeguarding sensitive patient data remains a top concern, malicious actors are...
Organizations across industries will continue to eye ways to incorporate artificial intelligence into their workflows: IDC predicts that 67% of the projected global $227 billion AI spending in 2025 will be attributed to enterprises merging AI capabilities into integral operations.
It is clear why healthcare organizations must modernize their infrastructure as they look to better support clinical teams, create a...
A large federal health agency wanted to modernize its complex public health database system to a new cloud-based database, but the IT team faced an uphill battle. Stakeholders on the project told them, “You’re never going to change the way public health operates.” There were issues with low user adoption, aging technology and user experience, and unwieldy complexity due...
A lot has changed since IBM and Cleveland Clinic debuted the first quantum computer dedicated to healthcare research in March 2023.
The explosive rise and rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and machine learning could turbocharge quantum computing, where ultrafast calculations are made using quantum mechanics principles. This boost could power quantum computing applications in drug discovery and medical diagnostics.
Since the...
While mergers and acquisitions in the health services industry declined by 9% through Nov. 15, 2024 (compared with the same period in 2023, according to a recent report from PwC), deal activity is still robust compared with that before the onset of COVID-19, with annual deal volume nearly 70% higher than the pre-pandemic trendline.
However, the Federal Trade Commission is...
