Meditology presents: Solving Third Party Risk Management in Healthcare
Building a better way forward through strategic partnership
Nov 16, 2022•30 min
HIMSSCast
HIMSSCast is a podcast produced by the HIMSS Media editorial team behind Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews, and Healthcare Finance News. In each episode, our editors are joined by special guests from around the health tech industry to discuss major news stories or trends in the space. The aim of the show is to add depth, analysis and color to our ongoing coverage of the digital health, health tech and healthcare finance realms, as well as to facilitate lively conversations about hot health tech topics.
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CrowdStrike presents: Speed Is the New Currency of Cybersecurity
Why healthcare must invest in cybersecurity transformation
Nov 14, 2022•17 min
Top Stories: VillageMD snags Summit Health for $8.9B; Senator wants more coordination on cybersecurity
The VillageMD deal includes investments from Walgreens Boots Alliance and Cigna subsidiary Evernorth; Mark Warner, D-Virginia, wants to establish a new senior leader accountable for healthcare cybersecurity.
Nov 11, 2022•2 min
Healthcare cybersecurity education that really works
Tyler Cohen Wood, co-founder of Dark Cryptonite and a former U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency deputy division chief, talks where CISOs, CIOs and other health security leaders should begin, educational best practices, things to avoid, and how to keep cybersecurity education going.
Nov 11, 2022•10 min
Secureworks presents: Business Preparedness for Ransomware. What you can do to help your organization
Ransomware continues to remain the primary threat facing organizations, according to the most recent Secureworks® 2022 State of the Threat Report. Despite a series of high-profile law enforcement interventions, public leaks, and a small slowdown over the summer months, ransomware operators have maintained high levels of activity. Join Secureworks Security Threat Researcher Alex Tilley as he discusses ransomware and what you can do to defend against it.
Nov 08, 2022•21 min
Infoblox presents: Why Domain Name System (DNS) security is critical for the healthcare industry
Rediscovering a decades-old cybersecurity protocol
Nov 08, 2022•10 min
Top Stories: Microsoft teams with Sophia Genetics on healthcare tools; Teladoc posts $611M in revenue in Q3
Sophia Genetics' data display module leverages Microsoft Azure services to provide AI and machine learning capabilities; Teladoc CEO says the economy may determine the company’s outlook.
Nov 04, 2022•2 min
How digital and high-quality care can address healthcare access, costs
Babylon Health Global Chief Equity Officer discusses going digital in Rwanda and how lessons there can be applied in the U.S.
Nov 04, 2022•19 min
Secureworks presents: What the Guy Hacking Your Medical Devices Can Teach You
The use of intelligent medical devices increases health providers’ risk exposure—and that that the consequences of a cyberattack can go far beyond mere data theft. People’s health and safety are also on the line. Decrease the risk exposure with adversarial testing. Adversarial testing is essential to ensure the safety of patients, the confidence of regulators, and the continued acceptance of a technology that is transforming healthcare for the better.
Nov 03, 2022•23 min
Secureworks presents: Infostealers. A growing threat for all organizations including healthcare.
Secureworks® State of the Threat Report 2022 has seen a 150% rise in the use of infostealers, making them a key precursor to ransomware. Join Secureworks Security and Threat Researcher John Mancuso as he discusses the growing concern of infostealers malware, malicious software targeting your information. This malware targets almost anything that a cybercriminal can use to turn a profit, from login credentials to stored browser information and cryptocurrency data.
Nov 01, 2022•24 min
Top Stories: HIMSS promotes telehealth policy during Global Health Equity Week; Cerebral lays off 20% of workforce
HIMSS is advocating for the protection of COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities; Cerebral said its cuts would affect employees across the company, while Philips is planning on making cuts of its own.
Oct 28, 2022•2 min
Leading-edge technologies are transforming telehealth and RPM
Robin Farmanfarmaian, co-author of the new book How AI Can Democratize Healthcare, discusses how virtual therapeutics, voice recognition and fast-evolving artificial intelligence tools are opening new avenues in home-based care.
Oct 28, 2022•15 min
AWS & Quantiphi present: Personalizing the patient care experience through data
In this podcast, experts from Amazon Web Services and Quantiphi discuss how healthcare organizations can create positive patient experiences by bridging siloed data across the patient journey.
Oct 24, 2022•28 min
Pure Storage presents: How to Combat Ransomware—Before, During, and After
Adopting a multi-level approach to data protection
Oct 24, 2022•13 min
Top Stories: DOJ charges Cigna with submitting false Medicare Advantage codes; Cam reveals new mental health product
The feds claim Cigna artificially inflated the payments it received for MA coverage, while the new Calm Health app I designed to bridge the gap between physical and mental healthcare.
Oct 21, 2022•2 min
How health IT leadership skills have changed since COVID
Necessary healthcare leadership skills have been changing for CIOs, CMIOs and other health IT leaders after the industry-changing events of the COVID-19 pandemic. J. Bryan Bennett, executive director of the Healthcare Center of Excellence, offers leaders help in navigating the changing environment.
Oct 21, 2022•12 min
Top Stories: 2023 Star Ratings see fewer five-star plans; Bright Health no longer offering individual family health plans
The number of contracts earning 4.5 stars is also down significantly, as is the number of four-star plans, though Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and UnitedHealth Group continued to fare well.
Oct 14, 2022•2 min
Nursing onboarding and workforce challenges
Miriam McNicholas, Hackensack Meridian Health
Oct 14, 2022•15 min
Top Stories: Insurers offer response to Hurricane Ian’s devastation; ONC offers reminders on information blocking rules
UnitedHealthcare has activated an emotional support line, while others are waiving prior authorizations and adding support services.
Oct 07, 2022•2 min
eXtended Reality offers a step beyond virtual care
Digital twins form the foundation of Gridraster’s work
Oct 07, 2022•20 min
Top Stories: Legislation seeks to protect health data from cyberattacks; Fotbit and Google launch wearables data service
HHS data reported that breaches of healthcare facilities rose 55% in 2020, with nearly 1 million patients affected monthly.
Sep 30, 2022•2 min
Automation Anywhere presents Mastering Automation to Accelerate Business Transformation within Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare IT organizations have weathered numerous storms over the past two years—and the lessons these teams learned while on the forefront of the pandemic are shaping their approaches looking ahead. Automation initiatives and the resulting workforce transformation are delivering real-world operational efficiencies while improving the patient experience. Hear Dr. Yan Chow, Global Healthcare Leader at Automation Anywhere and Marcus Johnson, Managing Director of Delivery at Lumevity, Highmark He...
Sep 30, 2022•21 min
Top Stories: UnitedHealth Group, Change merger to continue; Doctors’ burnout rate spiked with pandemic
The merger will combine the owner of the nation’s largest health insurer and one of the nation's largest electronic data interchange clearinghouses.
Sep 23, 2022•2 min
Data challenges with ACA Community Health Needs Assessments – and solutions
Michael A. Stoto, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Health at Georgetown University, discusses what every health IT leader needs to know about these Affordable Care Act mandates.
Sep 23, 2022•10 min
Top Stories: Homeland Security reverses Trump-era ‘public charge’ rule; FBI sets sights on vulnerable medical devices
The DHS final rule applies to non-citizens requesting admission to the U.S. or applying for a green card from within the country.
Sep 16, 2022•2 min
California makes strides toward statewide health information exchange
With a new mandate looming, Timi Leslie of Connecting for Better Health explains how Golden State stakeholders are working on the huge project of building an info exchange infrastructure for providers, payers and public health agencies.
Sep 16, 2022•23 min
A solid patient experience strategy will help offset high acuity costs
Patients need to see their hospitals as their full continuum of care providers, says Duane Fitch, healthcare partner for Plante Moran.
Sep 09, 2022•12 min
Ensuring diversity in clinical trials – how technology can help
Praduman "PJ" Jain, CEO of Vibrent Health and a principal investigator of the NIH All of Us Research Program, talks about patient engagement and more.
Sep 02, 2022•28 min
Offering better post-surgery care via a tech platform
“We can engage patients when engagement needs to happen,” says Andrew Lovewell, CEO Columbia Orthopaedic Group.
Aug 26, 2022•18 min
A weapon to fight the opioid crisis
David Bucciferro, vice chair of the Electronic Health Record Association and co-chair of the association's Opioid Crisis Task Force, explains how electronic records make a difference.
Aug 19, 2022•19 min
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