No doubt the past two years have been challenging for all ERP teams, this is especially true for the healthcare industry.  The pandemic, in many cases, has increased the number of changes to their ERP system(s) to support the business.  This, along with…

Cyber resilience in healthcare is critical when you consider the vast importance of protecting patient data and ensuring regulatory compliance. IT professionals in the healthcare field have an almost-impossible trio of requirements to maintain: Keep sensitive…

I’d wager that IT departments in nearly every organization out there are looking for ways to get ahead of the latest cybersecurity threats to prevent a breach before it happens. Data is now one of the hottest commodities, and every day we generate more…

“It’s not brain surgery.” “It’s not like we’re saving lives here.” Other DBAs and IT managers get the luxury of such comforting phrases on stressful workdays. But when you support the healthcare industry, there’s little room for comfort. When your databases…

Late last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) disclosed that compromised insider credentials with access to HealthCare.gov's back-end insurance system exposed 75,000 individuals’ data. 

What is 75,000 records in the face …

My three earlier posts in this series paint a pretty bleak picture of the healthcare industry:  Despite the wide variety of compliance regulations on the books around the world, healthcare organizations remain particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks

In my previous post , I explained 6 key reasons why healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks. Today, let’s explore exactly what these attacks are designed to do, and how they affect the target organizations and their patients…

In my previous post, I reviewed the primary compliance regulations that healthcare organizations around the world are subject to, all of which are intended to improve data protection in healthcare. But as I noted, the number of healthcare firms suffering…

Here’s a fact that might surprise you: Your healthcare information is worth more to hackers than your credit card number. A LOT more. Forbes reports that a credit card number is worth 25 cents on the black market, but an electronic medical health…

Market and regulatory changes such as the Affordable Care Act are fueling a historic period of consolidation in the healthcare market. Independent health systems are struggling to survive on their own due to reduced payouts, driving mergers, acquisitions…