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Top 10 Healthcare IT News stories of 2020

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– and the wherewithal of the information systems and digital data that keep them running – been put to the test quite like it was in 2020. Ramped up ransomware incursions from aggressively opportunistic cyber crooks. In the meantime, here are some of the most-read Healthcare IT News stories of 2020 so far.

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Telehealth fraud: Tampa pharmacy owner faces 10 years for $931M conspiracy

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Department of Justice announced Monday that four people and one company have recently pleaded guilty in a telemedicine pharmacy healthcare-fraud conspiracy that allegedly lasted for years. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General in Atlanta. WHY IT MATTERS. He faces up to 10 years in prison. ON THE RECORD.

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Telehealth is biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, says report

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The SecurityScorecard/DarkOwl report, which examined more than 30,000 healthcare organizations from September 2019 to April 2020, notes that the reliance on telehealth amplifies risk as well. "Patients connect with telehealth providers using web-based applications that include structured and unstructured data. ON THE RECORD.

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HIMSS Insights Special Edition - APAC digital health trendbarometer

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The findings are based on a survey conducted from October to December 2020 from 17 countries. The recently launched HIMSS Insights Special Edition - APAC digital health trendbarometer report provides readers insights on the state of digital health developments in the APAC region.

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Healthcare Security and Risk – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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In 2023, we expect healthcare cyberattacks to not only spill over to medical devices – as was the case for several ransomware incidents in the past few years – but even start to target them directly, though this would require attacker motivation to purposefully target devices that could directly harm people.

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How the pandemic has reshaped CIOs' views on adaptability, agility, security and hiring

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Dealing with a ransomware attack. "We have just officially recovered from the ransomware attack and we are now meeting with each department's leadership and frontline staff to capture, document and then categorize the information in a playbook should something like this ever happen again," he explained. Speedy teamwork.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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Scott Lundstrom, Senior Healthcare Strategist at OpenText Cybersecurity Accelerated move to zero trust: The healthcare industry is struggling against a dramatic increase in malware and ransomware attacks. In its first iteration, ransomware would encrypt and extort. In 2024, the attack surface will continue to grow.