Search Tag: data security
2025 13 May
Artificial intelligence is already deeply embedded in healthcare systems, shaping decision-making processes from diagnosis to treatment recommendations. The emergence of foundation model-based chatbots and large language models has intensified the integration of AI into clinical workflows. However, alongside the growing adoption of AI comes an...Read more
2025 13 May
Artificial intelligence is already deeply embedded in healthcare systems, shaping decision-making processes from diagnosis to treatment recommendations. The emergence of foundation model-based chatbots and large language models has intensified the integration of AI into clinical workflows. However, alongside the growing adoption of AI comes an...Read more
2025 10 Mar
The rise of artificial intelligence in healthcare has made data governance more critical than ever. AI-driven insights are only as reliable as the data they are built upon, making accuracy, security and integrity essential components of healthcare data management. Despite AI’s potential to transform clinical care and operational efficiency, many...Read more
2025 10 Mar
The rise of artificial intelligence in healthcare has made data governance more critical than ever. AI-driven insights are only as reliable as the data they are built upon, making accuracy, security and integrity essential components of healthcare data management. Despite AI’s potential to transform clinical care and operational efficiency, many...Read more
2025 03 Mar
KPMG's Global Tech Report: Healthcare Insights highlights the ongoing digital transformation in the healthcare sector, which is driven by technological advancements, data integration and artificial intelligence. These innovations offer opportunities to enhance patient experiences, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. However, healthcare...Read more
2025 03 Mar
KPMG's Global Tech Report: Healthcare Insights highlights the ongoing digital transformation in the healthcare sector, which is driven by technological advancements, data integration and artificial intelligence. These innovations offer opportunities to enhance patient experiences, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs. However, healthcare...Read more
2025 10 Jan
The secure exchange of sensitive patient data has become a top priority for healthcare organisations, especially with increasing requirements for interoperability and recent high-profile data breaches. Expanding data sharing, such as granting payers direct access to electronic health records (EHRs), offers operational benefits but also introduces...Read more
2024 30 Nov
The digital age has brought unprecedented business opportunities but has also introduced significant risks. With the cost of data breaches reaching an average of €4.22 million ($4.45 million), protecting sensitive information is no longer just a technical challenge but a strategic imperative. The threat landscape is increasingly complex, fuelled...Read more
2024 30 Nov
The digital age has brought unprecedented business opportunities but has also introduced significant risks. With the cost of data breaches reaching an average of €4.22 million ($4.45 million), protecting sensitive information is no longer just a technical challenge but a strategic imperative. The threat landscape is increasingly complex, fuelled...Read more
2024 26 Nov
The rapid digitisation of healthcare has transformed the industry, enabling effective data sharing through electronic health records (EHRs). However, achieving true interoperability requires more than technological progress; it demands a careful balance between promoting innovation, improving patient access and ensuring data security. Addressing...Read more
2024 11 Nov
The increasing complexity and frequency of cyber threats in healthcare have raised significant concerns among clinicians who rely on robust data security to provide uninterrupted patient care. Although these professionals are not cybersecurity specialists, they need confidence in the infrastructure that supports their work. Breaches, system downtimes...Read more
2024 11 Nov
The increasing complexity and frequency of cyber threats in healthcare have raised significant concerns among clinicians who rely on robust data security to provide uninterrupted patient care. Although these professionals are not cybersecurity specialists, they need confidence in the infrastructure that supports their work. Breaches, system downtimes...Read more
2024 11 Nov
The increasing complexity and frequency of cyber threats in healthcare have raised significant concerns among clinicians who rely on robust data security to provide uninterrupted patient care. Although these professionals are not cybersecurity specialists, they need confidence in the infrastructure that supports their work. Breaches, system downtimes...Read more
2024 02 Sep
Integrating technology in the modern healthcare landscape is critical to improving patient care, clinical documentation, and workflow efficiency. One such technological advancement is photo-documentation, which involves capturing and integrating clinical photographs into the Electronic Health Record (EHR). While the availability of smart devices...Read more
2024 25 Aug
Securing sensitive healthcare data has become a formidable challenge in today's digital age. The continuous movement and data sharing between various teams, departments, and third-party vendors expose healthcare organisations to significant security and compliance risks. As third-party breaches increase, with healthcare being the most targeted...Read more
2024 25 Aug
Blockchain technology is set to revolutionise the healthcare industry, offering enhanced data security and patient control over personal information. According to a report by BIS Research, the immediate implementation of blockchain could save the healthcare industry an estimated $100 billion annually by 2025. Beyond cost savings, blockchain's...Read more
2024 11 Jul
A significant data breach at Geisinger has compromised the personal information of over 1.2 million patients, significantly impacting their privacy. The breach, a result of unauthorised access by a former employee of Nuance Communications, a clinical documentation vendor and Microsoft subsidiary, highlights the growing challenges in healthcare...Read more
2024 11 Jul
A significant data breach at Geisinger has compromised the personal information of over 1.2 million patients, significantly impacting their privacy. The breach, a result of unauthorised access by a former employee of Nuance Communications, a clinical documentation vendor and Microsoft subsidiary, highlights the growing challenges in healthcare...Read more
2024 11 Jul
A significant data breach at Geisinger has compromised the personal information of over 1.2 million patients, significantly impacting their privacy. The breach, a result of unauthorised access by a former employee of Nuance Communications, a clinical documentation vendor and Microsoft subsidiary, highlights the growing challenges in healthcare...Read more
2024 24 May
Healthcare's transformation hinges on digitalisation, navigating challenges and steps to integrate data, leverage AI, fortify cybersecurity, and enable global data exchange. Strategic planning, collaboration, and innovation are needed to navigate this journey towards excellence in patient care. Key Points Digitalisation is driving...Read more
2024 24 May
Healthcare's transformation hinges on digitalisation, navigating challenges and steps to integrate data, leverage AI, fortify cybersecurity, and enable global data exchange. Strategic planning, collaboration, and innovation are needed to navigate this journey towards excellence in patient care. Key Points Digitalisation is driving...Read more
2024 24 May
Healthcare's transformation hinges on digitalisation, navigating challenges and steps to integrate data, leverage AI, fortify cybersecurity, and enable global data exchange. Strategic planning, collaboration, and innovation are needed to navigate this journey towards excellence in patient care. Key Points Digitalisation is driving...Read more
2024 24 May
Implementing AI in healthcare must include strategic vision, stakeholder engagement, ROI understanding, regulatory compliance, and scalability planning to fully leverage AI's potential to improve patient care and institutional efficiency. Key Points AI offers solutions to healthcare challenges by enhancing diagnostic precision, operational...Read more
2024 24 May
Implementing AI in healthcare must include strategic vision, stakeholder engagement, ROI understanding, regulatory compliance, and scalability planning to fully leverage AI's potential to improve patient care and institutional efficiency. Key Points AI offers solutions to healthcare challenges by enhancing diagnostic precision, operational...Read more
2024 24 May
Implementing AI in healthcare must include strategic vision, stakeholder engagement, ROI understanding, regulatory compliance, and scalability planning to fully leverage AI's potential to improve patient care and institutional efficiency. Key Points AI offers solutions to healthcare challenges by enhancing diagnostic precision, operational...Read more
2021 20 Feb
A group of researchers at the University of Notre Dame is working to address the security issues of the existing COVID-19 contact tracing systems. You might also like: A new report from ETSI analyses and compares various contact tracing applications and methods utilised to help mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more. ...Read more
2020 10 Mar
The NHS has an ongoing campaign to phase out the use of legacy systems, such as pagers and fax machines, across the entire health service. As a result, NHS staff have turned to using consumer messaging software such as WhatsApp even at the workplace. It's therefore become unavoidable that sensitive clinical information is communicated...Read more
2019 26 Aug
An efficient mHealth network relies on patient data but provision of such data requires confidence that it is being sourced and used with integrity. HealthManagement.org spoke to three health data experts for their views on what healthcare can do to secure patient trust when it comes to accessing and using their data. Jaana Sinipuro Project...Read more
2019 26 Aug
Summary: How can healthcare leverage mHealth and the parallel movement towards consumerism to better patient engagement? In 2012, my passion for healthcare deepened when my wife, Janet, was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. She received wonderful care from her healthcare providers, but Janet and I often felt that we were left to make...Read more