As the first official day of HIMSS 2023 kicks off in Chicago, an overview of key priorities for the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Conference and Exhibition were noted in a recent HIMSS interview with Hal Wolf, the organization’s President and CEO.
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Even before the COVID-19 public health emergency, healthcare had a cyber target on its back, said Christopher Logan, director of healthcare industry strategy at the software company VMware. We ve been measuring the risks and the threat for telemedicine-type services for many years.
The question is not one of computer literacy, but whether basic security measures are in place, added Northwell Health s chief quality officer and deputy chief medical officer, Mark Jarrett. Providers associated with larger hospitals may have the privilege of an additional layer of security, while smaller or medium-sized providers are basically on their own, he said.