Cybersecurity tips for CIOs and CISOs dealing with the widely dispersed data of healthcare

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https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cybersecurity-tips-cios-and-cisos-dealing-widely-dispersed-data-healthcare

By Bill Siwicki
Heathcare IT News
October 30, 2019

The healthcare industry has a unique position with relation to cybersecurity. 
It is the only industry that provides services with the intent to avoid major 
repeat clients and visits. It focuses on maintenance to avoid major health 
issues and prefers a sustainment model to a person’s health verses dealing with 
an emergency.

While the latter is fundamental to critical care, regular check-ups, 
preventative care and other low-risk interventions always are preferred. In 
essence, healthcare is trying to provide a routine verses dealing with crisis 
events.


Data here, there and everywhere

When one considers this model for an individual’s healthcare, the data used for 
sustainment and check-ups is not centrally located. It can be located in a 
general practitioner’s office, specialist’s care, insurance company or hospital 
– to name a few.

In addition, financial information regarding coverage and payments is 
intermixed with all this information, adding a level of sensitivity to the data 
being stored.

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