Cybersecurity and Privacy
Leaders of government public policy at HIMSS are prioritizing health equity, AI regulation, cybersecurity and workforce development while urging unified policies that support healthcare innovation.
Dr. Min-Che Tung, chief superintendent at Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, discusses the country's international medical transfer services for critical care patients and how the health system accomplished Stage 7 EMRAM validation.
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At HIMSS25, Tamer Baker, healthcare CTO for Zscaler, and Nate Couture, CISO for the University of Vermont Health Network, will discuss zero trust's strategy and how critical it is to facilitate breach recovery and prevention after an attack.
Dr Ben Ng, chief medical advisor of ORA Group, explains how a hybrid model ensures the highest quality of care delivery.
If finalized, the rule aims to improve the safety of patient data at healthcare institutions and addresses a national security topic by protecting data from bad actors who want to disrupt services, says Eric Avigdor, chief product officer of Votiro.
Van Steel, shareholder in LBMC's cybersecurity division, discusses his role at HIMSS Tennessee chapter - and why private healthcare data, including financial information, medications and other personal information, sells for a premium.
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Claroty's Ty Greenhalgh and St. Luke's University Health's Mike Powers say that, due to lack of patient focus by some IT personnel, initial hurdles were sharing knowledge back and forth and making sure that everyone was on the same page.
AI models used to enhance cybersecurity include supervised, unsupervised machine learning and genAI that can take complex data and distill it down to something human-readable, says Etay Maor, Cato Networks' chief security strategist.
Bernke Papenburg, program manager of Robotics at Rijnstate Hospital in the Netherlands, previews her HIMSS25 talk, where she will discuss the challenges associated with deploying digital technology in a hospital setting.
Reimbursements, denials, AI, patient digital access, scheduling, patient experience, quality and safety are among the trends expected in 2025, says Michael Mainiero, chief digital and information officer for Catholic Health Long Island.