Healthcare Newsletter

July 17, 2024

In This Edition:

1. [News] Taking A More Strategic Approach To Healthcare Cloud Investment: Key Insights: Four out of five healthcare executives say their organizations have made the move to the cloud for most or all aspects of their business, a 2023 PwC survey found. Yet nearly half of those surveyed say they aren't getting the full value they seek from cloud investments—and it's holding them back.
2. [News] Change Healthcare publishes data breach notice: When Change Healthcare paid $22 million in March to a ransomware gang that had crippled the company along with hundreds of hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies across the US, the cybersecurity industry warned that Change's extortion payment would only fuel a vicious cycle: Rewarding hackers who had carried out a ruthless act of sabotage against the US health care system nationwide with one of the largest ransomware payments in history, it seemed, was bound to incentivize a new wave of attacks on similarly sensitive victims.
3. [Content Offer] Your Simplified Guide to HITRUST:  Obtaining HITRUST Certification can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive process, but with this guide, you'll have all the necessary information at your fingertips.
4. [Blog] Understanding the NEW HIPAA Privacy Rule for Reproductive Health Care Privacy: The recent amendment to the HIPAA Privacy Rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) represents a significant development in the protection of reproductive health care privacy. This update addresses the evolving legal and public concerns following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which has introduced new challenges and considerations for both healthcare providers and patients.
   

Taking A More Strategic Approach To Healthcare Cloud Investment: Key Insights

Four out of five healthcare executives say their organizations have made the move to the cloud for most or all aspects of their business, a 2023 PwC survey found. Yet nearly half of those surveyed say they aren't getting the full value they seek from cloud investments—and it's holding them back.

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Change Healthcare publishes data breach notice

When Change Healthcare paid $22 million in March to a ransomware gang that had crippled the company along with hundreds of hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies across the US, the cybersecurity industry warned that Change's extortion payment would only fuel a vicious cycle: Rewarding hackers who had carried out a ruthless act of sabotage against the US health care system nationwide with one of the largest ransomware payments in history, it seemed, was bound to incentivize a new wave of attacks on similarly sensitive victims. 

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