Cybersecurity and Privacy

Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, tells where vulnerabilities exist with medical devices, what practices can do to protect patients and patient information and how AI can help with cybersecurity.

MITRE's chief digital health physician, Dr. Brian Anderson, discusses the necessity of cross-sector partnerships between developers, health systems and governments regarding emerging technology so innovation can inform regulations and vice-versa.

Terri Ripley, CIO of OrthoVirginia, discusses the specialty orthopedic practice's reaction to a Ryuk ransomware attack, what the team learned during the 18-month recovery and the importance of clinical and operational teams.

Dr. Christian Dameff, medical director of cybersecurity at UC San Diego Health, highlights the panel he'll join at HIMSS Cybersecurity Forum in Boston to discuss changing the traditional ways of thinking about digital care quality and security.

Zina Kind, IT director of CCRC The Admiral at the Lake, discusses the cybersecurity challenges faced at such senior living communities and how tips gained at HIMSS23 cybersecurity forum can help to secure the company's data infrastructure.

John Nebergall, chief operating officer of Consensus Cloud Solutions, discusses his experience at HIMSS Global Conference and what he's learned at pre-HIMSS sessions pertaining to interoperability and AI use in a secure environment.

Edward Yurcisin, chief technology officer at NCQA, tells how health plans and organizations can improve healthcare quality by utilizing open-source innovation between payers and providers and how NCQA works to help them achieve that goal.

Steven Ramirez, chief information security officer at Renown Health, and Steve Cagle, CEO of Clearwater, discuss how they work together to mitigate cybersecurity risk – and the value of vendor partnerships in addressing top healthcare threats.

Chad Peterson, managing director at NetSPI, discusses how care organizations can protect health information by ensuring HIPAA compliance – and what companies can do to reduce vulnerability through reconfiguration.