SC Media March 7, 2022
“Compliance” does not mean a healthcare organization is secure, said a cybersecurity expert Monday during the ViVE health information technology event in Miami. Pictured: A clinician cares for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital on Aug. 10, 2021, in Lake Charles, La.
MIAMI — Compliance is a key metric used in healthcare security conversations, measured of course against state and federal regulations, including the The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. But arriving at “compliant” in no way equates to a strong cyber posture. And it’s a driving cause of why smaller and mid-sized organizations are still struggling to keep pace.
“Do you know what compliance means? That means you are at...