Health IT Security September 26, 2022
Digital identity assessment with dynamic decisioning gives access to trusted users while preventing unauthorized access that could lead to a health data breach.
The healthcare industry has rapidly transformed its digital ecosystem to allow a more significant number of stakeholders to interact virtually in large part to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and healthcare consumerism. But lagging behind this digital transformation is the ability of healthcare organizations to deliver a frictionless experience and prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and mission-critical applications and services.
A sense of urgency should be driving HIPAA-covered entities (e.g., providers, payers, business associates) to address digital identity, given the proliferation of cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations. Between January and August of this year, the Office...