Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 14th October, 2017.

Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/opinion/how-the-cloud-can-bolster-a-providers-security-strategyHIT Think How the cloud can bolster a provider ’s security strategy By Paul CaraccioloPublished October 05 2017, 4:32pm EDTThe constant barrage of various studies and reports on cyberattacks on healthcare organizations make security executives anxious, and for good reason. Some reports suggest that more than 80 percent of hospitals, health sys tems, large physician groups and health plans have been hacked.These attacks include ransomware, malware and theft of data. While all of these are bad, there is another risk that many healthcare IT professionals secretly fear but haven’t talked about much: If hackers get in, they could... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs