During the COVID-19 pandemic, regulations on federal and state levels were relaxed to make telehealth and telemedicine more accessible. These were meant to be temporary measures for a desperate time, but the increased accessibility was also a convenience, a time saver for patients and in many ways, a superior way for doctors to provide care. These measures also forced the adoption of technological enhancements, that, although long available, had not been used in healthcare. Now, as we return to normal life, we find the accessibility and convenience we’ve enjoyed difficult to give up. Regulations and guidelines need to be worked out, and the future is uncertain, but what is sure is that the healthcare industry will never be the same.
The bar for security in Healthcare IT is so high it takes Olympic-class efforts to clear it. Securing data is the most critical hurdle. So where is your most sensitive data? In files, of course. And it is these files that fly about like seagulls at the fishing pier....