HIMSSCast
HIMSS Media
HIMSSCast is a podcast produced by the HIMSS Media editorial team behind Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews, and Healthcare Finance News. In each episode, our editors are joined by special guests from around the health tech industry to discuss major news stories or trends in the space. The aim of the show is to add depth, analysis and color to our ongoing coverage of the digital health, health tech and healthcare finance realms, as well as to facilitate lively conversations about hot health tech topics.
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Nov 3, 2022 • 23min
Secureworks presents: What the Guy Hacking Your Medical Devices Can Teach You
The use of intelligent medical devices increases health providers’ risk exposure—and that that the consequences of a cyberattack can go far beyond mere data theft. People’s health and safety are also on the line. Decrease the risk exposure with adversarial testing. Adversarial testing is essential to ensure the safety of patients, the confidence of regulators, and the continued acceptance of a technology that is transforming healthcare for the better.
Nov 1, 2022 • 24min
Secureworks presents: Infostealers. A growing threat for all organizations including healthcare.
Secureworks® State of the Threat Report 2022 has seen a 150% rise in the use of infostealers, making them a key precursor to ransomware. Join Secureworks Security and Threat Researcher John Mancuso as he discusses the growing concern of infostealers malware, malicious software targeting your information. This malware targets almost anything that a cybercriminal can use to turn a profit, from login credentials to stored browser information and cryptocurrency data.
Oct 28, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: HIMSS promotes telehealth policy during Global Health Equity Week; Cerebral lays off 20% of workforce
HIMSS is advocating for the protection of COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities; Cerebral said its cuts would affect employees across the company, while Philips is planning on making cuts of its own.
Oct 28, 2022 • 15min
Leading-edge technologies are transforming telehealth and RPM
Robin Farmanfarmaian, co-author of the new book How AI Can Democratize Healthcare, discusses how virtual therapeutics, voice recognition and fast-evolving artificial intelligence tools are opening new avenues in home-based care.
Oct 24, 2022 • 28min
AWS & Quantiphi present: Personalizing the patient care experience through data
In this podcast, experts from Amazon Web Services and Quantiphi discuss how healthcare organizations can create positive patient experiences by bridging siloed data across the patient journey.
Oct 24, 2022 • 13min
Pure Storage presents: How to Combat Ransomware—Before, During, and After
Adopting a multi-level approach to data protection
Oct 21, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: DOJ charges Cigna with submitting false Medicare Advantage codes; Cam reveals new mental health product
The feds claim Cigna artificially inflated the payments it received for MA coverage, while the new Calm Health app I designed to bridge the gap between physical and mental healthcare.
Oct 21, 2022 • 12min
How health IT leadership skills have changed since COVID
Necessary healthcare leadership skills have been changing for CIOs, CMIOs and other health IT leaders after the industry-changing events of the COVID-19 pandemic. J. Bryan Bennett, executive director of the Healthcare Center of Excellence, offers leaders help in navigating the changing environment.
Oct 14, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: 2023 Star Ratings see fewer five-star plans; Bright Health no longer offering individual family health plans
The number of contracts earning 4.5 stars is also down significantly, as is the number of four-star plans, though Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and UnitedHealth Group continued to fare well.
Oct 14, 2022 • 15min
Nursing onboarding and workforce challenges
Miriam McNicholas, Hackensack Meridian Health
