Separating Fact from Fiction Not all cybersecurity products and services are created equal
In repeated healthcare surveys conducted in 2019 and even into this year,
smaller organizations.” In fact, in some
providers indicate that cybersecurity is a growing threat and one that presents a
cases smaller organizations may be more
clear risk to operational continuity, said Richard Mackey, senior vice president of IT
vulnerable to attack because the hackers
for Intalere.
are savvy and understand smaller institutions may not have the latest investments in some of these tools and services,
For instance, in Gartner’s 2020
The reason for that increased invest-
Mackey said.
CIO Agenda: A Healthcare Provider’s
ment is that according to some industry
Perspective (November 2019), almost all
statistics, as many as 1 in 5 health systems
booming during the past five to seven
responding healthcare CIOs now have or
have recently dealt with some form of in-
years, said Mackey. During that period,
are planning to implement cybersecurity
stability related to a cyberattack, whether
the growth rates for products and services
technologies during the next 12 months.
it is to the network in general or to a
touting cybersecurity solutions has hit
And 54% note that cybersecurity is a
specific area. “If anything, those numbers
double digits year over year. “There is
focus area for 2020 with increased invest-
may be underrated,” Mackey said. “It’s
a tremendous need, interest and high
ment and spend planned for this area.
a very common occurrence, even for
demand,” said Mackey.
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting | April 2020
Cybersecurity as a field has been
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