The Multi-Pronged Approach to Defeating Telehealth Threats

Knowing that telehealth is a growing security issue isn’t enough; there have to be collaborative efforts to address these dangers. Healthcare IT leaders need to be prepared to address these concerns. Healthcare organizations’ quick response to COVID-19 challenges used cloud technology, secure mobile workforce enablement, and virtual patient platforms at an accelerated rate that demonstrated healthcare organizations can more quickly and effectively enable digital transformation to solve challenges.

Telehealth security really comes down to people. The importance of good cyber hygiene must be taught and reinforced in order to empower employees to be part of the solution instead of the problem. Healthcare organizations must ensure all employees receive training; this will be a key security element for healthcare CISOs to enforce.