As Patient-Provider Experience Gets More Interconnected, New Security Strategies Needed

As everything in healthcare becomes more ever complex, one of the biggest challenges healthcare provider organizations need to prepare for is managing secure user access to all the systems that are now interconnected.

From multiple linked patient portals and virtual telehealth platforms to online billing and payment services, the rise in medical digital interactions and transactions has led to massive amounts of sensitive user data being fed into online healthcare systems.

In this zero trust model, anything trying to connect to its systems would need to be verified before gaining access and continually monitored for any unusual behavior even once initial access has been granted.

Lastly, healthcare organizations should consider the benefits of applying automation and AI within their security systems in order to correlate data and identify potential security compromises much more quickly than manual review and intervention.