Despite a seven-year low in reported cybersecurity incidents in healthcare, unauthorized access and data breaches are becoming increasingly difficult to manage, with over 7 million records compromised in 2022. The greatest challenge is detecting unauthorized access to patient records. Proactive strategies for detecting breaches and responding to them collaboratively across an organization are vital, and include auditing every access to every record every day, using AI to detect breaches and focus on high-risk incidents, establishing effective role-based access controls, and educating staff about data privacy.
Seema Verma is ‘excited about progress’ of Oracle’s EHR modernization at VA
Seema Verma from Oracle Health updated on the VA’s Electronic Health Records Modernization at HIMSS25, highlighting increased patient satisfaction and ongoing challenges, including recent outages.
