According to a new study, 81 percent of U.S. healthcare organizations and 76 percent of global healthcare organizations will increase information security spending in 2017. The “2017 Thales Data Threat Report, Healthcare Edition” from cybersecurity technology and services vendor Thales and analyst firm 451 Research released the survey results at HIMSS17.
U.S. government regulations such as the HITECH Act’s Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) requirements are driving healthcare organizations to digitize their data, and while this digitization creates efficiency, it comes at a hefty price: Individual healthcare data is exposed to more people, in more places and on more devices, including smartphones, laptops and, increasingly, Internet of Things devices, Thales said.
