Intro
The Importance Of Cybersecurity
In Protecting Patient Safety
A high-level guide for hospital and health system senior leaders
By John Riggi, Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, American Hospital Association
Health care organizations continually face evolving cyberthreats that can put patient safety at risk. That’s why I advise hospital C-suite and other senior leaders not to view cybersecurity as a purely technical issue falling solely under the domain of their IT departments. Rather, it’s critical to view cybersecurity as a patient safety, enterprise risk and strategic priority and instill it into the hospital’s existing enterprise, risk-management, governance and business-continuity framework.
Aligning cybersecurity and patient safety initiatives not only will help your organization protect patient safety and privacy, but will also ensure continuity of effective delivery of high-quality care by mitigating disruptions that can have a negative impact on clinical outcomes. …
