Across the country, the number of individuals impacted by healthcare data breaches so far this year is double the number impacted last year and triple those impacted in 2020, according to John Riggi, American Hospital Association national advisor for cybersecurity and risk.
While AI and algorithms have been used in healthcare for decades, ChatGPT and other generative AI models have supercharged their use across research and the delivery of care.
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center and Pascack Valley Medical Center were part of a ransomware attack on Ardent Health Services facilities that led hospitals to divert ambulances to other emergency rooms while work to restore computer systems remained ongoing Monday.
The proposed regulations aim to strengthen the protections on hospital networks and systems that are critical to providing patient care, as a complement to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule that focuses on protecting patient data and health records.