By Kyle Neuman – Part 3 of 5 – In a continuation of our Identity Credential Risk series, we focus on stolen authenticators. We previously outlined the difference between Identity Credentials and Unique Identifiers and risks of Identity Fraud, Impersonation, and Misissuance.
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By David Burda – Part of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month. IBM released its annual Cost of a Data Breach report based from 553 companies or organizations in 16 countries across 17 industries. The average cost of a data breach in healthcare was $10.9 million this year, up 8.2% from $10.1 million in 2022.
By Kyle Neuman – Part 2 of 5 – Let’s dig deeper into identity credentials and focus on one specific facet of identity credentials: identity proofing. What is it, why is it important, and what risks should we look out for when relying on identity credentials that involve identity proofing?
By Chris Dymek EdD – We know that digital healthcare technologies hold the promise of advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness. Improving performance in each of these areas is critical to AHRQ’s mission. But without rigorous research, we can’t determine which digital technologies truly help deliver better patient care.
By Lyle Berkowitz MD – Tales of a supposed “doctor shortage” have spread far and wide across the healthcare industry in recent years. But what if we’re looking at this so-called problem in the wrong way? What if we don’t have a shortage of physicians, but rather a shortage of using them efficiently?
By Katie Brenneman – As a healthcare professional, you always want patients to leave your office satisfied and informed. After all, happy, well-informed patients are far more likely to adhere to the care you prescribe and will buy into their treatment plan.
By Dr. Bruce Bassi – In an increasingly digital world, individuals continue to turn to digital tools to address a wide range of challenges and concerns. Whether it’s managing daily tasks, seeking information, or connecting with others, the integration of technology into our lives has become pervasive.
By Kyle Neuman – Part 1 of 5 – Identity credentials and unique identifiers are critical to enable data sharing and interoperability across healthcare and other industries. While both are important, each solves different problems, and it’s important to understand the purpose of each.
By Scott Stuewe – Part 6 of 6 – As I mentioned in my introduction, patient matching doesn’t work terribly effectively today. The problem has its root in the identity challenges we have been discussing, although it is important to separate the patient matching challenge from trust-in-identity – these are related, but not congruent topics.