Health Center Emergency Response Resources Health Center Emergency Response Resources October 2024 Tuesday, October 22, 2024 0 492 Ready to take the next step towards enhanced IT preparedness? The resources linked below, organized by topic, share actionable strategies that health centers can implement to move towards greater resilience. Read more
Health Center Resilience in the Face of Cyber Adversity Health Center Resilience in the Face of Cyber Adversity A Case Study of the Family Health Center of Worcester’s Ransomware Incident, February 2024 Wednesday, February 21, 2024 0 2961 The use of ransomware — malicious software that restricts access to computer systems with financial demands — has escalated, targeting health... Read more
HITEQ Highlights: Enabling a Cyber-Resilient Health Center HITEQ Highlights: Enabling a Cyber-Resilient Health Center HITEQ Highlights Webinar 12/4/2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 0 3078 In this HITEQ Highlight, we aim to strengthen Health Centers' capacity to build their cyber-resiliency. We will cover risk... Read more
Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Virtual Learning Collaborative 12/5/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 2949 It's time to reconsider your strategy if you still treat cyber risk as an annual project or initiative. Having a thorough... Read more
Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Virtual Learning Collaborative 11/14/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 2690 It's time to reconsider your strategy if you still treat cyber risk as an annual project or initiative. Having a thorough... Read more
Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Virtual Learning Collaborative 10/24/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 2514 It's time to reconsider your strategy if you still treat cyber risk as an annual project or initiative. Having a thorough... Read more
Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Improving Health Center Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment, Breach... Virtual Learning Collaborative 10/3/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 0 2984 It's time to reconsider your strategy if you still treat cyber risk as an annual project or initiative. Having a thorough... Read more
A Guide to Essential Cybersecurity Tasks for Health Centers A Guide to Essential Cybersecurity Tasks for Health Centers For health centers with limited resources, developed in June 2023 Tuesday, August 8, 2023 0 3260 In an increasingly connected healthcare landscape, health centers face a dual challenge: the rising tide of cyber threats and the... Read more
Strategic Cybersecurity Investments: Leveraging American Rescue Plan Funding... Strategic Cybersecurity Investments: Leveraging American Rescue Plan Funding...
Serving Rural Patients with Telehealth: Resources and Tips for Federally... Serving Rural Patients with Telehealth: Resources and Tips for Federally...
Cybersecurity Checklist for health center staff working remotely Cybersecurity Checklist for health center staff working remotely
HITEQ Highlights: Health Center Defense Against the Dark Web: Strategies for... HITEQ Highlights: Health Center Defense Against the Dark Web: Strategies for...
Strategic Cybersecurity Breach Protection and Incident Response Strategic Cybersecurity Breach Protection and Incident Response Tuesday, October 29, 2019 0 27262 General cybersecurity guidance would suggest that Health IT breach should not be considered a matter of “if”, but rather a matter of “when”. How Health Centers prepare and respond to an... Read more
Health Center Defense Against the Dark Web Presentation Health Center Defense Against the Dark Web Presentation Monday, October 28, 2019 0 29147 It is of critical importance to motivate and educate healthcare professionals on current critical privacy and security concepts and methods for defense of health data. Aspects of security awareness training, breach... Read more
Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients Friday, May 10, 2019 0 29381 The HIPAA Security Rule establishes the requirements for protection of electronic patient health information. The safeguards identified are made up of three domains that include administrative, physical, and technical... Read more
Creating and Managing Strong Passwords at Your Health Center Creating and Managing Strong Passwords at Your Health Center Friday, April 6, 2018 0 44745 Is it acceptable/recommended for health centers to adopt the new password policy guidelines under NIST Special Publication 800-63B and will that still uphold the HIPAA security rule? This question had been posed to the HITEQ... Read more