Cyber Security: ePHI and Identity Access During and Post Covid-19

In an increasingly interconnected mobile society, modern health systems are grappling with how to leverage disparate resources to meet the demands of Covid-19. For many hospitals, their existing business continuity plans were not sufficient and for others, it exposed significant cyber security challenges, such as the inability to rapidly adapt access policies.

With a surge of Covid-19 cases and the threat of ransomware attacks, hospitals are under increased cyber security vulnerabilities. In this talk, Providence Health System will discuss:

• How they handled identity security during Covid-19;
• How they leveraged automation to streamline the reassignment of clinical staff;
• Cyber security best practices; and · Overarching industry trends. Takeaways:
• The future of identity management for healthcare organizations post Covid-19