HIMSS 2024: What the Health Care Industry Can Learn from Government

Health-focused organizations look at technology to prevent and help curb the effects of cybersecurity threats to better protect patients, and federal agencies might serve as a model to others in the private sector for program governance. At HIMSS in Orlando, Florida, HIMSS Cybersecurity and Privacy Senior Principal Lee Kim puts these threats into context for the health care community and government partners. She highlights how many in the private sector can learn from government agencies in how they are built organizationally for resilience. She highlights some of the external threats the industry overall faces and what patients, providers and government together can do to prepare for a secure future.