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Opportunities for MSPs in Healthcare
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are uniquely positioned to become invaluable partners to healthcare organizations by offering comprehensive cybersecurity and compliance solutions. The healthcare industry, being the #1 target for cyberattacks, presents a significant opportunity
Healthcare Cybersecurity
As a Managed Service Provider (MSP), your healthcare clients rely on you to ensure their IT systems are secure and compliant with regulations. With the increasing threat of cyber-attacks, it is crucial to emphasize cybersecurity alongside HIPAA regulations to your healthcare clients.
What is HIPAA?
HIPAA compliance is a critical aspect of healthcare IT, and it should not be taken lightly. However, it is not the only concern when it comes to healthcare
Mental Health Data for Sale
Mental health is for many reasons, a deeply personal and sensitive topic. It is something that many people are not comfortable discussing with even their closest confidants. Finding a trusted professional to help navigate these waters is invaluable. Online resources that include on-demand options continue to expand. This provides individuals with new ways to access treatment that is life-changing.
With the advent of online offerings and the proliferation of digital technology, mental health data is collected in new ways.
Healthcare Clients
When it comes to needing a strong cybersecurity program, don’t overlook the opportunity that the healthcare industry presents. There is a market here that MSPs should be focused on as a way to grow their business.
Why Focus Here?
Healthcare continually remains one of the largest targeted industries for cybercriminals. The payoff for a data breach in healthcare is high given the value of patient health data. The difference between responding to a hacker can mean life and death – not to mention the hefty HIPAA fines that can go along with a data breach.
Why Is Healthcare Such a Target?
Last week, we discussed the opportunity that is present to best support your healthcare clients, the importance of those organizations being HIPAA compliant, and how cybersecurity comes into play in healthcare. This week, we’re taking an even deeper dive into healthcare cybersecurity to answer the question, Why Is Healthcare Such a Target for Cybercrime?
Healthcare and Cybersecurity
As Managed Service Providers, you likely look at the world through ‘tech-colored glasses’. While your business may focus on one vertical, in general, you’re able to support a business regardless of what they do or where their focus is, because you see them as a client with a technical infrastructure that you support. What they focus on isn’t necessarily your concern.
A New Approach to Healthcare Cybersecurity
A New Approach to an Old Problem
Resistance to yet another government regulation, a lack of understanding the complexities of the rules, and an overall unwillingness to take on yet another area of expertise in an ever-changing technical landscape can make the sale of HIPAA compliance a tough one.
Why We Need to Go Beyond HIPAA
HIPAA – Then & Now
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA, has been around since 1996, with the intent to protect patients by properly handling their protected health information (PHI).
With good intentions, HIPAA set forth to provide both security provisions and data privacy. The legislation was passed in the age of paper records, a time that required much different security measures than what we see today.