In 2025 alone, the healthcare sector has reported over 311 data breaches, affecting more than 23 million individuals. Nearly 80% of these incidents were caused by hacking and IT-related attacks - many of them preventable. This is precisely why the HIPAA Security Rule mandates regular risk assessments. Required under §164.308(a)(1), the process helps organizations identify vulnerabilities in how they store, access, and protect electronic protected health information (ePHI). Th

In 2026, a "check-the-box" approach to HIPAA is no longer a safety net - it's a liability. For mid-sized medical practices and high-growth healthcare startups, the margin for error has vanished. With the average cost of a healthcare data breach now reaching $10.22 million , security is no longer just an IT line item; it is a core pillar of your business's valuation and viability. While HIPAA remains the legal baseline, its inherent vagueness can leave executives with a false

Introduction The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) encompasses a diverse range of wireless technologies serving various health care applications. These include enterprise Wi-Fi for hospital environments with challenges with radio frequency connectivity, zero provisioning support for home health care applications, Bluetooth options for seamless interfacing with numerous smartphones and tablets, and connectivity solutions for cost-effective sensor deployment and wire replacemen

Global spending in public and private healthcare fell by 2.2% in 2020, according to the 2021 Deloitte Global Healthcare Outlook. Like...

In today’s dynamic world, there are many applications for artificial intelligence, including pattern recognition (vision, speech...