Oversight vs. Ownership: The Managed Services Model in Healthcare IT
One of the challenging industries is healthcare when it comes to managing and protecting essential information. The need to protect patient’s data is a critical wake of the increasing and rising security threats. With increased digital technology and connectivity comes the increased exposure to cyberattacks that can impact a patient’s care delivery, safety, and privacy. Not just the healthcare providers lack essential technology and security expertise to develop and maintain an effective stance, but also lack the requisite budget and time to remain up-to-date on numerous threats facing their organization. The need for premium security is turning healthcare provider to managed security service providers as a trusted partner to bridge the gap, augment IT teams, and provide round the clock security system monitoring and application management to help achieve their goals to enhance patient care delivery, privacy, and safety. As providers realize the challenges, like premium skills shortag...