The Impact of Cyber Security on Hospice Care

While lots of industries are embracing the power of AI, in healthcare the ever-growing technology can present a need for careful balance. AI has offered a lot of new and exciting opportunities for end-of-life care but as with any technology, security can be a risk.

Protecting patient data is crucial as health care evolves. Hospices are increasingly at risk of cybersecurity threats, with incidents involving the exposure of patients' private health information. Hospices must get ready for increased regulatory oversight on cybersecurity, as federal and state agencies ramp up efforts to curb fraudulent activity.

“AI in the health care space is … a bit of a double-edged sword because as amazing as the frontier is that we’re currently in, there is a flip side to that [of] risk. That presents the opportunity to figure out prospectively how to keep risks at a minimum. It’s a terribly exciting frontier, we just need to go in it with caution.”

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