Cybersecurity

Cyber Threat Intelligence, Alerts and Reports
As part of the AHA’s commitment to helping hospitals and health systems prepare for and prevent cyber threats, we have gathered the latest government cyber threat intelligence and alerts and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) reports.
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Cybersecurity & Risk Advisory
Learn how AHA can help hospitals and health systems prepare for and mitigate cyber threats through the expertise of John Riggi, AHA’s National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk.
Ajay Gupta, board chair of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic and CEO of HSR.health, speaks about the vital role hospital boards play in preparing for and responding to cyber incidents.
On this episode, Tina Freese Decker, 2025 chair of the AHA Board of Trustees, talks with John Riggi, AHA’s National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk. Riggi spent nearly 30 years with the FBI before joining the AHA in 2018. Freese Decker and Riggi discuss cybersecurity and physical threats, which…
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explores the cyber risks facing health care organizations every day, the impact of these threats, and why cyber hygiene is as important as medical hygiene in protecting your patients and organization. For more information on the AHA’s…
As digital innovations in the health care space are constantly advancing, technology-enabled care will influence the evolution of care delivery. It includes, but is not limited to, artificial intelligence, virtual care, wearables, automation, predictive analytics, sensors, speech recognition,…
For Randy Fagin, M.D., chief quality officer at HCA Healthcare, safety is foundational. “You cannot achieve regulatory compliance without a foundation of safety. Absent safety, your clinical outcomes cannot be what they need to be, ” he said in a recent two-part Advancing Health podcast hosted by…
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The nonprofit health care research organization ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently released their annual report on leading patient safety concerns based on input from senior health care executives, including leaders at integrated health systems, rural community…
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Hospital leaders are well aware of the escalating threats they face, but the challenge is changing as today’s risks are no longer isolated. Cyber events and physical attacks can ripple across every dimension of hospital operations, disrupting care deliver
Staring at unlimited artificial intelligence (AI) use cases, hospitals and health systems need effective action plans for future health care delivery. AI has the potential to transform every aspect of health care delivery from the simplest administrative task to the most complex clinical procedures…