# IT Resiliency * **Definition:** The ability of healthcare information technology systems to maintain continuous operation and recover quickly from disruptions, ensuring the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of patient data and services. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / IT Resiliency ## News * Selected news on the topic of **IT Resiliency**, for healthcare technology leaders * 2.7K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/28/2025 | [**Navigating Healthcare Transformation: Leadership Strategies for a Resilient, Tech-Enabled Future**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/uncategorized/navigating-healthcare-transformation-leadership-strategies-for-a-resilient-tech-enabled-future/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/28/2025 | [**Navigating Healthcare Transformation: Leadership Strategies for a Resilient, Tech-Enabled Future**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/podcasts-beckers-hospital-review/navigating-healthcare-transformation-leadership-strategies-for-a-resilient-tech-enabled-future/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/25/2025 | [**Technology downtime is a healthcare crisis, not just an IT issue: Part 1 - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/technology-downtime-healthcare-crisis-just-issue-part-eli-hcwde) | [[Linkedin]] | | 4/21/2025 | [**Why ScionHealth isn't creating a new role for AI**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/why-scionhealth-isnt-creating-a-new-role-for-ai/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/15/2025 | [**Third-party risk, asset management continue to be cybersecurity weak points for healthcare ...**](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/third-party-risk-asset-management-are-cybersecurity-weak-points-healthcare-study-finds) | [[FierceHealthcare]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**Ask a CIO Recruiter: How AI is Shaping the Modern CIO Role - InformationWeek**](https://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/ask-the-cio-recruiter-how-ai-is-shaping-the-modern-cio-role) | [[Information Week]] | | 4/8/2025 | [**How to Protect Healthcare's Critical Infrastructure and Maintain Continuity of Care**](https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2025/04/how-protect-healthcares-critical-infrastructure-and-maintain-continuity-care) | [[HealthTech Magazine]] | | 3/25/2025 | [**Q&A: How rural hospitals can improve their cybersecurity now - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/qa-how-rural-hospitals-can-improve-their-cybersecurity-now) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**UST Health Partners with EHC Consulting to Accelerate Healthcare Cloud Migration**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ust-health-partners-with-ehc-consulting-to-accelerate-healthcare-cloud-migration-302376092.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**UST Health Partners with EHC Consulting to Accelerate Healthcare Cloud Migration**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250213io18924/ust-health-partners-with-ehc-consulting-to-accelerate-healthcare-cloud-migration) | [[Morningstar]] | | 2/1/2025 | [**Weekly Roundup - February 1, 2025**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/02/01/weekly-roundup-february-1-2025/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 1/22/2025 | [**How IT Leaders Can Regain The C-Suite's Confidence - Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/01/22/how-it-leaders-can-regain-the-c-suites-confidence/) | [[Forbes]] | | 12/19/2024 | [**What's getting Ron: how will MedTech evolve in 2025?**](https://medtechintelligence.com/viewpoint/whats-getting-rd-attention-how-will-medtech-evolve-in-2025/) | [[MedTech Intelligence]] | | 12/6/2024 | [**Driving Digital Transformation in Life Sciences: Key Opportunities and Challenges**](http://prsync.com/emerson-electric/driving-digital-transformation-in-life-sciences-key-opportunities-and-challenges-4484427/) | [[PRSync]] | | 12/5/2024 | [**Media Alert: Splunk GovSummit 2024 - Digital Resilience Powers Your Mission**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20241205719142/media-alert-splunk-govsummit-2024-digital-resilience-powers-your-mission) | [[Morningstar]] | | 12/5/2024 | [**Strategic imperatives for health in the USA: a roadmap for the incoming presidential administration**](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02189-5/abstract) | [[The Lancet]] | | 11/23/2024 | [**Healthcare Supply Chain Market Outlook and Forecast from 2024 to 2031 - LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/healthcare-supply-chain-market-outlook-forecast-from-2024-sx7lf) | [[Linkedin]] | | 11/20/2024 | [**NIST 2.0: Changes that Impact Cyber Programs and How Health Systems Can Adapt to the ...**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/11/20/nist-2-0-changes-that-impact-cyber-programs-and-how-health-systems-can-adapt-to-the-new-govern-function/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 11/17/2024 | [**A unified front: Cybersecurity's role in healthcare operations and patient safety - Viewpoint**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/a-unified-front-cybersecurity-s-role-in-healthcare-operations-and-patient-safety-viewpoint) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 9/16/2024 | [**The power of resilient and redundant healthcare technology systems**](https://www.healthcaredive.com/spons/the-power-of-resilient-and-redundant-healthcare-technology-systems/726655/) | [[Healthcare Dive]] | | 9/4/2024 | [**Oklahoma State University partners with Rezilient Health and more digital health news**](https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/oklahoma-state-university-partners-rezilient-health-and-more-digital-health-news) | [[MobiHealthNews]] | | 8/3/2024 | [**Weekly Roundup - August 3, 2024**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/08/03/weekly-roundup-august-3-2024/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 7/13/2024 | [**Weekly Roundup – July 13, 2024 - Healthcare IT Today**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/07/13/weekly-roundup-july-13-2024/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 7/9/2024 | [**Dr. Steve Ondra Named MITRE Vice President, Center for Transforming Health**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240709248314/en/Dr.-Steve-Ondra-Named-MITRE-Vice-President-Center-for-Transforming-Health/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-Q-tiwWZwkcswR1UZtV7eGe24xL9TZOyQUMS3J72mJlQ7fxFuNFTHSunhvli30RlBNXya2izy9YOgHlBiZQk2LOzmn6JePCpHPCiYGaEx4DL1Rq8pNwkf3AarimpDzQGuQ==) | [[Business Wire]] | | 7/9/2024 | [**Dr. Steve Ondra Named MITRE Vice President, Center for Transforming Health**](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240709248314/en/Dr.-Steve-Ondra-Named-MITRE-Vice-President-Center-for-Transforming-Health/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT) | [[Business Wire]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **R Systems International Limited**: A digital product engineering company focusing on cloud and cybersecurity services, enhancing IT resiliency for clients. - **Dell Technologies**: Offers advanced data resiliency solutions and multi-cloud data mobility to improve healthcare IT infrastructure. - **MITRE**: A not-for-profit organization that collaborates with government and industry to improve healthcare outcomes, focusing on data-driven innovation and healthcare resiliency. - **ScionHealth**: A healthcare organization focusing on operational resiliency and the integration of AI to enhance cybersecurity and patient care. - **TRIMEDX**: Focuses on implementing cybersecurity frameworks to enhance resilience in healthcare systems. - **Strata Identity**: A company specializing in identity resilience solutions, focusing on maintaining continuity in identity systems to avoid operational disruptions. - **Rezilient Health**: A tech-enabled healthcare company focusing on concierge healthcare services and reducing total healthcare costs for employers. - **HealthPRO Canada**: A healthcare supply chain organization focused on enhancing resiliency and mitigating disruptions in the healthcare supply chain. - **Veritas Technologies**: Recognized for its contributions to data management and cloud solutions, supporting organizations through IT disruptions. - **Clarium, Inc.**: Partnering with HIRC to develop AI-powered tools for enhancing healthcare supply chain resiliency. - **Dennis Young**: A representative from North York General Hospital highlighting the critical role of Rubrik in reducing recovery times during disruptions. - **Juniper Networks**: Provider of AI-native networking solutions that enhance operational efficiency and resiliency in healthcare environments. - **UST**: A technology services company partnering with EHC Consulting to enhance cloud-managed services for Epic® EHR hosting. - **ShelterZoom**: A cybersecurity firm launching a platform aimed at providing zero downtime during cyberattacks for healthcare organizations. - **Rubrik, Inc.**: A leading provider of data security and backup solutions for healthcare organizations, helping to ensure continuity of patient care amid rising ransomware attacks. - **MorganFranklin Consulting**: A consulting firm dedicated to cybersecurity excellence and operational resilience. - **Clearwater Security**: A cybersecurity firm that assesses the cybersecurity governance of healthcare organizations, highlighting gaps and the need for improved incident response and resilience. - **Kinaxis**: A supply chain orchestration platform provider partnering with Biocodex to enhance supply chain resilience. - **NIST**: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, which provides a Cybersecurity Framework that helps organizations improve their cybersecurity posture. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Choice Health at Home and Resilient Healthcare**: Partnership to provide high-quality home health and hospice care. - **Rubrik and Microsoft**: Collaboration to enhance cyber resilience and recovery capabilities for healthcare organizations. - **Intermountain Health**: Established a Control Tower team to enhance supply chain resilience through centralized data-driven decision-making. - **Clarium, Inc. and HIRC**: Strategic partnership to co-develop an AI-powered healthcare supply chain resiliency tool. - **Oklahoma State University and Rezilient Health**: Partnering to provide healthcare benefits through CloudClinics for eligible faculty and staff. - **UST and EHC Consulting**: Collaborating to improve cloud-managed services for Epic® EHR hosting, aiming for large-scale cloud adoption in healthcare by 2025. - **Northeast Georgia Health System**: Acquired local hospitals to enhance care in rural communities and improve operational resilience. - **HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum**: An event addressing cybersecurity resilience and management in healthcare, featuring discussions on AI and cybersecurity. - **Healthcare Organizations and Cybersecurity Vendors**: Strategic collaborations are essential for building resilient defenses and integrating cybersecurity as a fundamental aspect of patient safety. - **General Catalyst Institute**: Forming partnerships with governments to develop responsible AI policy recommendations for enhancing global resilience. - **HHS and University of Texas**: Conducting a survey to evaluate public health organizations' readiness to handle cyber threats. - **Inovalon and MEDITECH Alliance**: Partnership to improve revenue cycle management through interoperable healthcare solutions. - **Biocodex and Kinaxis**: This partnership aims to improve supply chain processes for better patient care and resilience against disruptions. - **Rubrik and Healthcare Organizations**: Rubrik partners with over 300 healthcare organizations, including hospitals and biotech companies, to secure critical data and applications. - **ASTHO and Private Sector**: The Innovation Advisory Council (IAC) established by ASTHO aims to foster collaboration between public health leaders and private sector executives. - **Alera Health, Affiliated Network Providers, and Aurora Behavioral Health**: Collaborating to enhance coordinated care for individuals with behavioral health conditions in Arizona. - **HealthPRO Canada and Stakeholders**: Collaborated with healthcare providers and government representatives to develop the Healthcare Supply Chain Playbook. - **Alpha Sophia and Greenlight Guru**: Partnering to improve healthcare targeting and quality management for MedTech companies. - **Oura and Sparta Science**: Acquisition aimed at integrating health and performance data into Oura's Teams platform for improved health outcomes. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Identity Resilience Solutions**: Strata Identity's platform that allows seamless failover to alternate identity providers, ensuring continuity. - **Cyber Resilience Strategies**: Healthcare organizations are focusing on comprehensive backup and recovery strategies to minimize operational disruptions during adverse events. - **AI Integration in Healthcare**: MITRE's focus on integrating AI to strengthen healthcare resiliency and improve health outcomes. - **Dell's PowerStore Enhancements**: Introduces intelligent load-balancing and AI-driven features for better data resiliency. - **AI-Native Networking Solutions by Juniper**: Enhances mobile experiences and streamlines network operations for improved resiliency. - **Zero Trust Data Security**: Rubrik's approach to securing data against cyber threats, enhancing business resilience. - **Multi-cloud Strategies**: Adoption of multi-cloud strategies to enhance redundancy and improve data locality for compliance. - **Disaster Preparedness**: Hospitals are prioritizing business preparation to ensure operational continuity during emergencies, including natural disasters and cyberattacks. - **Healthcare Supply Chain Playbook**: Offers strategies for information sharing, contracting, and problem-solving to enhance supply chain resiliency. - **Digital Operations Centers (DOCs)**: Emerging as essential for monitoring and optimizing digital operations in healthcare settings to enhance IT resiliency. - **Cloud Migration**: Healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting cloud-first and hybrid approaches to enhance IT resiliency, with 42% adopting a cloud-first policy. - **AI Integration**: Integrating AI into IT services is seen as a way to enhance operational efficiency and address C-level concerns about technology effectiveness. - **AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare**: Utilized to enhance climate resilience and optimize resource utilization in health systems. - **Risk-Based Adaptive Authentication (RBA)**: An essential security measure that enhances user experience while maintaining security in an increasingly digital landscape. - **Rubrik Security Cloud Healthcare Dashboard**: A new tool designed to enhance data integrity and operational resilience for healthcare organizations. - **AI and Machine Learning**: Being leveraged by organizations like ScionHealth to improve clinical decision-making and reduce administrative burdens, while addressing cybersecurity threats. - **Application Performance Management (APM)**: Experiencing growth due to the demand for real-time monitoring and cloud-based applications. - **Cybersecurity Initiatives**: The Healthcare Cybersecurity Act aims to enhance cybersecurity resiliency in healthcare by promoting collaboration between HHS and CISA. - **Cybersecurity Enhancements**: Healthcare organizations are focusing on zero-trust strategies and advanced cybersecurity measures to protect against increasing cyber threats. - **NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0**: Introduces a 'govern' function to integrate cybersecurity into broader risk management strategies. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Operational Complexity**: Healthcare organizations must consolidate technology solutions to reduce complexity and enhance resilience. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: Healthcare organizations face significant risks from cyberattacks, necessitating robust disaster preparedness and recovery planning. - **Operational Disruptions**: Healthcare systems must address potential disruptions in service delivery due to technological failures or cyber incidents. - **Resource Constraints**: Small and rural hospitals struggle with basic cybersecurity measures due to limited budgets and lack of training, making them vulnerable to attacks. - **Supply Chain Vulnerabilities**: Cyberattacks on the healthcare supply chain highlight the need for enhanced security and resilience measures. - **Data Protection Regulations**: Organizations must navigate complex regulatory environments while implementing effective CIAM solutions. - **Technical Debt**: Refers to outdated systems and maintenance delays in IT, leading to inefficiencies and security vulnerabilities in healthcare. - **Supply Chain Disruptions**: The need for resilient supply chains has been highlighted by recent disruptions, emphasizing the importance of strategic partnerships. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: Healthcare organizations face increasing risks from cyberattacks, necessitating robust cybersecurity measures. - **Financial Constraints**: Budget limitations in healthcare restrict investments in technology, making aging systems more susceptible to cyber threats. - **Cost Management**: Rising costs in healthcare are forcing organizations to make difficult financial decisions, impacting investments in technology and cybersecurity. - **Cybersecurity Governance Gaps**: Many healthcare organizations lack documented cybersecurity policies, which are critical for effective incident response, especially in high-turnover environments. - **Complexity of Cloud Migration**: Many IT decision-makers find cloud migration more complex than anticipated, requiring careful planning and consideration of various factors. - **Natural Disasters**: Increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters pose additional risks to hospital operations during critical times. - **Cyber Threats**: Increasing cyber threats pose significant risks to public health organizations, necessitating improved cybersecurity measures. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Healthcare organizations must comply with new security standards proposed by HHS to protect sensitive health information from cyber threats. - **Data Classification and Management Issues**: Healthcare companies struggle with data classification, hindering their ability to implement appropriate security measures. ## Related Topics [[Cyber Resilience]]