For the 86th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Kate Pierce, Senior vCISO and Executive Director of Govt Affairs at Fortified Health Security and a Former CIO and CISO at a provider organization, to talk about cybersecurity! We kick this episode off by discussing the recent administration change and what that could mean moving forward. Then we debate if this change will put pressure on healthcare organizations to improve their cybersecurity or not. Next, we take a look at the skills gap in cybersecurity to talk about how CIOs and CISOs should be working to address their security needs — should they go in-house or will they have to go third-party? We then discuss how limited budgets and resources will affect an organization's ability to meet the new healthcare regulations moving forward. Next, we debate whether AI will enable cyber initiatives or if it will widen the disparity for rural healthcare. Lastly, we conclude this episode as Pierce gives advice to anyone who's just starting their work in healthcare IT or cybersecurity.

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