C onstant changes in regulatory policies have become the new normal for data security and privacy in the wake of COVID-19. The public health crisis, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak has seen rising concerns in the use of personal healthcare data. With changing regulations and growing complexities emerge the need for healthcare organizations to focus on data security and privacy to protect vast quantities of patient data. Security and privacy experts worldwide share some of the critical strategies and insights to manage privacy-related breaches and threats better. Here’s a roundup of the key takeaways.

A Well-orchestrated Privacy Practice Helps in Change Management

To stay on top of the change and mitigate risks, experts recommend that healthcare providers create a foundational privacy practice. To enable a robust privacy practice, organizations need to have stringent policies, tools and processes to respond to breach notification and data privacy requirements. Hospitals and practices need to ensure that employees are frequently updated on the latest changes and training that could impact them.

For instance, when employees faced a radical shift in work patterns due to the global pandemic, new protocols and processes needed to be quickly communicated to streamline change management. Having a robust plan to detect and rightfully communicate the changes helps employees stay resilient and act quickly to ensure compliance.

The public health crisis has resulted in new and emerging uses of personal and health data via telehealth platforms, contact-tracing applications network thermometers and similar other innovations. Implementing the right processes and tools to manage data flows and privacy requirements are an integral part of change management.

Experts recommend that organizations adopt scalable technologies that seamlessly integrate with privacy and security teams while positioning privacy as a strategic differentiator.

Global Healthcare Cyber Security Market

The healthcare cyber security market is expected to reach USD 16393.15 million in 2025 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.82% during the forecast period 2019-2025.