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MedData Point is a market research program powered by MedData Group that collects and analyzes data to provide healthcare marketers with insights into the latest trends, technologies and perceptions in healthcare among physicians and other healthcare professionals and across a variety of specialties and practice sizes. The data below is reflective of 272 U.S. physicians, hospital administrators, and health IT professionals.

on Physician and Hospital Professionals’ Perspectives on Cybersecurity

Top Risks and Drivers for Cybersecurity in Healthcare Organizations

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Physicians and Hospital professionals were asked to rate their organizations’ abilities to counter cybersecurity threats.

When asked which information assets pose the greatest security risk at their organization:

When asked which risks or threats to cybersecurity were most pressing at their organizations, both physicians and hospital professionals agree:

of physicians and hospital professionals believe that the top driver for securing sensitive data in a healthcare organization is the need to comply with standards and regulatory requirements.

Almost three quarters of hospital administrators and health IT professionals said email and messaging systems while only half of physicians agreed.

Other information assets identified as posing the greatest security risk include:

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EHR: 51%

Mobile communication devices: 46%

Patient portals – 32%

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Compromised applications (e.g. malware, hacked mobile apps) – 65%

Application, systems or network failures – 40%

Malicious outsiders – 68%

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Ability to respond to new or emerging threats – 44%

Improving efficiency and lowering cost of operations – 26%

Ability to recover quickly from a breach incident – 36%

Below Average Adequate Above Average Excellent

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Hospital Administrators & Health IT Professional Ratings

Physician Ratings

Twice as many physicians at

large practices (16+ members) rated their

organizations as above average at countering

cybersecurity compared with physicians at

small practices (1-15 members).

Nearly three times as many

physicians believe their organization is

below average in its ability to counter

cybersecurity compared with hospital

professionals.

The top risks or threats to cybersecurity were identified as:

83%

Other drivers include: