In an April 19 article, Ransomware ‘bull’s eye’ grows, clouding telehealth’s rise in long-term care, McKnight's Long-Care News recapped suggestions from Prime Care Tech's Mark Owens.

• Providers pursue a multipronged approach to data protection, with a "modern and managed firewall" with:
  
  • Geo-blocking to limit access to out-of-area attackers
  • Access that is restricted to specific users and departments
  • Backups that are stored on separate servers in different locations.

• Facilities require repeated employee training about IT security, keeping in mind the going rate for resale of medical records is about $250 per record.

Related resources:

• On-Demand Webinar: Want to Avoid Cyber Sharks? Swim with the School
• Cyber Security Audit: 10-Point Check
• Willis Towers Watson: Insurance Marketplace Realities 2021 Spring Update – Cyber risk