2nd “HealthTech Observer” Workshop by GMV: Cybersecurity in Healthcare

GMV hosted the 2nd HealthTech Observer (HTO) Workshop in collaboration with the National Association of Health Informers (ANIS). The event centered around critical topics including cybersecurity, data governance in healthcare, and connectivity in information systems, covering areas such as liquid health centers, hospitals, and CERTs.

The liquid hospital represents a novel patient care model rooted in e-health, or healthcare supported by advanced technologies. It transcends the physical confines of traditional healthcare centers, engaging patients, their families, and healthcare professionals collaboratively. This approach fosters shared responsibility for patient care, enabling continuous and ubiquitous monitoring of vulnerable individuals, including those who are dependent or managing chronic conditions, all without the necessity of hospitalization. 

This continuum of care, extending beyond hospital-based services, is not limited today to telemedicine and remote monitoring. It maximizes its potential by analyzing large volumes of data from various sources and utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). This approach enables personalized treatments and contributes significantly to therapy research, particularly in studying rare diseases. Characterized by its flexibility, it adapts seamlessly to patients’ needs and environments, fostering greater engagement, interactivity, and agility in resolving all processes. In this new healthcare model, data plays a special role, providing evidence for every clinical event.

This emerging scenario marks a transformative shift in organizational and healthcare paradigms, paving the way for predictive, personalized, precise, and collaborative medicine, all driven by continuous digital technological advancements. It is a hybrid approach, integrating in-person care with the advantages offered by technology, designed the 21st-century patient.

However, every transformation presents its challenges. Ensuring the cybersecurity of systems and safeguarding individuals privacy are essential. A cyberattack can render patients more vulnerable, halt healthcare services, and jeopardize research where data are the primary evidence. Notably, the healthcare sector has seen a 650% increase in phishing and ransomware attacks in the past year. Furthermore, unlocking the potential of tools like artificial intelligence, which can expedite research through federated data networks involving diverse public and private organizations, facilitating personalized and precision medicine while addressing diseases lacking treatments, demands the implementation of the highest security standards within the organization.

To address these topics, the 2nd HealthTech Observer (HTO) Workshop organized by GMV featured notable experts, including: Miguel Ángel Benito, regional coordinator of information security at the Balearic Islands Health Service; Luis Pérez Pau, European Chief Information Officer of FutuRS, a company within the Ribera Salud Group; Óscar Riaño, head of GMV’s CERT; Francesc García Cuyás, Director of Digital Strategy and Data at Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona; Inmaculada Pérez, Director of Digital Health at GMV's Secure e-Solutions, and Alberto Estirado, Director of Information Systems and Digital Transformation at HM Hospitals.