{"id":7500,"date":"2014-11-26T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/?p=7500"},"modified":"2015-10-07T15:22:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T22:22:48","slug":"2015-predictions-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/2015-predictions-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Predictions: Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

As 2014 comes to a close, our subject matter experts check in on what they see as major topics and trends for the new year. (You can read all of our 2015 predictions content here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"2015<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n

2015 will be a year of transition for security in healthcare where providers and organizations in the ecosystem catch up with other industries regarding the state of their cybersecurity.<\/p>\n

In many ways, healthcare is in technology and information overload, with no clear standardization on architecture, delivery or design. When evaluating healthcare security, it\u2019s also important to look at the entire ecosystem, small to large hospitals, healthcare insurers, healthcare application providers, medical equipment manufacturers and to some extent pharmaceutical and bio companies. Why? They all carry information related to patient medical data, and intellectual property tied to healthcare innovation.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, here are some 2015 trends to track:<\/p>\n

1. Going Back to Basics<\/strong><\/p>\n

You will see healthcare organizations better emphasize visibility visibility and network segmentation, <\/strong>in terms of:<\/p>\n