Cybersecurity has long been a priority for hospitals, but the risks are shifting as AI, biometrics and digital identity tools become more deeply embedded in care delivery. For health systems, the challenge is not just keeping hackers out. It is making sure clinicians can quickly access the tools they need while guarding against new threats, including AI agents that can move through systems at machine speed.

Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks with Sean Kelly, M.D., chief medical officer of Imprivata, a digital identity security company, about why hospitals need to rethink access management, treat AI as a high-risk third party and build stronger guardrails around the vendors and tools connecting to their systems. 

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 

• An emerging cyberthreat: vishing 
• ECRI flags misuse of AI chatbots as a top health tech hazard in 2026
• How healthcare ransomware attacks shifted in 2025 

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