Upskilling Healthcare IT Staff to Meet AI and Cybersecurity Needs

Upskilling Healthcare IT Staff to Meet AI and Cybersecurity Needs

The complexities of emerging technology and the challenges of recruiting new talent are leading healthcare organizations to build the skills of the staff they have.Within today’s healthcare organizations, it often seems IT teams face a never-ending to-do list of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity tasks.There’s the ever-present threat of ransomware and phishing attacks, the challenges of identity management, and the risk of relying on legacy systems with vulnerabilities that are all too easy to exploit. On the AI side, there are ongoing concerns about data quality as well as data governance, not to mention the question of which AI applications can run safely in the cloud.As if addressing those challenges wasn’t hard enough, many organizations struggle with recruitment and retention for IT roles.

Medigy Insights

Upskilling refers to the development of new skills to support an employee’s current role. It can take many forms, from online or in-person coursework to peer coaching and stretch assignments that take workers beyond their skill level.As an industry that requires continuous professional development while undergoing constant change, it comes as little surprise that more than half of healthcare workers are interested in upskilling, according to an Amazon/Gallup survey. Among those who had participated in an upskilling program, 61% said it increased job satisfaction, and 59% said it improved their quality of life.


Deploy this technology today


Next Article

  • Upskilling Healthcare IT Staff to Meet AI and Cybersecurity Needs

    Physicians Reluctantly Pack the EHR in Their Carry-on Luggage

    A physician’s most intrusive, unwelcome and demanding travel companion just may be the EHR—the coworker they can’t leave behind, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open.The study on …

    Posted May 12, 2025

Did you find this useful?

Medigy Innovation Network

Connecting innovation decision makers to authoritative information, institutions, people and insights.

Medigy Logo

The latest News, Insights & Events

Medigy accurately delivers healthcare and technology information, news and insight from around the world.

The best products, services & solutions

Medigy surfaces the world's best crowdsourced health tech offerings with social interactions and peer reviews.


© 2025 Netspective Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Built on May 15, 2025 at 12:08pm