Health systems may have a blind spot if they aren’t thinking about AI consumer tool usage in caring for patients. New @ai.nejm.org editorial: When physicians use generative AI without institutional engagement, systems lose visibility and safeguards. Read ⤵️ ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Cyberattacks have halted care and disrupted devices across U.S. clinics. In a new piece, @arpa-h.bsky.social explains why it’s funding real-world cyber protections. Proud our CHC team built CRASHCART, restoring critical systems fast when ransomware hits. Read⬇️ arpa-h.gov/news-and-eve...

Modern Cyber Defenses: Resilient networks mean healthier patients and uninterrupted care

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) supports transformative research to drive biomedical and health breakthroughs ranging from molecular to societal to provide transformative hea...

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@ucsdhcyber.bsky.social showcased #CRASHCART in action- restoring life-saving care in a simulated #cyberattack at Valleywise Health Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. @arpa-h.bsky.social @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsdhealth.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaVP...

Watch CRASHCART Deploy in a Cyberattack Simulation

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Join us April 15 for All-Hands Across America in San Diego. This hybrid event, led by Health Sector Coordinating Council - Cybersecurity, includes government briefings, breakouts & tabletop exercises to help boost healthcare cyber resilience. Register ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Look forward to JCHI Executive Director & nephrologist @kdpsingh.bsky.social speaking at the Artificial Intelligence in Nephrology Conference @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social hool.bsky.social April 23–24! He’ll explore the ethical use of AI in medicine. More info⬇️ ucsd.cloud-cme.com/course/cours...

CHC Co-Directors @cdameff.bsky.social & Jeff Tully give the lowdown on tackling cybersecurity challenges through clinician-led, science-based research projects in a new piece in Informa Tech Target. @ucsdhealth.bsky.social @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social Read ⬇️ www.techtarget.com/healthtechse...

A clinical approach: How UCSD is boosting healthcare cybersecurity | TechTarget

The UCSD Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity is tackling cybersecurity challenges through clinician-led, science-based research projects.

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We're hiring! @ucsdhealth.bsky.social & JCHI are looking for a Health AI Product Manager (Remote) to lead enterprise AI & digital health products, including Mission Control! @kdpsingh.bsky.social Apply & join us in shaping the future of health AI ⬇️ employment.ucsd.edu/health-ai-pr...

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During our recent Academic Symposium, Hannah Neprash @uminnpress.bsky.social shared research showing ransomware attacks don’t just disrupt IT; they increase mortality, delay care and harm real patients. Watch ⬇️ cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2323111/em...

At our 2025 Academic Symposium, Nastassia Tamari of the FDA delivered a practical deep dive into how cyber device submissions are reviewed under Section 524B, and what separates smooth approvals from stalled reviews. Watch ⬇️ cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2323111/em...

Such important work!

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CHC just released a video capturing patient & provider experiences during ransomware-driven care disruptions using social media narratives. Shoutout to Ph.D. student Seoyoung Kweon who created the video based on her work with Deepak Kumar! Watch: mediaspace.ucsd.edu/media/Social...

Cyber incidents don’t stop at IT; they reach the bedside. At our recent Academic Symposium, Ronald Thompson Tufts University, reframed healthcare cybersecurity as a patient safety issue. Watch ⬇️ cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2323111/em...

CHC just released a video capturing patient & provider experiences during ransomware-driven care disruptions using social media narratives. Shoutout to Ph.D. student Seoyoung Kweon who created the video based on her work with Deepak Kumar! Watch: mediaspace.ucsd.edu/media/Social...

Love this @jama.com Surgery podcast with @kdpsingh.bsky.social and Sean Perez @ucsdhealth.bsky.social about using data to optimize surgical preference cards, with the goal of reducing waste and restocking. Listen ⬇️ edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/... Clip⬇️

Big congrats to JCHI Faculty Affiliates Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, MD, and Tara Retson, MD @ucsdhealth.bsky.social for their role in the PRISM Trial, advancing AI to improve breast cancer screening and patient care. Read⬇️ healthinnovation.ucsd.edu/news/uc-san-...

Congrats to lead author Sean Perez @ucsdhealth.bsky.social and team on their new @jama.com Surgery study showing data-driven surgical supply lists can save hospitals millions without compromising patient care. Read⬇️ health.ucsd.edu/news/press-r...

Way to go Rodney!

Jacobs Center for Health Innovation @UC San Diego Health@jchi-ucsd.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Congrats to JCHI faculty affiliate Rodney Gabriel, MD @ucsdhealth.bsky.social and team on their new @iarsjournals.bsky.social paper! Their study finds food insecurity is strongly linked to persistent postop pain. Read ⬇️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41201377/

We’re inspired by the momentum from our Academic Symposium! Industry partners engaged with students on healthcare cybersecurity, and next year we’ll launch a Student Poster Session to showcase emerging research & innovation. Partner with us ⬇️ cyberhealth.ucsd.edu/research/ind...

Hospitals are increasingly reliant on networked #technology to run lifesaving medical equipment and access patient records. @UCSDhcyber.bsky.social is at the forefront of safeguarding these systems against #cyberattacks. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social Read more: buff.ly/UBHtGg3

UC San Diego Cybersecurity Research Protects Patients

Hospitals are increasingly reliant on networked technology to run lifesaving medical equipment and access patient records. UC San Diego’s Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity is at the forefront of…

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JCHI’s @kdpsingh.bsky.social @ucsdhealth.bsky.social recently spoke to an engaged LEAD San Diego Impact cohort, offering powerful insights into how AI is transforming hospital operations, from addressing ED boarding to streamlining care delivery. Check out our work: healthinnovation.ucsd.edu/work

So proud of our CHC team! Thanks @arpa-h.bsky.social for your support! @ucsdhealth.bsky.social

UC San Diego Health Sciences@ucsdhealthsci.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Hospitals are increasingly reliant on networked #technology to run lifesaving medical equipment and access patient records. @UCSDhcyber.bsky.social is at the forefront of safeguarding these systems against #cyberattacks. @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social Read more: buff.ly/UBHtGg3

Join us Oct 27–28 in sunny San Diego for the @ucsandiego.bsky.social Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity's Academic Symposium. Two days of research, demos, clinical sims, FDA/ASPR keynotes + first ARPA-H DIGIHEALS insights. Limited spots. Register now⤵️ cyberhealth.ucsd.edu/events/2025-...

Hospital walls are going digital, and so are threats. CHC's Jeff Tully spoke with AAMI about the future of medical device cybersecurity and why "secure by design" must be the new norm. Watch ⤵️ youtu.be/hHn95SwsvIk?...

Medical Device Cybersecurity for the 21st Century

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We love to see JCHI's @kdpsingh.bsky.social, @ucsdhealth.bsky.social named one of 24 new ACMI Fellows! His leadership in health AI, model governance & informatics policy is reshaping how AI is used responsibly in care. Read more⤵️ amia.org/news-publica...

On the Cyber Survivor Podcast, CHC Co-Director Jeff Tully joins host Dan L. Dodson to unpack how digital health boosts care, but also grows cyber risks. Watch ⤵️ youtu.be/9DNJ3Ac9b98?...

Episode 14- When Patient Care Meets the Digital Battlefield: with Dr.Jeff Tully

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At JCHI, we're partnering with leading @ucsandiego.bsky.social faculty, from AI to cardiology, to co-create real-world healthcare solutions. Collaboration drives innovation! Interested in becoming a faculty affiliate? Learn more ⬇️ healthinnovation.ucsd.edu/get-involved...

We’re celebrating 2 years at the @ucsandiego.bsky.social Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity! From global partnerships to Capitol Hill, we’re advancing research, training defenders & protecting patient safety in a digital world. Our research ⤵️ cyberhealth.ucsd.edu/research/ind...

Vegas was a blast! DEF CON, Black Hat & BSidesLV brought fresh ideas & great convos on healthcare cybersecurity. Thanks to all we met — let’s keep it going! Watch recap ⤵️

Shoutout to our Co-Director @cdameff.bsky.social + Ariana Mirian, PhD, whose study made waves during Black Hat in Vegas: is phishing training worth it? Maybe not. Time to rethink our approach. Read the article ⤵️ www.scworld.com/news/phishin...

Phishing training is pretty pointless, researchers find

All that phishing training you have to go through barely moves the needle in making your organization safer, two researchers said at the Black Hat security conference.

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CHC co-directors Jeff Tully & @cdameff.bsky.social continue to shape the future of healthcare cybersecurity—this time in Singapore at the “Pushing the Boundaries of AI & Human Intelligence” workshop. Excited for global collaboration & innovation ahead!⤵️ cyberhealth.ucsd.edu/research/ind...

Shout out to our Co-Director Dr. Christian Dameff, named a 2025 NAM Fellow! One of just six selected nationwide, he’ll help shape the future of health, science & policy, as well as healthcare cybersecurity! @ucsandiego.bsky.social