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Amy Young

Marketing Manager

Healthcare

Amy joined the Cisco marketing team in 2016 as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in healthcare, helping translate Cisco’s digital transformation message for our healthcare and life science audiences.

Amy’s 18+ year career in healthcare began in the risk management department of a professional liability insurance company. From there, she went on to hold positions in medical education, pharmaceutical advertising, and clinical trial software marketing. At Cisco, she’s focused on marketing strategy and content development for the U.S. healthcare vertical. With an eye for a good story, she’s passionate about creating B2H (business to human) content that resonates.

Amy lives in Cary, NC with her husband and young daughter. When not working, you’ll find her training for her next half marathon or triathlon – and probably planning a trip somewhere.

Articles

January 11, 2018

HEALTHCARE

Medical device security: Three ways you can act to reduce the risk

If 2017 was about ransomware attacks, 2018 will be about cyber attacks on the Internet of Things (aka medical devices). As we begin the year, that's the message we're hearing...

December 20, 2017

HEALTHCARE

The 5 most-read healthcare blogs of 2017: See what you missed

What captured the attention of healthcare professionals this year? Well, if our blog is any indication, quite a lot! As 2017 comes to an end, we take a look back at the top five most-read stories on our healthcare blog and what they tell us about the priorities and interests of our audience (Spoiler alert: […]

November 29, 2017

HEALTHCARE

Your technology guide for remote and virtual care: Get the scoop from HIMSS

Does your healthcare organization offer remote or virtual care—such as telemedicine—as part of your service offerings? Are you thinking about it? You should be. Gone are the days when care...

November 9, 2017

HEALTHCARE

How one hospital system is stealthily solving security challenges

Most of the people who work and receive care at Sentara Healthcare facilities in Virginia and North Carolina didn't notice when the organization underwent a substantial technology infrastructure upgrade. And...

October 12, 2017

HEALTHCARE

Why cybersecurity in the workplace is everyone’s business

“If Microsoft calls and asks you for your password…it’s not real, ” said Steve LeBlond, VP of Technology and CTO of Ochsner Health System, while speaking at our Digital Health Summit on October 3. “We [Information Technology] will never ask you to log us in.” Steve was talking about phishing attacks, one of the biggest […]

October 10, 2017

HEALTHCARE

Health IT innovations come to life at virtual event

After a while, all of the hopeful press on futuristic health technology can start to feel like, well, hype. Breathless headlines touting telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and related technologies sound cool—but somewhat disconnected from reality. Last week, these perceptions were shattered during our virtual event, “Digital Health Across the Continuum of Care.” On Tuesday, October 3rd, […]

August 17, 2017

HEALTHCARE

2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report: Top takeaways for healthcare defenders

Imagine your worst nightmare: Your healthcare facility is hit with a ransomware attack (like WannaCry or Nyetya), forcing patient care to come to a grinding halt. Now imagine that you’re unable to recover from this attack, because it also took down every system in your organization, including the ones you thought were your safety nets. […]

August 1, 2017

HEALTHCARE

What do providers really think about the EHR?

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) has been in the news a lot lately –for some good reasons, and some not-so-good ones. But one thing is clear: The healthcare industry has come to rely on this technology, and we’re not going back. While the financial rewards offered by the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and […]