Privacy & Security

The agency warns that older MiniMed devices – which have been recalled by Medtronic – could be hacked and remotely controlled, adding to the list of cyber concerns for IoT devices.

As hospitals and ambulatory sites grapple with the challenges of quality improvement, value-based care, cybersecurity and more, the size and shape of the workforce is changing as technology and imperatives evolve.

Dr.  Markus Müschenich, MPH, managing partner at Flying Health, says integrating healthcare into self-driving cars will present a completely new global business opportunity for digital health companies.

While most orgs surveyed said they have network access solutions to monitor devices connected to the network, fewer than half of small providers use network segmentation to control the spread of infections.

The Romanian national cybersecurity and incident response team cautioned that no money should be paid to the ransomware hackers.

The combined company, Datica, will offer a platform to help solve the integration and security compliance challenges that can slow development of innovative cloud-based apps, officials say.

Organizations need to inform their workforce about cybersecurity risks as well as ensure that a proportional investment is made into security to ensure risks are mitigated, says Ronald Petru, CMIO at Radboudumc in the Netherlands.

Putting an infosec program into place is a balancing act, requiring a very careful approach and significant involvement from a wide array of stakeholders, says Penn Medicine CISO Dan Costantino.

Walking the fine line between optimal communication and regulatory compliance, IT must engage business leaders with the results of the risk assessments they routinely perform.

The new tech also helped the health system enable its caregivers to reclaim 30 percent of their time for face-to-face patient interactions.