They pump insulin to treat diabetics, provide electrical stimulations to regulate the human heartbeat, monitor vital signs, and “feed” patients with the nutrients and drugs they need. But they have also emerged as primary targets of hackers. Here, Merlin International’s Brian Wells shares what HTM professionals need to know about medical device cybersecurity. Don’t miss out.
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Health technology safety requires that healthcare facilities identify the possibility of danger or difficulty with medical technologies and take steps to minimize the likelihood of adverse events. To help HTM professionals along the way, ECRI Institute has announced the launch of its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2018 list.
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On Thursday, October 5, U.S. Representatives Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) and Dave Trott (R-Mich.) introduced in the House the Internet of Medical Things Resilience Partnership Act, which creates a public-private stakeholder partnership to lay out a cybersecurity framework for medical devices.
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The global medical device security market is slated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 35.59% from 2017 to 2023, reaching $28.9 billion. Mobile health devices, government regulations, and increasing initiatives regarding hospital connectivity are driving demand.
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Earlier this month, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced into the Senate the “Medical Device Cybersecurity Act of 2017”—a bill, Blumenthal says, that would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide cybersecurity protections for medical devices.
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