Hospitals and other healthcare entities have backup generators, lockdown procedures, and evacuation plans in case of outbreaks and natural disasters. And now they’re developing response and recovery plans for a new kind of rising threat—and one that especially targets medical devices: cyberattacks.
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The AAMI Nominating Committee has selected two healthcare technology leaders to serve on the association’s board of directors. The two nominees are: Michael C. McNeil, a global product security and services officer at Philips Healthcare; and Walter M. Rosebrough, Jr., president and CEO of STERIS Corp.
Read MoreAxel Wirth, CPHIMS, CISSP, HCISPP, has been named the recipient of the 2018 ACCE/HIMSS Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award, a joint award sponsored by the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and HIMSS. This award recognizes individuals who have best demonstrated leadership in promoting or implementing significant synergies between the clinical engineering and information technology professions.
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In February’s cover story, 24×7 Magazine correspondent Chris Hayhurst reached out to two original equipment manufacturers and two independent service organizations and asked them to give him their best sales pitch. Here’s what they said.
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Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announces that it has established a Product Security Partnership Program that emphasizes collaboration across the health care industry to enhance cybersecurity of medical technology and devices.
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