Medical device cybersecurity is an issue 24×7 Magazine readers have been concerned with for years. But it wasn’t until “60 Minutes” shed light on the issue in early May that many people realized the severity—and potentially devastating consequences—of a healthcare cyber breach.
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In today’s highly digitized, networked, connected world, cyberattacks have, unfortunately, become a common occurrence—with banks, entertainment conglomerates, and even individuals falling victim to malicious hackers and ransomware pirates. The global cyberattack, WannaCry, exposed an even more troubling potential target: healthcare.
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Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has won ECRI Institute’s 2019 Health Devices Achievement Award for developing an app that enables patients to wean off ventilators faster.
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In this article, Blake Collins, director of clinical engineering at Wilmington, Del.-based Christiana Care Health System, discusses the facility’s recent “Most Wired” designation and how his team collaborates with IT to improve patient outcomes.
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Although HTM and IT departments operate independently at most facilities, the lines between biomed and IT are becoming increasingly blurred, 24×7 Magazine correspondent Chris Hayhurst explains in February’s cover story. Fortunately, this change doesn’t have to signify headaches for HTM professionals.
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