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Axel Wirth: Ransomware-Linked Death Hits Close to Home

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on September 25, 2020September 24, 2020
  • Healthcare IT

By now, I assume that everybody has heard of the cybersecurity incident at the University Clinic in Düsseldorf, Germany, where a ransomware attack crippled the IT system, requiring the diversion of an emergency patient to […]

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Robert Sayle: CVSS Scores Can Help Short-Circuit Risk Determination Process

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020
  • Healthcare IT

Note: A version of this post appeared as the Final Word article in the January/February 2020 issue of BI&T. Assessing a security vulnerability’s risk to a healthcare delivery organization’s (HDO’s) systems could be a lot […]

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Priyanka Upendra: Understanding MIoT Security

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on April 17, 2019
  • Healthcare IT

The Internet of Things (IoT) is described as a network of physical devices that uses connectivity to enable the exchange of data. These IoT devices are not necessarily intricate technological advancements. Rather, they streamline processes […]

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David Braeutigam: Cybersecurity Is the New Electrical Safety Concern for HTM

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on December 26, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

In the March 1971 issue of Good Housekeeping, Ralph Nader wrote an article about the risk of electrical shock caused by medical equipment in hospitals. Our industry responded by testing medical equipment for leakage current […]

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Zach Collins: Stop Wasting so Much Time on Risk Analysis

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on December 7, 2018December 7, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

Why are you wasting so much time figuring out how to get new medical equipment safely on the network? It really doesn’t make sense to reinvent the wheel over and over when you could be working […]

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Anand Oswal: Weaving Wireless Technology into a Location Fabric

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on November 16, 2018November 16, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

Patient experience is a primary focus of healthcare organizations. When new patients arrive, the typical hospital campus environment is terra incognita to them: Where do I register? How do I get to the lab? Where […]

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Melissa Kozak: Advancing Value-Based Care with AI and the Internet of Things

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on November 9, 2018November 9, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

The Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly ubiquitous in our everyday lives. By some estimates, the IoT in healthcare will grow from a market size of $60 billion in 2014 to […]

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Priyanka Upendra: Push Through Setbacks, Learn, and Move On

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on October 8, 2018November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

If you could go back to your early days as a biomedical equipment technician or clinical engineer, would you? For me, at one level, the answer is an obvious “yes.” If I hadn’t worked on […]

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Ken Hoyme: Developing a ‘Software Bill of Materials’ for the Future of Cybersecurity

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on October 2, 2018November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

When the WannaCry malware outbreak hit in May 2017, some of the first reports came out of the United Kingdom, where hospitals were impacted and some medical devices were implicated. Analysis of the malware quickly […]

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Sue Schade: Eight Signs of a Strong Security Culture

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on September 4, 2018November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

Cybersecurity incidents in healthcare are on the rise. Organizations are continuing to strengthen their security programs. I’m currently working with two clients who are focusing on security. One is a large regional organization that is […]

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