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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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Robert Sayle: Let’s Talk about New Wireless Security Certifications

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on June 29, 2018November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

Hey, biomed! It’s me again, Bob in IT. I know, it’s been a while. Wi-Fi Alliance has been pretty busy this past month. Have you heard about the new wireless security certifications? They rolled out […]

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Eben Kermit: When Innovative Devices Test the Boundaries of Protected Health Information

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on April 12, 2018November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

I was working in my office when the phone rang from our help desk intake line. A physician needed assistance with an ultrasound device that was intermittent. This was the beginning of an hours-long situation […]

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David W. Braeutigam: To the ‘Geeks’ Go the Spoils

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

When I first became a biomed, I was taught how to troubleshoot vacuum tubes and transistors. You had to be able to read a schematic and turn a wrench. Our world was mostly analog. Today, […]

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Robert Sayle: Going with the (Analytics) Flow

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on November 14, 2017November 14, 2017
  • Healthcare IT

Hey biomed! It’s me again, Bob in IT. What are you doing up here in labor and delivery? I’m here troubleshooting a problem the nurses are having with their wireless phones. I’m glad I ran […]

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Ken Hoyme: Success in Medical Device Cybersecurity Demands Collaboration

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on November 13, 2017November 13, 2017
  • Healthcare IT

This has been a high-profile year for health information technology (IT) cybersecurity incidents, with a particular focus on medical devices being exposed to risk. While the WannaCry ransomware had a limited impact in the United […]

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Robert Sayle: What Are We Doing to Fill in the KRACKs?

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on October 30, 2017October 30, 2017
  • Healthcare IT

Hi biomed, thanks for stopping by! It’s Bob in IT again. I want to update you on what we’re doing about Key Reinstallation AttACK (KRACK) in IT and share guidance on what you need to […]

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Jennifer Jackson: The Gravitational Pull Toward Connectivity

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on October 24, 2017October 24, 2017
  • Healthcare IT

I had lunch with a connectivity colleague the other day. We hadn’t talked in a couple of years, and when he discovered that I now worked nearby, we took the opportunity to meet at a […]

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William Hyman: The Missing Link in Device Interoperability

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on October 6, 2017October 9, 2017
  • Healthcare IT

Last month, the FDA issued its guidance document Design Considerations and Premarket Submission Recommendations for Interoperable Medical Devices and a commentary by Bakul Patel. The essence of the form of interoperability addressed is the transfer […]

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Robert Sayle: Get Manufacturers on Board with Digital Certificates

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on September 19, 2017
  • Healthcare IT

Hey, biomed! Thanks for waiting for me after the change control board meeting IT just had. I wanted to follow up on our discussion of supplicants for medical device cybersecurity because the best way to […]

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