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Robert Sayle: A Conversation Worth Having for Network Security

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on May 26, 2017
  • Healthcare IT

Hey, Information Security, how’s it going? You may remember me, Bob in IT. Thanks for meeting me over coffee. Did you order already? I did, too. While we’re waiting for them to bring it out, […]

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Robert Sayle: Attention Biomeds! Your IT Colleague Would Like to Chat

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on April 4, 2017
  • Healthcare IT

Hey, biomed! It’s me, Bob in IT. I’m from the networking team. I know we haven’t spoken much, but I think we should. You see, we’ve got some problems we need to solve. I have […]

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Fu, Halamka, Kufahl, and Logan: Hospitals Need Better Cybersecurity, Not More Fear

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on September 23, 2016
  • Healthcare IT

We’ve seen unprecedented attention to medical-device security after an unorthodox report was recently released by short-selling investment research firm Muddy Waters Capital and MedSec, which alleged security vulnerabilities in St. Jude Medical’s pacemakers. An independent […]

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Mary Logan: Warning, Warning! Systems Overload

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on August 4, 2016November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

AAMI has been trying to collect examples of real-life systems issues involving healthcare technology to help our community better address the increasingly complex challenges of modern healthcare. It has been incredibly difficult to collect such […]

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William Hyman: The FDA’s Advice on Archived Data Reliability

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on December 7, 2015November 2, 2018
  • Regulations

In the context of its authority over mammography under the Mammography Quality Standards Act, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted an advisory on technical aspects of digital record retention in picture archiving and […]

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Lisa Simone and Daniel Rubery: A Tower of Babel with Medical Device Software Failures

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on October 10, 2014October 10, 2014
  • Healthcare IT

Another set of health information is compromised, another medical device unexpectedly reboots, another set of patient data results is mixed up, another device fails to perform as intended. News stories bring us reports of medical […]

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Bob Zemke and Ali Youssef: Tips for Managing Wireless Medical Devices

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on May 29, 2014
  • Security

The focus of healthcare information technology during the past few years has been on the rollout of new electronic health records and the demands of meeting government-mandated meaningful use. Many of these applications and other […]

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Theodore Cohen: The Importance of Software Security Updates for Medical Devices

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on January 21, 2014November 2, 2018
  • Healthcare IT

With federal rules such as HIPAA governing patient privacy (and imposing fines if they are violated), regular malware occurrences and the constant threat of breaches, the security of IT-based medical devices has become very important. […]

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William A. Hyman: The FDA Weighs In on Cybersecurity

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on June 17, 2013June 17, 2013
  • Healthcare IT

On June 14, the FDA issued two documents on cybersecurity. One was a draft guidance for manufactures on what they should consider as part of their design process, and what would be recommended to be provided […]

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Arlie Hartman: Pushing the Boulder of Medical Device Security Up the Hill

  • by AAMI
  • Posted on April 17, 2013April 17, 2013
  • Healthcare IT

Greek mythology tells the tale of Sisyphus, king of Ephyra–a ruthless, cunning leader who often got the best of the Greek gods. Zeus punished Sisyphus for his hubris with the insidious task of eternally pushing […]

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