Changing demographics and care delivery models, the desire to reduce costs, and the evolution of new medical technologies have resulted in devices migrating from traditional hospital settings into patient homes and other non-traditional environments. These new environments are more difficult to secure and manage with respect device security and data privacy. Both the security and privacy risks are likely to be even greater in the more loosely controlled environments and in the movement between disparate environments.
This symposium will:
- contrast the difference in risks and cyberthreats between traditional and non-traditional care environments
- describe the level of security features that care providers and consumers should look for in selecting medical devices for these environments
- describe the challenges of introducing digital consumer devices into the data ecosystem
- describe the additional steps HTM and IT professionals should take to secure medical devices in these environments—for example: access restrictions, patient education, security and status monitoring, patching and updating, incident detection and response, security considerations for the home and public digital environments.
Light breakfast will be available prior to the session, so please plan to arrive 15 minutes early.