Search Tag: cybersecurity
Fighting cyber threats with a global community
2019 22 May
Denise Anderson, President of the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC), spoke to HealthManagement.org about this growing global organisation’s aim to fight cyber threats through cooperation among healthcare stakeholders. H-ISAC aims to foster trust and cooperation amongst members with the objective of achieving... Read more
Tiered FDA medical device security guidance concerns industry
2019 26 Mar
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released its draft guidance on managing cybersecurity in medical device premarket submissions. In the draft, a two-tiered system for identifying cyber risk is proposed, with higher risk devices falling into Tier 1 while other devices would be of “Standard Cybersecurity Risk” or Tier 2.... Read more
New cybersecurity guidelines to fight hacking
2019 12 Mar
As more medical equipment and mHealth devices get interconnected with healthcare IT systems , providers and other organisations are increasingly becoming targets of cyberattacks. To help healthcare organisations manage cyber threats, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HPH... Read more
Managing access to a Windows network for healthcare organizations
2019 08 Mar
The importance of getting access management right cannot be overstated. You need to make sure that anybody accessing your systems – and the data within – is exactly who they say they are. This is especially important when dealing with healthcare professionals who have access to vast amounts of sensitive medical data. Most compliance... Read more
Canon Medical introduces collaborative imaging for improved patient-centric care
2019 28 Feb
Fusion of Multiple Imaging Modalities with Innovative Clinical Applications Helps Providers Improve Clinical, Operational and Financial Outcomes while Reducing Cybersecurity Risks Today, Canon Medical Systems Europe B.V. launches Collaborative Imaging, a novel approach to health care that puts integrated imaging intelligence at the center of... Read more
Can Blockchain support advances in radiology?
2019 21 Jan
In 2019 we will embrace Blockchain and innovation as necessary support for the healthcare of our time. Blockchain can influence the design and implementation of new models by refining data security; provide more robust audit trail mechanisms required, eliminate medical imaging acquisitions repetition, reduce transaction costs, while allowing... Read more
Can Blockchain change the healthcare ecosystem?
2019 21 Jan
Discovering the potential of Blockchain development; pursuing advantages of creating decentralised architectures This article presents an abstract concept and predictive benefit of applying Blockchain technology in the healthcare ecosystem. Some current working use cases show the potential short-term benefits of Blockchain database replacement.... Read more
Blockchain for radiology
2019 21 Jan
Key areas where Blockchain has the potential to spark a revolution & increase quality while decreasing healthcare cost. Blockchain is an exciting new technology that promises to address many problems that exist within the current framework in radiology. We discuss three key areas where Blockchain can potentially spark a revolution and increase... Read more
US-based Charlotte Radiology chooses Sectra as its breast imaging vendor
2019 15 Jan
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra will install its enterprise breast imaging solution throughout the fifteen North Carolina-based breast centers of Charlotte Radiology. Upon project completion, radiologists will experience enhanced workflow productivity through multi-modality viewing on one workstation with the end... Read more