Some health systems have developed more sophisticated medical device surveillance systems, voluntarily putting device identifiers in their electronic health records. They’re then able to see how devices or various surgical techniques work in their patient population, helping inform clinical decisions or eventual device recalls.
With cyberattacks increasingly targeting healthcare providers, an arduous bureaucratic process meant to address legal risk is keeping hospitals offline longer, potentially risking lives
UnitedHealth said it expects to begin mailing letters to potentially affected individuals in late July but that it may not have addresses for all of them. The company said individuals can enroll in free credit monitoring for two years.
The scope of the CISOs’ role continues to grow with both technical and regulation aspects being part of daily tasks. Experts discuss whether it is time for the role of the CISO to be split into two.
More than a dozen doctors and nurses who work for the sprawling health system told Michigan Public and KFF Health News that patient care at its hospitals across the nation was compromised in the fallout of the cyberattack over the past several weeks.
Silk Road Medical sells technology meant to prevent stroke in patients with carotid artery disease, a condition creating blockages in the major blood vessels connected to the brain. The company’s core products enable a procedure that temporarily sends blood flow away from the brain to prevent plaque from blocking the vessel. Doctors then implant a stent to widen the artery.