IoT Security Risks – How to Make Sure Your Patients and Your Organization are Safe

There have been so many talented people solving problems and finding new and easier ways to do things in healthcare recently and it is amazing! The world of healthcare is full of individuals that are always seeking improvement. How do we reach more patients? How do we make our clinicians’ lives easier? How do we ease this pain? And who among us doesn’t enjoy getting to break out and play with the latest innovations in healthcare? The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of many great additions you can make to your organization. IoT helps your organization be more patient-focused as it makes it easier for your patients to access what they need while also making the care more affordable. But with each new technology and innovation that we adapt to our organization, there is one truth that we must keep in mind. The internet is a scary place full of security threats and every tiny little change you make to your organization must be coupled with re-working your cybersecurity to stay safe. So to make sure we keep our organization and patient information safe, we reached out to the amazing and beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to learn more about what security to look into for IoT. This is what they had to share with all of us. Scott Stuewe, President and CEO at DirectTrust As Internet of Things (IoT) devices are connected to systems by way of the Internet, they represent fundamental security risks. If manufacturers don’t pay close attention to how these devices ident...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Security and Privacy Cybersecurity directtrust Fred Pinkett Grayson Miller Healthcare IoT Security Healthcare Security Kyle Neuman Lee Barrett Scott Stue Source Type: blogs