Healthcare IT Today January 21, 2025
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The following is a guest article by Joseph M. Saunders, Founder and CEO at RunSafe Security

Modern healthcare settings are full of devices that use software to manage and improve patient care, from MRI machines to CT scanners to infusion pumps. Healthcare providers rely on medical device manufacturers to deliver secure and effective software upfront, but securing software once these devices are already in the field is another challenge altogether.

Just last year, the FDA released new guidance on cybersecurity for medical devices, including requirements for securing medical devices postmarket. The FDA’s primary guidance is that manufacturers have a plan for the “rapid testing, evaluation, and patching of devices deployed in the field.”

Patching, however, takes significant time and resources...

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