Confusion around FDA policies hinders medical device security, report suggests

Becker's Healthcare October 5, 2018
Jessica Kim Cohen

Hospital IT executives are split in their confidence when it comes to medical device security, according to a joint report from KLAS Research and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives published Oct. 5.

For the report on medical device security, KLAS Research and CHIME surveyed 148 CIOs, chief information security officers, chief technology officers and other IT leaders at various provider organizations, including hospitals and integrated delivery networks. The respondents were asked to share perceptions of their organization’s security strategy and common challenges they’ve faced.

Thirty-nine percent of executives in the survey said they were “confident” or “very confident” in their medical device security strategy’s ability to protect patient safety and prevent disruptions to patient care, while 31 percent...

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