American Hospital Association March 19, 2020
As the nation’s hospitals and health systems, physicians, caregivers and staff treat and care for patients and our communities, there are others in the world seeking to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic for financial gain. Particularly, cyber criminals.
We here at the AHA are closely monitoring government cyber bulletins and threat information from the field. We believe a hospital and health systems cybersecurity programs’ first priority is to mitigate cyber risk affecting patient care and patient safety.
Ventilators and other life support medical devices are critical in the battle against COVID-19. In the most serious cases, life-saving mechanical breathing assistance is required for patients. Thus, we highly encourage:
- Formalizing coordination and communication between clinical engineering and information...
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