MedTech Dive October 17, 2024
The FDA’s Suzanne Schwartz said at The Medtech Conference that addressing legacy devices is a “work in progress” and a problem regulators and industry need to work on together.
TORONTO — A ransomware attack earlier this year on the Ascension health system brought systems down across multiple states, forcing pharmacies to close and clinicians to switch to paper records.
The incident is one of several examples of the challenges faced as hospitals have increasingly become targets of cyberattacks. Regulators and medical device companies discussed recent attacks and how to prevent them at Advamed’s The Medtech Conference on Wednesday.
“These are becoming more and more frequent, unfortunately,” said Suzanne Schwartz, director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology...
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