Technology Based Medical Technology

Hospital readmissions carry huge costs for hospitals and add greatly to the cost of healthcare. Remote patient monitoring has the potential to prevent many such readmissions.” 2

As technology in healthcare continues to grow, it seems as if the possibilities are endless. I see this growth as something new, improved, and promising for the future of healthcare. I am sure that not everyone feels that way. But, I feel if the research is done and the tools are used properly with proper privacy guidelines taken, that it is easy to see that this is going to be the way of the future, whether everyone likes it or not. It is something that will continue to grow with the growth of healthcare and new technological advances. One of the main advances that the healthcare world is being taken by storm with currently is the expanding use of telemedicine. Throughout this paper I

While IoT devices holds much promise, there are still many security issues that need to be addressed. These security issues can have a significant impact on everyday life, such as causing damage, disruption to business operations, and in some cases even loss of life. Having all your devices interconnected using IoT such as lighting, thermostats, doors, and elevators, seems convenient but in fact this poses a great security risk. If these risks are exploited it could disrupt power or lighting which could lead to a loss of life if it were something like a hospital. Addressing these security risks will lead to more efficient and safer to use IoT devices but companies will have to identify them in their devices first (Tankard, 2015).

The purpose of this study will be to develop adequate security strategies and best practices as a guide to add to the knowledge base of current literature on IoT devices. The current research literature on the internet of things indicates that the number of attacks against IoT devices are on the rise. The number of potential attackers is growing at an alarming rate because of the number of IoT devices that are joined to network every day (Abomhara and Kien, 2015). Tools are available to those same potential attackers are much more sophisticated that they have ever been. (p. 66). This study will provide valuable information to IT leaders, service providers, vendors and IoT manufactures.

While this new era of healthcare has its benefits, it also comes with its own set of unique challenges. The security of the very devices that were created to help doctors and patients are giving hackers the opportunity to steal sensitive health and financial information.

Telehealth systems present important security and hidden risks that can affect the level of trusts of clinicians and patients in using the systems. Notably, the telehealth encounter might lead to the disclosure of information to the wrong person unknowingly. Therefore, one of the primary recommendations would be to ensure that at the beginning of each encounter, the telehealth providers verify and authenticate the identity of the patient. The practitioner's identity should also be checked to prevent the wrong personnel from attending to the patient for personal interests. Verifying the identity of the patient prevents another individual from accessing the patient’s information

Medical devices are another emerging cyber risk for CVS, particularly because many new devices connect to the internet. Medical device security does not end with the manufacturer, it is a shared responsibility between many partners that must find a balance between device operability and security. Interoperability is an important component to medical devices for CVS because it can yield savings by reducing adverse outcomes, redundant testing, and time spent assessing and entering patient information.

For example, in Fitbits, users are easily able to access their health data, such as number of steps taken, number of calories burned, etc. In comparison, for pacemakers, patients are often not allowed to access their data at all, thereby restricting access of personal data to just medical professionals and data collectors. When considering that the user in question cannot access their own private data, regulations are imperative in preventing such data from reaching the wrong hands. In this field, medical devices use encryption to deter hackers or other unwanted visitors from accessing sensitive data (Eramo), but as seen from Mark Gasson, it is not guaranteed to work. By infecting an RFID chip in his hand with a virus, Gasson determined that the virus located in his hand was able to infect external systems (Cellan-Jones). Although medical devices proclaim to be secure, the risk of a virus from another piece of technology infecting these devices is high, with extremely serious consequences. It is imperative to continue pressing for answers regarding the secureness of medical devices and push for more knowledge regarding third party servers that may use medical data for reasons other than

The field of healthcare today is continuing to advance. The use of new emerging technologies is largely responsible for that. Healthcare professionals are able to communicate with one another and share pertinent patient information with one another faster, and easier than ever before. With the signing of legislation like the HITECH Act and the Affordable Care Act, healthcare organizations are beginning to transform the way patient information is used and stored. As healthcare pushes further toward more advanced technology the care that patients receive becomes more personalized and optimized allowing for shorter hospital stays and better care overall. But, as these new technologies are being implemented, risks to the security of patient

Every day, hospitals in the United States and around the world are working long hours in responding to emergencies, attending patients, delivering newborn babies, performing surgeries, and foremost – saving lives. Not too long ago, cyberspace has given institutions such as hospitals the tools to accumulate and file as much information and data as possible in this great space of technology, networks, and systems. Information such as patient’s information, treatments, machinery, as well as having a better way to have secure place to store them and have authorization in accessing them. However, such tools had been used as weapons by those who want to have access and possession of such critical information and control by cyber criminals, thieves, and terrorists. Unfortunately, it’s not simple to live in a world in which laws can just simply protect institutions that help save lives. Rather, hospitals have fallen as victims of cyberattacks.

In 2017, hackers infiltrated 477 United States health care data networks compromising 5.6 million patient medical records. In one instance, a single employee responded to a cybercriminal’s phishing exploit, unwittingly exposing 15,000 electronic health records (EHRs). Many care providers have adopted new technology to better manage patient information and improve the quality of medical services. However, advanced recordkeeping technologies come with the risk of exposing patient data to cyberattacks, many which have taken place without attracting the attention of the media.

It is agreed that clinical documentation systems are used at a high rate in health care information technology. There is so much that technology has changed and will continue to change in the future, which includes electronic health records. The mention of security with information technology is an important part of protecting health information with most of it being electronic protection remains just as important to consumers. There needs to be continued work to improve security to prevent breeches and threats. In the article by Ropp and Quammen (2015), it reviews the growing number of breaches to protected health information since 2010. A large number could be linked backed to laptops, thumb drives, and paper records that had been stolen

Cybersecurity threats are evolving each day and becoming more and more present especially within the healthcare industry. Hospitals are falling victim to these intrusions and attacks consistently. SANS Institute reported that 94% of healthcare organizations are victim to a cyberattack. IoT, Internet of Things, is constantly growing; digitally connected devices are becoming a part of people’s everyday lives such as Bluetooth devices. Connected medical devices such as patient monitoring systems in hospitals whether it is mobile, wireless, or cloud are transforming the way data is accessed and shared with patients and medical practitioners. At the same time, this increase of interconnected devices increase the risk of cybersecurity breaches. These

Today the healthcare industry makes use of small form factor PCs like those manufactured by Cybernet in a wide variety of applications. These include the patient exam rooms where both the doctor and the nursing staff use tablets to update

The author painted a grim picture where financial institutions and healthcare facilities are at greater risk for attacks because the data these organizations keep makes them a valuable target for hackers, (Eddy, 2014). In an email Computer Resource Specialist, Matthew F. Kator explained how the hospital he works for was recently the target for a large-scale email attack. The specific details of the attacks could not be disclosed. However, the hospital was successful at preventing any (Matthew F. Kator, personal communication, September, 2014). However, this result does not seem to be the norm in many