Cybersecurity threats pose biggest healthcare hazard, ECRI reports
The patient-safety organization recommended healthcare organizations take a proactive approach to cybersecurity to minimize the threat of ransomware and other malware.
Malware attacks in healthcare can put patient safety at risk, shutting off access to records, taking down medical devices and interrupting supply chains, according to a new report from the ECRI Institute that puts ransomware and cybersecurity threats at the top of its technology hazards list for 2018.
To prevent cyberattacks, healthcare organizations must be proactive and engage their employees in safeguarding efforts, according to the ECRI Institute, a patient-safety not-for-profit.
“This is an issue that needs to be tackled by all different departments within a healthcare facility,” said Juuso Leinonen, ECRI’s product officer for health devices. “The collaboration between different departments, even the clinicians, is key to successful cybersecurity.”
Source: www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20171106/NEWS/171109934