IoT Can Revolutionize Healthcare, But Security Is Key
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The document discusses the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare, highlighting predictions of significant economic impact by organizations like Gartner and McKinsey. It outlines various security threats associated with IoT in healthcare and offers resolutions, emphasizing the need for data integrity and compliance with regulations such as HIPAA. Important takeaways include the necessity for strong security strategies and authentication processes for protecting patient information.
IoT Can Revolutionize Healthcare, But Security Is Key
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- 2. sales@algoworks.com Toll Free : +1-877-284-1028 Wonders of IoT In Healthcare IoT holds tremendous promise in healthcare by potentially enabling digital health revolution and advanced patient- care delivery Some Stat Validates the Same. Let’s Have A Look...
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- 4. sales@algoworks.com Toll Free : +1-877-284-1028 Gartner and McKinsey predict that IoT will will have a “potential impact of $2.7 to $6.2 trillion by 2025”. Statistics Speaks
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- 8. sales@algoworks.com Toll Free : +1-877-284-1028 Possible Threats & Mitigating Risks Threat 1 : Biomedical Devices Some Biomedical Devices are vulnerable to unidentified security threats. This can affect patient safety and hamper privacy of data on devices and networked systems.
- 9. sales@algoworks.com Toll Free : +1-877-284-1028 Possible Threats & Mitigating Risks Resolution 1 : Antivirus Software The devices must be kept up to date with security patches. Antivirus software should be current.
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- 11. sales@algoworks.com Toll Free : +1-877-284-1028 Possible Threats & Mitigating Risks Resolution 2 : Post implementation audits Perform post implementation audits Cross-verify the issues of security, user access and encryption.
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- 17. sales@algoworks.com Toll Free : +1-877-284-1028 Possible Threats & Mitigating Risks Resolution 5 : Complete Visibility of Devices Device Manufacturers must be cross verified by security professionals. Information security professionals must have the complete visibility about devices.
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- 20. sales@algoworks.com Toll Free : +1-877-284-1028 Takeaways... a strong strategy is required complete integrity of the information which flows through comm channels devices must only be used by authorized users authentication of technologies processes to verify patient and provider identities
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