All state governments dispose of large numbers of older computers each year, and while they all have procedures in place to scrub sensitive data from the hard drives before releasing them, there have been reports of slip-ups. An audit conducted last summer on computers approved for sale or donation by Washington state found that 9% […]
Health care providers have a long history of protecting sensitive patient information but the fact that more and more health care equipment is now connected to the internet opens up this data to a new range of exposure risks. All hospitals currently do have formal strategies to protect medical device security in order to comply […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
"No matter how well you investigate an EMR, it’s possible that the product won’t be as usable as it seemed when you first tested it. But that’s not the only EMR risk your hospital or medical practice needs to address. Steven Fox, Principal with Post & Schell, told us about several other EMR contract gotchas […]
The Food and Drug Administration Safety Innovation Act (FDASIA) work group, made up of experts from various branches of the healthcare industry, recommends that the FDA proceed with as light a touch as possible in reviewing new health information technology products. The work group’s new report suggests that reducing regulatory burdens on the software industry […]