Feds release final guidance on telehealth, RPM security

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published guidance on securing telehealth and remote patient monitoring ecosystems. The guide helps healthcare organizations identify risks and choose appropriate telehealth platform providers. The NCCoE collaborated with industry partners to build a laboratory environment and emphasized the importance of privacy and cybersecurity measures for patient monitoring systems. The NCCoE analyzed risk factors, outlined vulnerabilities, and recommended measures to safeguard the ecosystem. The guidance notes that a holistic risk mitigation strategy combining technology, people, and processes is necessary.