How healthcare organizations can enhance RPM security, resiliency

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in remote patient monitoring (RPM), but this also brings security risks, according to a 300-page guide from the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence and the National Institute for Standards and Technology. Stephanie Domas, executive vice president of MedSec, stated that securing RPM ecosystems is essential to protect patient data and communication with care providers. Organizations must implement cybersecurity and privacy controls, despite the misconception that patient monitoring devices are not attractive to hackers. It is important to have a separate workflow for medical devices, with a dedicated governance structure.