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As app and IoT device use rises, so do security concerns | Health Data Management

A variety of developers and provider organizations have taken notice of these concerns and are ramping up security initiatives.

An app or IoT device program should not be put in place until appropriate intrusion detection tools, malware protection and auditing processes are established, warns John Halamka, MD, chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

“We have a number of clinicians and engineers with MD and masters degrees who created these apps,” Halamka explains. “Having medical and engineering training makes creating healthcare IoT applications much easier. Our information security staff members were involved from the beginning to ensure that security is foundational.”

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