Activity

Activity ID

8703

Expires

October 14, 2024

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

1

Fee

150

CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)

Description of CME Course

Over 10 million Americans rely on medical devices that may be vulnerable to cyberattacks. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the public’s reliance on these medical devices, in part because many patients are seeing their healthcare providers via telehealth. The risks arise also as hospitals increasingly connect medical equipment to the internet. Such connections feed data into electronic patient records systems, creating risks for hacking and breaches. MRI scanners, x-ray machines, heart rate monitors, blood pressure monitors, respiration monitors, glucose sensors, brain liquid pressure sensors, endoscope capsules, and cardiac arrhythmia monitors/recorders are examples of medical devices at risk. This activity discusses the vulnerabilities and provides risk mitigation strategies.

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Educational Objectives

Understand how hacking of medical devices evolved and what devices are vulnerable.
Identify the types of threats to modern day devices.
Implement risk mitigation strategies to prepare staff and hospital for an adverse event related to hacked devices.

Keywords

hacking, cybersecurity, medical device security

Competencies

Systems-based Practice

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Practice Setting

Outpatient

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