Have you considered cybersecurity risk? FDA has just released the new draft guidance, “Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices.”
“A growing number of medical devices are designed to be networked to facilitate patient care,” the agency writes in the draft. “Networked medical devices, like other networked computer systems, incorporate software that may be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats.”
Should cybersecurity be considered during the development of smart drug-delivery devices? We asked Ali Youssef, PMP CPHIMS CWNE, Senior Clinical Mobile Solutions Architect, Henry Ford Health, this question and more. He intends to cover traditional medical devices as well as smart drug-delivery devices on Wednesday, February 10 at the upcoming MD&M West 2016 conference in Anaheim, CA.
PMP: Medical device cybersecurity has been identified as a potential concern by FDA. When it comes to developing smart drug-delivery devices (such as devices that may interact with a digital device for tracking dosing or other patient activities), what cybersecurity risks are there, and how can drug and device companies minimize those risks to protect patients? For the full article click here
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