Forescout partners with Medigate to reduce medical IoT device risk

05. March 2020 Health 0
IoT security company Forescout has entered a strategic partnership with Medigate, a medical device security and asset management company, to help healthcare organizations continuously discover, identify, assess and secure all Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), IoT, operational technology (OT) and IT network connected devices. Powered by WPeMatico

HHS Announces Initial Funding to Jurisdictions Supporting COVID-19 Response

05. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing upcoming action to provide initial resources to a limited number of state and local jurisdictions in support of our nation’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “State and local governments are the backbone ...

HHS to Procure N95 Respirators to Support Healthcare Workers in COVID-19 Outbreaks

05. March 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
As part of the government-wide efforts to respond to the global outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intends to purchase 500 million N95 respirators over the next 18 months for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Through guaranteed orders, this acquisition encourages manufacturers to immediately increase ...