The recent Webinar Wednesday presentation “Real-Time Medical Device Visibility and Security in Action” was sponsored by Cynerio and eligible for 1 credit from the ACI.
Cynerio Security Evangelist Chad Holmes discussed how the role of biomedical engineers, clinical engineers and other HTM team members has expanded significantly over the past decade. Previously focused solely on device maintenance, they now find themselves in a world of IT tickets, growing security concerns and, in worst case scenarios, leading the patient safety response during a ransomware attack. As attacks have increased, so have the tools available to teams to understand the device footprint, locations, risks and security guidance available. Holmes was able to demonstrate common functionality used by BME teams from finding hidden devices to quickly patching and securing devices.
Holmes shared additional insights during an informative question-and-answer session.
One question asked about entering information into a CMMS.
An attendee asked what information does Holmes recommend customers put in their CMMS (model number, serial number, etc.)? The attendee also asked for tips to avoid errors that occur from manual data entry.
Next, Holmes fielded a question about LAN and data points.
The complete webinar with the Q&A session can be viewed at WebinarWednesday.live.
The webinar was a hit with attendees providing positive feedback via a post-webinar survey. One of the questions asked was, “Was today’s presentation worth your time?”
“Today’s presentation was very interesting to me. I am a first-year biomed student who has worked in health care for over 15 years, but I never really took into account the massive amount of equipment that needs to be maintained at my place of employment. Watching this presentation and seeing what I will be dealing with when I am employed as a biomed was really encouraging and makes me want to continue to put in the hard work in order to get my degree,” said Jesse Bauer, a student at MSCS.
“In the medical field, security in all forms is critical to patient safety. This presentation was definitely worth it,” said Logan Lozano, a CBET Tech 2 at CommonSpirit Health.
“It was. Visibility and security are huge concerns, especially in smaller hospitals and hospital systems that do not have many resources to monitor,” shared Benjamin Brewer, clinical engineering manager at Northern Light Health.
“Yes, it most definitely was. I’m new to biomed so it shined a light on some issues that hospitals encounter,” Brandon Cieminski, another student at MSCS said.
For more information, including a recording of this webinar, visit WebinarWednesday.live.
