With so much data to be accessed, the healthcare industry (including health insurance, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers) has become a popular and profitable target for hackers.

How Vantage Point helps secure healthcare software

Vantage Point understands the unique security requirements and constraints of the healthcare industry. We are active members of Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and the Archimedes Group at the University of Michigan, and collaborate with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Health ISAC and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help healthcare companies combat cyber criminals.

We know that delivering more efficient patient care requires more connected systems. While the benefits of increased connectivity are tangible, so are the risks associated with unauthorized access. That is why Vantage Point offers healthcare clients a holistic approach to software security. When you work with Vantage Point you’ll understand potential risks and have the ability to determine their impact on patients and other stakeholders.

Why secure software is essential to your healthcare company

Vulnerabilities created by greater data accessibility combined with increasingly sophisticated threats makes your customers and patients likely targets. For example:

• Stolen information threatens patients with a higher rate of identity theft, spamming and social engineering.
• Medical device connectivity is on the rise to help deliver better patient care. However, increased connectivity also exposes medical devices and their associated patient data to unauthorized access.
• Web and mobile access to patient data potentially places sensitive information in harm’s way.

As a result, your patients, brand credibility and financial bottom line are at stake. You also expose your organization to greater risk of regulatory fines as the Federal government increasingly seeks to prosecute HIPAA violations.

Unfortunately, many healthcare organizations don’t have the resources to protect themselves from malicious attacks. That’s where Vantage Point comes in.