Connected medical devices create unique cybersecurity challenges

Lawrence Voyten, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force, says the task force educates chapter advocates on upcoming state and federal healthcare legislation and how it may impact vendors, patients and the industry.

Sarah Hatchett, Cleveland Clinic CIO, says that creating a smart hospital is less about implementing the latest hardware than creating a seamless longitudinal patient journey that starts before hospital admission.

Gayle Harrell, Florida state senator, says her background in managing a medical practice gave her insight she then used to help shape HITECH and e-prescribing legislation.