As healthcare organizations continue to move toward value-based care, there is a growing need for intelligent solutions to help address the biggest challenges radiologists face in improving outcomes, simplifying data and insights gathering, lowering the cost of healthcare delivery, and enhancing patient and staff satisfaction.

Philips India Ltd, a leading health technology company,never fails to bring something new for the medical fraternity and so it recently announced the launch of its new range of next genera- tion imaging solutions namely Access CT 32 Slice, Ingenia Prodiva 1.5T MRI and Dura Diagnost F30 Digital X-ray which are customised products supported by artificial intelligence to help radiologists bring about better and faster diagnosis with more accuracy and also improved and better patient care and experience. These imaging solutions have user-friendly interfaces which areeasy to operate and take less- er preparation time for patients. Their other positives are high image quality, streamline workflow and reduce variability thus providing better diagnostic outcomes for radiologists. All these Imaging System solutions have their own unique features. Access CT offers flexibility, exceptional image quality, and diagnostic accuracy with lower total cost of ownership. Ingenia Prodiva MR is built on proven dStream digital broadband technology, present in over 2000 installations worldwide which can accelerate patient throughput with a simplified Breeze Workflow. It has an intuitive user interface enhanced by guided and standardized examination procedures helps perform routine MRI exams from day one. DuraDiagnost F30 Digital X-ray provides ease of entry into the world of digital radiography with a price to performance ratio that’s hard to beat. It also helps simplify the path to clinical decision making, improves patients’ outcomes and reduces the radio- diagnosis department’s burden.

Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is a collection of medical devices and applications that connect to health- care IT systems through online com- puter networks. These include medi- cal devices equipped with Wi-Fi that allow machine-to-machine communication. Though the rise of the IoMT has improved processes and patient care but has also resulted in an increased number of vulnerabilities.

Healthcare IT security teams in India must be prepared to face possible cyber-attacks on connected medical devices in healthcare facilities, as well as home health devices. These devices have not been designed with security as its top concern since developers are primarily focused on its functionality and ease of use.

According to Allied Market Research, the global Internet of Things (IoT) healthcare market is expected to reach US$136.8 billion by 2021, registering a CAGR of 12.5 percent between 2015 and 2021, driven by easy availability of wearable smart devices and decreasing cost of sensor technology. Cyber-attacks will continue to be a threat for healthcare providers and likely in greater volumes going forward. The resulting overall downtime, incident response and legal fees, as well as long term reputational damage can cost hospi- tals millions and keep them from providing high quality care to patients. The best course of action is to ensure every hospital has a robust and integrated security strategy.

Keeping this in mind Fortinet offers certain strategies for healthcare organizations to prepare against imminent IoMT cyber-threats: A dedicated team needs to be put into place to uncover the latest threat intelligence so that real time threat and mitigation updates can be made expeditiously, before cybercriminals take advantage of any weaknesses in connected IoT devices or the critical services they provide. An organisation needs to ensure that their security posture is upto date with prevention and detection measures as well as develop and maintain good network hygiene which includes systematic patching and updating of vulnerable systems and replacing outdated technologies that are no longer supported.