The riskiest medical devices, representing the top 1%, are used by 89% of healthcare organizations, according to Claroty’s report. These Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) devices are vulnerable and frequently connected to hospital information systems (20%) and imaging systems (8%). Nearly all healthcare organizations have at least some of these devices in their systems. Vulnerable operational technology devices, however, are less common, accounting for only 0.3% of devices in healthcare systems.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
