Improving the security and privacy of implantable medical devices

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1164-1166

  Maisel, William H ^a   Kohno, Tadayoshi ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER VIRUS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERNET; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PACEMAKER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; TERRORISM; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER SECURITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEVICE APPROVAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77950500674     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1000745     Document Type: Short Survey

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