Security of Mobile Computing Devices in the Healthcare Environment

January 05, 2012
RESOURCE TYPE
White Paper
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Link
DATE ADDED
January 5, 2012
AUTHOR(S)
mHIMSS

 
The HIMSS Mobile Security Work Group feels that it is important to provide this guidance now. The use of mobile computing devices in healthcare organizations is growing very quickly, whether endorsed by management or not. This use is likely to continue to grow and it must be accommodated somehow. Mobile computing devices pose some of the biggest risks to security and compliance today. And these devices are being rolled out at a rate that is outstripping our ability to adequately secure them. Research suggests that the market for mobile computing devices in the healthcare market is set to go from $100M today to $1.7B in 2014.1

This paper will focus on mobile computing devices such as smart phones and tablets.  Although mobile computing device management and policies will be touched on, this paper is intended to discuss the security and compliance ramifications only. In the near term, the Mobile Security Work Group will be developing a “Mobile Security Toolkit”.

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