UNC Health and Censinet Partner to Strengthen Medical Device Cyber Risk Management
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UNC Health and Censinet have partnered to enhance cybersecurity for medical devices and third-party vendors, protecting patient care from cyber threats like ransomware.
The partnership automates risk workflows, ensures 100% risk coverage for third parties, and strengthens cybersecurity for medical devices and vendors.
Censinet RiskOps™ is a cloud-based risk exchange platform that automates third-party and enterprise risk management workflows, including medical device cybersecurity.
It includes automated MDS2 analysis, corrective action plans, and summary risk reporting tailored for medical devices.
With the rapid growth of connected devices, this collaboration ensures comprehensive risk management, continuous protection, and improved patient safety.
Visit Censinet’s website or UNC Health’s website for more information.
CHICAGO, IL – HIMSS 2023 CONFERENCE – APRIL 18, 2023 – Censinet, the leading provider of healthcare risk management solutions, and UNC Health, a leading not-for-profit integrated health care system owned by the state of North Carolina, announced today they have partnered to transform cyber risk management for medical devices and third-party vendors across UNC Health, further protecting patient care from malicious cyber threats like ransomware. With Censinet RiskOpsTM, UNC Health will significantly expand and strengthen the security of medical devices and third-party vendors through total automation of cyber risk workflows.
“Our partnership with Censinet further enhances our mission to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve,” said Dee Young, Chief Information Security Officer at UNC Health. “As the threat landscape evolves, we continue to adopt advanced, effective, and efficient technologies like Censinet to strengthen cybersecurity assessments for all medical devices, vendors, and suppliers across the health system.”
Censinet RiskOps is the industry’s first and only purpose-built, HIPAA-secure risk exchange, enabling a collaborative, multi-sided network of providers, payers, and vendors to seamlessly and securely share cyber risk data. With total automation and actionable insights across all third-party and enterprise/GRC workflows, Censinet RiskOps will enable UNC Health to significantly expand and accelerate the third-party risk assessment process, ensuring 100% risk coverage of all third parties across their entire lifecycle – including health IT, medical devices, IRB, and supply chain. Censinet RiskOps includes targeted capabilities for managing medical device cyber risk:
- Curated, standardized questionnaires for MDS2 2013 and MDS2 2019.
- Automated ingestion, parsing, and analysis of existing MDS2 documentation to eliminate the need to manually respond to medical device questionnaires.
- Automated corrective action plan generation and remediation tracking based on findings to ensure continuous management and mitigation of medical device risk.
- Automated summary risk reporting and scoring – including intuitive, non-technical, and Board-ready reports and dashboards.
“We’re honored to have UNC Health join the Censinet risk network, helping make both their health system and the entire healthcare industry stronger and more resilient to advanced cyber threats,” said Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet. “With an estimated 10-15 connected devices per bed and healthcare digital transformation moving ever faster, we salute UNC Health for leading the charge on medical device security to protect patient safety.”
About Censinet
Censinet®, based in Boston, MA, takes the risk out of healthcare with Censinet RiskOps, the industry’s first and only cloud-based risk exchange of healthcare organizations working together to manage and mitigate cyber risk. Purpose-built for healthcare, Censinet RiskOpsTM delivers total automation across all third party and enterprise risk management workflows and best practices. Censinet transforms cyber risk management by leveraging network scale and efficiencies, providing actionable insight, and improving overall operational effectiveness while eliminating risks to patient safety, data, and care delivery. Censinet is an American Hospital Association (AHA) Preferred Cybersecurity Provider. Find out more about Censinet and its RiskOps platform at censinet.com.
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Key Points:
What is the partnership between UNC Health and Censinet about?
UNC Health and Censinet have partnered to transform cyber risk management for medical devices and third-party vendors. By leveraging BOLD 'Censinet RiskOps™', UNC Health will automate risk workflows, enhance cybersecurity, and protect patient care from malicious threats like ransomware.
How does this partnership benefit UNC Health?
The partnership provides several benefits to UNC Health:
- Automated risk workflows: Streamlines the risk assessment process for medical devices and vendors.
- Comprehensive risk coverage: Ensures 100% risk coverage across the entire lifecycle of third parties, including health IT, medical devices, and supply chain.
- Enhanced cybersecurity: Strengthens protection against ransomware and other cyber threats, safeguarding patient care.
What is Censinet RiskOps™, and how does it work?
Censinet RiskOps™ is a cloud-based risk exchange platform that automates third-party and enterprise risk management workflows. It provides:
- Automation: Eliminates manual processes for risk assessments.
- Scalability: Supports large volumes of connected devices and vendors.\
- Efficiency: Reduces assessment times and improves risk mitigation.
What specific capabilities does Censinet RiskOps™ offer for medical devices?
Censinet RiskOps™ includes:
- Curated MDS2 questionnaires: Standardized for MDS2 2013 and 2019.
- Automated MDS2 analysis: Ingests and parses documentation to eliminate manual responses.
- Corrective action plans: Automatically generates and tracks remediation efforts.
- Summary risk reporting: Provides intuitive, non-technical dashboards and Board-ready reports.
Why is this partnership important for healthcare cybersecurity?
The rapid growth of connected devices and IoT in healthcare has increased vulnerabilities to cyberattacks. This partnership ensures:
- Comprehensive risk management across the lifecycle of medical devices.
- Continuous protection against evolving cyber threats.
- Improved operational efficiency for healthcare organizations.
Where can I learn more about this partnership?
Visit Censinet’s website or UNC Health’s website for additional details.
