Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector:

NIST SP 1800-24

OCR is sharing the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s (NCCoE) at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 1800-24, Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector.  This practice guide can help HIPAA covered entities and their business associates implement current cybersecurity standards and best practices to reduce their cybersecurity risk, while maintaining the performance and usability of PACS:

NIST CYBERSECURITY and PRIVACY PROGRAM

Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)—Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector: NIST SP 1800-24

A new NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide, NIST SP 1800-24, is now available: Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector.

Medical imaging plays an important role in diagnosing and treating patients. The system that that manages medical images is known as the Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) and is nearly ubiquitous in healthcare environments. PACS fits within a highly complex healthcare delivery organization (HDO) environment that involves interfacing with a range of interconnected systems. This complexity may result in cybersecurity risks that could potentially compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the PACS ecosystem.

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