New FDA Draft Guidance Aims to Improve Medical Device Security
It's no secret that medical devices present major security concerns for providers everywhere as healthcare facilities become ever-more connected.
It's no secret that medical devices present major security concerns for providers everywhere as healthcare facilities become ever-more connected.
On Wednesday, Apple unveiled its Apple Watch Series 4, which includes significant upgrades to the wearable, the largest of which is a built-in FDA-approved electrocardiogram monitor.
Mercy Technology Services, the IT arm of 40-plus hospital system Mercy Health, has launched a new picture archiving communication system (PACS) imaging solution, with the aim to improve on aging and often fragmented imaging systems.
Among the top infrastructure upgrades supporting electronic health records today are tools that give users access to EHRs from any device in any location. But that’s just the beginning.
Until now, users have adapted their behavior to systems. They use monitors and keyboards because that’s what vendors determined to be an appropriate configuration. However, that’s starting to flip, says Gregg Pessin, research director in healthcare delivery at Gartner.
We all know the feeling of our heart pumping away in our chest as an opponent scores, or the adrenaline spike that accompanies a winning goal. But now, thanks to the help of Nokia's hybrid smartwatch and 7,000 French soccer fans, we have proof of the physiological effects of excitement and disappointment during sporting events.
The new healthcare company started by Amazon, J.P. Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway has chosen Atul Gawande as the organization's chief executive officer.
At its annual conference in Seattle in July, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, will lead participants on an Energy Treasure Hunt, walking attendees through a local facility in search of opportunities to reduce energy, including examples such as:
An attack group targeting healthcare organizations in the U.S., Europe and Asia has been uncovered by Symantec.
With the aim to ease patient engagement with their own electronic health records, Apple announced its beta version of the EHR app in late January. Now, the tech giant is moving to launch its record-sharing app and expanding its pool of participating healthcare organizations from the original 12 U.S. health systems to 39.
The American Society on Aging has awarded CDW Healthcare with its first "Technology in Aging Award." American Society on Aging will present the award on March 26 recognizing the organization for “making a difference in the lives of older adults," McKnights reports.