2022 is now upon us, hopefully marking the end of a very disruptive couple of years. Global challenges, from supply chain shortages to remote services, have driven digital innovation and change in the way we work across all sectors. The medical device industry is no different and going forward, having learned from the experiences of 2021.
The findings suggest that manufacturers need to make user interface and user experience design improvements to certain wearable medical devices.
This year, the healthcare industry will step up its fight against cyberattacks because the costs and risks to patient care are becoming too great.
The agency is urging manufacturers to not only have recall policies in place before a recall is necessary, but to also act quickly in initiating a recall when public health is at risk.
Five steps to better protect providers, medtech companies, their networks, data and patients from a cyberattack.
Thus far, the company has received 51 reports of serious injury and three reports of patient death over five years.
A global pandemic is still upon us, but that certainly does not mean that healthcare technology innovation is standing still. To help the medical device industry look to the future and prepare, experts from regulation and academia alike are bringing attention to the acceleration and pitfalls of innovation.
Healthcare cannot remain reactive to dealing with cybersecurity risks. We must take a new, proactive approach to protecting our users, and our systems must prioritize reducing the extent of reliance on users against unknown threats.
As more healthcare activities take place from home, passive continuous monitoring solutions and new technology such as artificial intelligence will be critical to communications between providers and patients. In addition, new solutions that offer overnight monitoring will play a crucial role in helping to fill the gaps, particularly in assessing patient deterioration or changes in health conditions. The pandemic has forever changed the trajectory of healthcare and specifically virtual care.
Increasing demand for custom surgical implants and growing investment in R&D will help the sector experience significant growth over the next five years.
