Connected Health Consumer Report (2nd ed.): Trust in a new era of health

Connected Health Consumer Report – Trust in a new era of health

By Salesforce

…feel transactional. Read this report and see what 12,000 global health consumers say they would like from medtech organizations when it comes to building relationships centered on trust and communication….

…feel transactional. Read this report and see what 12,000 global health consumers say they would like from medtech organizations when it comes to building relationships centered on trust and communication….

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Vidya Murthy, MedCrypt
MEDdesign

Changes in Healthcare Security Start with Better Device-Driven Security

By Vidya Murthy

A common adage in healthcare cybersecurity is that “people are the weakest link.” It is true in one sense—healthcare leads against other industries with 31% of cybersecurity related breaches being…

A common adage in healthcare cybersecurity is that “people are the weakest link.” It is true in one sense—healthcare leads against other industries with 31% of cybersecurity related breaches being…

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FDA

After Two Toddlers Die, FDA Issues Patient Communication for Enteral Feeding Delivery Sets

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

Today the FDA issued a Safety Communication alert to healthcare providers, parents and caregivers of pediatric patients who receive enteral feeding. The delivery sets use tubing that can become wrapped…

Today the FDA issued a Safety Communication alert to healthcare providers, parents and caregivers of pediatric patients who receive enteral feeding. The delivery sets use tubing that can become wrapped…

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FDA

FDA Resumes Domestic Surveillance Inspections

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

As a result in the decline in COVID-19 cases nationwide, FDA announced that it would resume conducting domestic surveillance inspections on February 7—affecting all commodities. The agency will continue with…

As a result in the decline in COVID-19 cases nationwide, FDA announced that it would resume conducting domestic surveillance inspections on February 7—affecting all commodities. The agency will continue with…

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Ajay Panwar, Medtronic
Soapbox

Potential for Artificial Intelligence in the Prevention and Detection of Cardiac Arrest

By Ajay Panwar

…illness or it might appear out of nowhere, or due to other symptoms. If the right measures aren’t performed immediately, cardiac arrest can be deadly. All figures courtesy of Ajay…

…illness or it might appear out of nowhere, or due to other symptoms. If the right measures aren’t performed immediately, cardiac arrest can be deadly. All figures courtesy of Ajay…

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Joris van der Heijden, StarFish Medical
MEDdesign

The Last Major Technical Hurdle for Personalized Medicine:  Manufacturability

By Joris van der Heijden, Ph.D.

…them. The sky is the limit when it comes to the benefits of truly personalized medicine. For example, personalization of treatment would ensure a perfect fit between tumor and immunotherapy…

…them. The sky is the limit when it comes to the benefits of truly personalized medicine. For example, personalization of treatment would ensure a perfect fit between tumor and immunotherapy…

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Healthcare Technology

Critical Issues in Remote Monitoring: Data Capture and Quality

By Jennifer Kent, Ph.D.

new technology like artificial intelligence will be critical to support communications between providers and patients. Solutions that offer continuous and passive monitoring will play a crucial role in helping to…

new technology like artificial intelligence will be critical to support communications between providers and patients. Solutions that offer continuous and passive monitoring will play a crucial role in helping to…

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Doug Folsom, TRIMEDX
Soapbox

The Evolution of Medical Device Cybersecurity Threats in the Wake of COVID-19

By Doug Folsom

…this environment is the security of medical devices, which are growing in number and complexity and are increasingly being connected to a network. The pandemic has further exposed the risk…

…this environment is the security of medical devices, which are growing in number and complexity and are increasingly being connected to a network. The pandemic has further exposed the risk…

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Coronavirus

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Develops Rapid Test for COVID-19 Variants

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

…Health Research Institute in an ROI-NJ.com article . “We had recently improved an older version of the assay, so that it could detect the Delta variant, but, when Omicron appeared,…

…Health Research Institute in an ROI-NJ.com article . “We had recently improved an older version of the assay, so that it could detect the Delta variant, but, when Omicron appeared,…

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Medtronic

Medtronic Recalls Atherectomy System due to Risk of Catheter Breakage

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

…an arterial dissection or rupture, ischemia, and blood vessel complications that could lead to additional surgical procedures. Thus far, 163 complaints have been made about the device, with 55 injuries….

…an arterial dissection or rupture, ischemia, and blood vessel complications that could lead to additional surgical procedures. Thus far, 163 complaints have been made about the device, with 55 injuries….

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