Medical Devices
In a letter to the FDA, members of Congress cite confusion over providers' deployment of clinical decision support software that is exempt from medical device regulations and call for clarity from its Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
Also, Australia's aged care research centre has received additional funding to deploy AI.
The combination of 5G and IoT could redefine remote healthcare, getting closer to a future where patients can receive hospital-grade care from anywhere. And more user-friendly and patient-centered devices should drive broader adoption.
At the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Thursday, leaders from the Health Sector Coordinating Council offered advice for a collaborative layered defense to help health systems bolster responsiveness and stabilize their security postures.
The medtech company says it is the only manufacturer of FDA-approved pulse oximeters to have reached an agreement in a lawsuit against many over the devices' notoriously higher rates of error for people with darker skin.
The Digital Medicine Society's seal aims to evaluate health application products' baseline security, usability and clinical return on investment to help decision-makers scrutinize which tools are best for patient care.
Also, AIIMS Delhi is the latest to open a training centre featuring Intuitive's RAS system in India.
Started amid the recent pandemic, smart hospitals are now being expanded nationwide.
Himaja Motheram, a security researcher, walks CISOs and other security leaders through the various weaknesses in healthcare and offers solutions to protect organizations and their data.
Also, Singapore's National Healthcare Group has set up an AI centre with Nanyang Technological University.
