Medical Devices

Charles Alessi, HIMSS chief clinical officer, says digital technologies will provide the only way for Japan to manage the aging of its population.

If exploited by a remote attacker, the set of vulnerabilities could pose safety and security risks for connected medical devices and hospital networks.

As data collected from computer hardware becomes more valuable than the hardware itself, traditional makers of diagnostics, surgical tools and medical devices should be partnering with developers of sensors and analytics tools, it says.

An interview with Richard Staynings, Chief Security Strategist, Cylera.

Understanding the "why" is key to achieving a spectrum of innovation that is about solving the problem, and not just rolling out a tech-driven approach, says Steve Wretling, chief technology and innovation officer at HIMSS.

Connected devices make healthcare easier but invite plenty of problems. Here’s what CIOs and CISOs need to do.

The voluntary recommendations from the industry group, which aim to build consumer trust in companies that handle health and wellness data, are meant to supplement, not supplant, existing legal requirements, says CTA.

The C4MI Verified program is designed in part around recommendations made by the National Academy of Medicine and will be conducted through partnerships with medical device vendors and its member health care organizations.