Medical Device Connectivity

5G in Healthcare Solving Care Team Problems at Ellison Institute

January 17, 2020 - The Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC recently announced a partnership with wireless network AT&T to open a new “smart” facility to further advance the multidisciplinary cancer research ecosystem through 5G in healthcare. By using AT&T as the foundation and backbone to help support the latest...

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Hospital Networks at Risk from URGENT/11 Vulnerabilities, FDA Warns

by Fred Donovan

Hospital networks and medical devices are at risk from URGENT/11 vulnerabilities that lurk in their IPnet network connection, warned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week. The...

C4MI Launches Program to Verify Medical Device Interoperability

by Fred Donovan

The Center for Medical Interoperability (C4MI) has launched an industry-wide program to verify medical device interoperability. The program, called C4MI Verified, is designed to accelerate the...

Hacker Could Gain Control of Change Healthcare Cardiology Devices

by Fred Donovan

A hacker with low skill level could gain control of connected cardiology devices made by Change Healthcare, warned an ICS-CERT advisory. “Insecure file permissions in the default installation...

MassChallenge Cohort Includes Cloud-based Platform for Clinicians

by Fred Donovan

MassChallenge, the Boston-based startup accelerator, has selected seven digital health startups for the first cohort of its Houston-based accelerator program, including a startup developing a...

Remote Attacker Could Manipulate GE Healthcare Medical Devices

by Fred Donovan

GE Healthcare anesthesia and respiratory medical devices have a firmware vulnerability that could endanger patients by enabling a remote attacker to silence device alarms, alter time and date records,...

HMI Technology, Healthcare Robotics Help Stroke Patient Recovery

by Fred Donovan

Human-machine interface (HMI) technology, healthcare robotics, and brain stimulation are being used by Swiss researchers to help rehabilitate stroke patients. When used together and personalized for...

Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub Adds 4 Major Industry Partners

by Fred Donovan

The Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub, set up last year to improve patient care and provider experience by using cutting-edge health technology, has added four major healthcare industry partners to its...

One-Quarter of Medical Devices Still Running Outdated Windows 7

by Fred Donovan

More than a quarter of medical devices are running Windows 7, which will no longer be supported by Microsoft after January 14 of next year, according to a survey of 600 global healthcare IT...

Wi-Fi 6, 5G Could Be Turning Point for Health IT Infrastructure

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare organizations are deploying more bandwidth-intensive connected medical devices and mobile devices, which are straining existing health IT infrastructure. Next-generation wireless networking technologies, such as Wi-Fi 6 and 5G...

DICOM Standard Flaw Could Compromise Medical Device Security

by Fred Donovan

A flaw in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard could compromise medical device security and be used by attackers to embed malware in medical images, warned...

AT&T, Nihon Kohden Expand Telemeter Wireless Networking Options

by Fred Donovan

The AT&T Foundry has teamed with Nihon Kohden to retrofit Nihon’s LifeScope G3 telemeter worn by hospital patients to monitor their vital signs so that the device can toggle between Wi-Fi and...

HHS Warns Health IT Infrastructure Could Put Patient Data At Risk

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare’s increasing dependence on interconnected health IT infrastructure, such as electronic health records and connected medical devices, could put sensitive patient data at risk, warned...

Smart Healthcare Products Market to See 9.5% CAGR Through 2024

by Fred Donovan

The smart healthcare products market is forecast by Zion Market Research to reach around $66.7 billion by 2024, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5 percent between 2018 and...

Digital Therapeutics Grows More Integrated into Care Delivery

by Fred Donovan

Digital therapeutics and connected health devices are becoming more integrated into healthcare delivery, according to a new report by PwC. In fact, 82 percent of physicians said they have discussed...

Healthcare Internet of Things Market To Grow at 11% CAGR to 2022

by Fred Donovan

The global healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) market is forecast by Zion Market Research to increase at a robust 11 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), reaching $14.7 billion by 2022. Market...

Greater Medical Device Connectivity Prompts FDA Process Revision

by Fred Donovan

The FDA is updating its voluntary 510(k) approval process to take into account growing medical device connectivity and interoperability, the agency announced Nov. 26. The FDA explained that the...

Building Scalable Healthcare Internet of Things Networks

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Network connections continue to be a challenge as healthcare organizations improve their healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. “The rising demand of chronic disease management,...

Healthcare IoT Asset Tracking Leverages WiFi, Bluetooth

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Sierra Wireless released its BX Series WiFi and Bluetooth combo modules. The tool has built-in cloud services and security features meant to support environments that incorporate multiple devices, such...

Improving Broadband Technology Supports Healthcare IoT

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Improved broadband technology can help support healthcare IoT growth as more organizations are utilizing connected devices to help improve patient care. A recent update in broadband technology could...

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