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The Importance of High-Quality Communication in the Healthcare Setting According to a Commonwealth Fund Survey, more and more physicians are at risk of burnout and health systems globally are facing a primary care crisis[1] as well as staff shortages. These have been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic and worsened by budget cuts and an …
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Increasing Momentum in Medical Device Security In 2021, an employee at Ireland’s public health and social services system—the Irish Health Services Executive (HSE)—opened a spreadsheet that was sent by email. The file contained malware. After two months of free access to the network, the attackers released ransomware into the system. As the BBC reports, …
Managing Legacy Technology Security To help address the cybersecurity risks of legacy devices used in healthcare environments, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) has published “Health Industry Cybersecurity – Managing Legacy Technology Security (HIC-MaLTS).” The guide recommends cybersecurity strategies that manufacturers and health providers can implement for …
Medical Device Computational Modeling and Simulation Reports Highlights Best Uses and Barriers to Adoption A new report from The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) Computational Modeling and Simulation (CM&S) initiative looks at the potential of CM&S to reduce product development costs, accelerate time to market, and better serve patients with safe and effective medical devices. The …
Facilitating Increased Digital Monitoring Some years ago, a visit to a doctor’s office or to a traditional clinical trial setting involved securing a written assessment. That evolved to electronic health records (EHR), which allowed information to be sent to different outlets. In this scenario, the patient still had to physically go to the doctor. …
Chin Named Chief Financial Officer of Akido Eric Chin is the new Chief Financial Officer of Akido, a tech-integrated medical network. Chin previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Apollo Medical Holdings, a publicly traded physician-centric technology-powered healthcare company. During Chin’s time at ApolloMed, the company was a member of the S&P SmallCap 600. …
Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations Present Inherent Clinical Challenges, For Now Pulmonary exacerbation is a serious clinical scenario that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Recent estimates place the one-year mortality rate for a COPD exacerbation at 28%. Patients suffering from an exacerbation experience inflammation in the lungs, which causes an increase in mucus production …
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The Turing Test is Dead In May 2018, Google showcased a demo of Google Duplex, an AI-based technology that engages in real-world conversations to carry out simple tasks. The demo brought to mind some of Steve Jobs’ famous product keynotes, as Google Duplex was used to book a hair appointment over the phone with …
Connected Care: Overcoming Roadblocks and Identifying Opportunities What’s next—and what’s holding us back—on the road to a truly connected healthcare system? On March 14-15, leaders in digital health will come together at the ConnectedCare Summit East in Washington, DC, to look at best practices, pitfalls and what we’ve learned so far on the road …
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Instilling Trust in AI Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most exciting and promising technologies in health care and MedTech, thanks to its ability to shift through huge volumes of data and quickly detect patterns. As commercial applications for AI continue to expand, questions have been raised regarding privacy, bias and even …
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