Medical Devices

The K-Hospital+Health Tech Fair 2023 is set to showcase a new wave of innovations in Korean digital health.

"We will work with a variety of partners across government and industry to promote adoption and take steps to align incentives that address constraints limiting further progress," the agency said in its new strategic plan.

Researchers found that vulnerabilities for the software and firmware powering medical devices and other health IT applications increased significantly – and nearly four times as many of these vulnerabilities are being weaponized compared to last year.

It will provide 24/7 support and monitoring of critically ill patients.

 Fifty-three percent of medical devices have vulnerabilities known to cybercriminals, says Mark Bowling of ExtraHop.

NEC will be deploying a fall detection and alert system.

In the future, a private 5G network could function like today's wired network connections, according to Shibu Thomas, the health system's chief technology officer.

According to the French Ministry of Health's Louisa Stuwe, digital devices for remote patient monitoring and digital therapeutics now enjoy fast-track access and reimbursement in France. The process is comparable to Germany's DiGA.

While sharing insights on the medical device industry in China at HIMSS23, David Chen, director of business development for Shine Technology, stresses the importance of partnering to further new technologies.

AT&T's annual industry insights report revealed a shift in focus from consumer virtual care in 2022 to richer budgeting for tele-emergency medical services.