Medical Devices

The agency says it is proposing a science-based approach to requirements for medical devices powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning that would help deploy new devices faster.

Providers, hospitals and medical device manufacturers can use the company's Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management application to minimize software-based security risks.

The 7th Annual Virtual Reality and Healthcare Global Symposium, VR use in healthcare and the evolution of medical XR are the subjects for Bob Fine, executive director and founder of the International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association (IVRHA).

In a preview of their HIMSS23 presentation, Margie Zuk and Melissa "Penny" Chase of MITRE share some updates for the Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook, coauthored with the FDA.

With the proper training and technology, patients with end-stage kidney disease can perform dialysis themselves, says Dr. Shelly Nash, global chief medical information officer at Fresenius Medical Care, who will lead a panel on the topic at HIMSS23.

It has also developed portable screening devices to scale access to vision care.

Integrating the NVIDIA Clara healthcare platform could allow Medtronic to scale the development of algorithms to enhance real-time procedures and improve patient care.

HeraCARE will represent a "new standard of care" at GCHHS's women and children services.

In a preview of her HIMSS23 session, Florence Hudson, executive director of Columbia University Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, describes the Clinical Internet of Things, a new IEEE spec designed around trust, identity, privacy, protection and safety.

Also, pregnancy monitoring startup Kali Healthcare has secured pre-seed funding to enter into clinical trial phase.