Medical Devices

The agency also extended its statement to health apps, noting that there are still too few privacy protections for them.

Oriol Fuertes, CEO and cofounder of QIDA, says we must ensure patients remain at the center of their care by improving access, while respecting ethical aspects of healthcare.

The six winners include new approaches to toxin removal and volume control, as well as projects aimed at enabling greater freedom of patient movement.

Boston Scientific, Smiths Medical, Optum, Medtronic and Abbott Laboratories are funding the bulk of the activities at the University of Minnesota's new center.

One of COVID-19’s many consequences has been the life-changing increase of stress and work overload on clinical professionals. Dr Simon Wallace, CCIO of Nuance’s healthcare division explains how speech recognition technology can ease the pressure.

The companies say their complementary products will support patients in the hospital, at home and in alternate sites of care.

A new study tested the static magnetic fields of iPhone 12 models and the Apple Watch in an attempt to determine their minimum separation distance from implanted medical devices. 

The Massachusetts Federally Qualified Health Center Telehealth Consortium also announced that it had raised more than $6 million toward ensuring equitable and sustainable virtual care.

Used during the routine evaluation and balance rehabilitation of astronauts, the EquiTest is part of the Abu Dhabi hospital’s newly launched Balance Clinic.

Experts at a HIMSS21 Global Digital Conference session explored the tension between broader data availability and the importance of IoT data privacy, explaining where HIPAA applies – and where it doesn't.