Medical Devices

For many of us, 2021 feels a lot like 2020 with lockdowns imposed and hospital pressures increasing. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel with several vaccines now being rolled out globally, says Dr Saif Abed, founding partner, AbedGraham.

Now that CMS will pay for home hospital care, Brigham and Women's and other pioneering providers are pushing forward with this care in part to help with the crush of COVID-19 patients.

"If you look at what patients want, more than anything they'd like to have an implantable kidney. But innovation has not been forthcoming."

The health system found that patients who received care at their facilities had lower observed mortality rates than the national average, and remote patient monitoring may have been one difference-maker.

Philips said the acquisition "fits perfectly" with its strategy to be a leading provider of in-home care management technology.

Researchers in a New England Journal of Medicine report found that Black patients had nearly three times the frequency of occult hypoxemia as did white ones.

IoT cybersecurity firm Sternum CEO Natali Tshuva discusses the dangers of unsecured medical devices – and how patient trust can be restored with manufacturer transparency.

Also, Adi Health+Wellness launches mental health programme for Christmas.

Solutions include its medical supplies management system, training platforms, and new additions and updates to its mobile app.

The COVID-19 telehealth boom has expanded health systems' perimeters – inside and outside the network – and in the process it's made them more vulnerable to breaches.