Monthly Archives: February 2010

Why Healthcare IT is Not a Game Changer

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Bob

Last week I attended the WLSA/Continua Mobile Healthcare Symposium and the opening day of the Continua Health Alliance Winter Summit 2010.  Also, a couple of weeks ago I attended a few of the FDA Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability: Achieving … Continue reading →

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The Challenges of Developing Software for Medical Devices

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Bob

Developing Software for Medical Devices – Interview with SterlingTech gives a good overview of the challenges that especially face young medical device companies. In particular (my emphasis): Make sure that your company has a good solid Quality System as it … Continue reading →

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Stackoverflow Overflow Update

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Bob

In Stackoverflow Overflow I predicted 500,000 questions on 2/7/2010 at 5:31. When I checked (after the Superbowl — congratulations to NO!) at 19:42 this evening: Not bad. Only 14 hours off on a three month linear extrapolation from only two … Continue reading →

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The BCI X Prize

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Bob

As announced at a recent MIT workshop: The BCI X PRIZE: This Time It’s Inner Space: The Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) X PRIZE will reward nothing less than a team that provides vision to the blind, new bodies to disabled people, … Continue reading →

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