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Medical Devices

Interoperability: Arrested Progress

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Bob

When it comes to the state of interoperability in the medical device industry there couldn’t be a better metaphor than Arrested Development*.  A dysfunctional family made up of eccentric well-meaning personalities each doing their own thing, oblivious to each other and the rest … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Software Development in Medical Device Industry Growth

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Bob

The bottom line of the article Software Development Must Be Overhauled to Drive Growth in the Medical Device Industry is summed up by this: The power and reach of converging IT trends means that business leaders need to understand the implications … Continue reading →

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Robot Doctors

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Bob

The Atlantic article The Robot Will See You Now is a good read. There’s a lot of discussion about how the AI technology developed for IBM Watson could benefit the health care system. Also, advanced computing combined with the use of smart … Continue reading →

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Medical Device Innovation Consortium

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Bob

The FDA has announced the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)  which aims to help medical device companies get their products to market faster. See FDA, Private Groups Team Up to Speed Device Approval. The term Regulatory Science is used 12 times on the single … Continue reading →

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When Open-source can Kill or Cure

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Bob

The use of open-source software in medical devices has been a topic of discussion for many years. The Economist article Open-source medical devices: When code can kill or cure highlights continuing activity in the academic community and interest by the FDA in developing … Continue reading →

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Building Safety into Medical Device Software

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Bob

The article Build and Validate Safety in Medical Device Software takes a critical look at the current processes for medical device software and concludes: The complexity of the software employed in many medical devices has rendered inadequate traditional methods (testing) for demonstrating … Continue reading →

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Guest Article: RFID Systems in Healthcare Institutions

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Yedidia

Patient, medication, and equipment asset tracking are critical functions for any healthcare organization.  Yedidia Blonder of Vizbee RFID Solutions, a company providing RFID solutions for healthcare applications and other industries, provides an introduction to RFID technology and its benefits. What healthcare executive … Continue reading →

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Open Source Medical Device Connectivity

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Bob

In The Case for Open Source Healthcare IT John Zaleski uses the VistA open source software as a model for improving the medical device data gathering in order to produce a “more robust end product”.  On the whole, I could not agree more. Achieving … Continue reading →

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Third Annual Medical Device Connectivity Conference

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Bob

This year’s Medical Device Connectivity Conference is less than a month away. It’s being held Sept. 8-9, 2010 in Boston. In addition to the post-conference workshops, there is also a special preconference event: an open house at the Medical Device Plug and … Continue reading →

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Discomfort with Computerized Medical Devices

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Bob

Here are some thoughts regarding the article: I feel a little uncomfortable about computerized medical devices, and here’s why. Just about all medical devices are computerized these days. Most will not harm or kill you if their software fails (Class … Continue reading →

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