Medical Devices
HIMSS25
HIMSS25 session will explore what both small and large MedTech developers need to bring their devices to market, say Gunnar Trommer of BCG X and Erik Adams of BCG.
HIMSS25
Ty Greenhalgh of cybersecurity company Claroty and Mike Powers of St. Luke's University Health will speak at HIMSS25 about the importance of sharing knowledge when patching and rebooting devices to ensure patient care is not compromised.
New AI startups are facing difficulty getting off the ground even as the industry leans hard into the technology.
There are about 17 different medical devices in hospitals and those must travel and transmit information securely from a patient's home, says Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare.
One issue is that half of medical devices haven't been trained on real patient data during clinical validation, says Dr. Jay Anders, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems.
Sense, emotion-sensing eyewear, unlocks real-world data to give us insights into our emotional health and even diet, representing the next pillar of health, says Steen Strand, CEO of Emteq Labs.
North Carolina facility that produces 60% of supply closed due to Hurricane Helene.
Christopher Ahn, biomedical engineer supervisor at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in Dayton, Ohio, developed a chatbot called the Healthcare Technology Large language Model that allows clinicians to query the chatbot rather than carrying around service manuals or scrolling through a pdf, Ahn says.
Medicare claims for catheters have increased, and CMS found a rise in billings by a small group of durable medical equipment supply companies.
Confusion around CMS' final rules has been a challenge, yet the industry continues to advance seamless data exchange.