Remember in July when the FDA issued an advisory warning of security flaws in Hospira's Symbiq smart infusion pumps? It apparently was a long time in the making, as "Hacking Healthcare," the cover story in the Nov. 16 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, chronicles.
The panel will address the rise of the Internet of Things as a way to manage more and disparate sources of data but will also address some of the cybersecurity concerns it raises with views from pharma, digital health startups, cable and academia.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Purdue-based collaboration will use a $13 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense spread over five years to launch the Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute.
Glooko, a digital health buiness, has added a series of devices to a recently launched platform designed to aggregate not only data from blood-gluose meters and insulin pumps.
When the FDA officially warns Americans that things like a wearable could make them vulnerable to hackers, do they disconnect the device or just shrug their shoulders?
Qualcomm Life, the health and life sciences subsidiary of communications giant Qualcomm, has purchased medical device and health IT integrator Capsule Technologie for an undisclosed sum.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an alert warning that Hospira's Symbiq Infusion System smart pumps could be vulnerable to hackers,a and recommended that healthcare facilities phase out use of the devices.
Accenture has come out with its annual list of trends in health IT, and it's safe to say the research and consulting firm is looking far beyond Meaningful Use.
Validic, a software developer with technology that suppoorts the growth of the Internet of Things in healthcare, has raised $12.5 million to expand its staff to support more products and to expand its customer base. Kaiser Permanente’s venture arm led the Series B round. “We are currently hiring for roles in technology development, operations and […]
It’s National Consumer Protection Week, so an infographic by Laird Technologies highlighting some of the security challenges with the Internet of Things seems appropriate. The infographic highlights both consumer technologies such as fitness wearables and apps that connect to homes to do tasks such as remotely adjusting home thermostats and enterprise technology, such as medical […]
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
A couple of corporate execs have formed a new fund — Nautilus Venture Partners Fund 1. Companies associated with the Internet of Things will be one area of interest. A Fortune magazine article said the fund, co-founded and run by Connie Sheng and Brian Kang, will focus on helping startups partner with large technology companies […]
Technology and standards development across interrelated frontiers of innovation are converging to allow for a fundamentally new healthcare scenario, and the potential benefits are far-reaching. The e-health capability that is being built out in healthcare around the world stands to better position providers globally to serve rapidly aging populations, achieve new cost efficiencies throughout their processes and […]
After the attention CB Insights got for its periodic tables for technology and healthcare, it has taken on the Internet of Things category and condenses the technology subsector into the most vital parts. It includes eight healthcare companies including the usual players like Proteus Digital Health and implantable glucose monitoring company Senseonics. It also spotlights […]
An early stage health IT business wants to pull data from bluetoothed-enabled tracking devices and aggregate electronic health record data so people, particularly those with obesity and Type 2 diabetes, can improve the way they manage their health. The plan is to roll it out as a direct to consumer platform before expanding into a […]
Data security, RFID installations, solar power, air quality data, and the Internet of Things — I don’t think you could find any more buzzwords to describe our August Hangout. The topic is the Internet of Things in healthcare, but we won’t be talking about an Industrial Internet that is 10 (or 15 or 20) years […]