Another 5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Improving Healthcare
In 2018, Partners HealthCare, a Boston-based non-profit hospital and network of health providers, identified numerous artificial intelligence (AI) technologies bound to disrupt patient care during the next decade. But because of the rapid advancements of the last twelve months, the organization decided to focus this year’s list on AI innovations that will impact healthcare by […]
These 6 Technologies Are Bringing Big Improvements to Healthcare
Technology has disrupted every single aspect of our lives. Transportation, manufacturing, commerce, education… each of these industries has received upgrades that allow them to function smoother, simpler, and faster. But perhaps the most profound impact technology is having is in healthcare. With digital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), blockchain, and robotics, healthcare […]
5G Will Give Healthcare a Much-Needed Dose of Innovation
This year, we’re entering the era of 5G. We’re about to witness a profound paradigm shift that will affect nearly every technology under the sun. But perhaps no other field will benefit more than healthcare. Due to a stringent regulatory environment and strongly embedded legacy systems, healthcare is known to be a straggler when it comes […]
Is Healthcare the Key to Mass Adoption of Wearables?
When the iPhone reached the consumer market, it completely changed everything. Devices made by major industry players like Blackberry and Nokia were practically rendered obsolete overnight. Apple showed us what mobile phones were really capable of doing. And once we saw it, we could never look back. Another technological sector has reached this junction point: […]
The Biggest Cybersecurity Risks to Healthcare Data Right Now
Between 2009 and 2017, 2181 healthcare breaches occurred. Each one compromised at least 500 records. Altogether, these security breaches exposed 176 million healthcare records—more than half the population of the United States. In 2017, the world suffered the greatest ransomware attack in history. The WannaCry ransomware, which targeted Microsoft Windows computers by encrypting data and […]
A Brief Overview of FDA Medical Device Regulations — Part 2
Welcome back to the final entry of our two-part overview of FDA regulations for medical devices! In the first part of our series, we covered medical device classifications and listings, establishment registrations, premarket notifications, and premarket approvals. In case you need a quick review, you can check it out here. We’ve got a lot of […]
The Advantages of Cloud Computing in Healthcare
Information Technology plays a vital role in maintaining the efficiency and effectiveness of today’s healthcare organizations. To support operational and clinical care needs, each facility’s infrastructure has been expanding in recent years to keep up. This need to scale won’t change anytime soon—companies are only becoming more dependent on technology for administrative, financial, and clinical […]
A Brief Overview of FDA Medical Device Regulations — Part 1
To develop, manufacture, and distribute health tech devices in the United States, innovators must have a thorough understanding of regulations and compliances. In the first entry of this two-part series, we provide a brief overview of the first few FDA regulations for medical devices. A Necessity for Safe Innovation Any technological innovation or advancement in […]
Smart Hospitals: The Future of Healthcare?
Healthcare is evolving. The development of artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, and other technologies is opening up unprecedented possibilities for the medical field. It won’t be long before the concept of the smart hospital is viable. A Convergence of Big Tech and Healthcare Nearly every big tech company is getting […]
The Many Benefits of Connected Medical Devices
Medical facilities such as hospitals and clinics employ numerous diagnostic devices like thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, and pacemakers. Traditionally, the patient’s test data from these devices would be written in their chart. But as more hospitals and clinics embrace digital technology like electronic medical records (EMR), opportunities are opening up for connected medical devices to disrupt […]