Security has been an issue of contention in healthcare. The patient’s data is vulnerable to attackers due to the lack of familiarity and poor implementation of security in healthcare. With the advent of the current pandemic, the situation has become even worse, as the recent findings show no experiential evidence of [...]
Amidst the growing healthcare connectivity with widespread adoption of medical IoT devices and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), cyberattacks and patient privacy concerns are also on a rise. During the pandemic, the healthcare industry has taken some immediate and urgent measures to address the lack of sufficient resources and [...]
WHO defines a medical device as an article, instrument, apparatus, or machine that is used in the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease, or for detecting, measuring, restoring, correcting or modifying the structure or function of the body for some health purpose. Typically, the purpose of a medical [...]
With the positive corona virus cases crossing over 1 million globally, we are at a risk of overwhelming our healthcare systems. Hospitals are stretching thin as the demand for critical care capacity surges and the supply falls short against the total projected number of cases. As per Mckinsey, the critical care capacity of the hospitals [...]
Healthcare and Lifesciences industry is metamorphosizing into an evolved, digitally-advanced, technology-driven, consumer-centric sector. As against the existing uptightness toward digital adoption, the industry is burgeoning with innovative solutions for delivering enhanced care to the patients. Coming out of its shell and dissolving the silos, healthcare sector is openly and [...]
Speed and quality are the core essentials for serving the healthcare sector effectively. The challenges and undying demands of the sector have led to major inventions and enhancements. Digitization is one of the major breakthroughs that healthcare has witnessed. It implies connecting people and devices, and deriving meaningful inferences [...]
As far as medical devices go, there is more to testing than just plain verification and validation. The technology you put in is important, but the outcomes are more critical than technology implementations. They can be put into real time operational use only after stringent regulatory guidelines laid out [...]
