Medical Devices

Megan Zweig, director of research at Rock Health, says a two-sided market is developing with money enabling a wave of innovation and, on the other side, large enterprise companies moving into the space.

Emerging healthcare and medical device startups from Israel show off their technology at HIMSS19.

The organization is partnering with Providence St. Joseph to enable clinicians to apply insights that help patients be more compliant, says ResMed's VP of SaaS Strategy Annie McBride.

Data from Current Health’s wireless device is analyzed and shared with healthcare providers to improve the outcomes of high-risk patients at home, says CEO Christopher McCann.

The struggles to secure medical devices continue in the effort to bring greater access to data and improved treatment.

Healthcare has to collaborate, innovate and extend the reach of care by using the data so many devices will generate to gain insights that can be used to improve outcomes, says Maria Lensing, vice president of global healthcare solutions at AT&T.

Samsung's wearable S-Patch ECG monitor collects and automatically uploads data to the cloud, making it easier to use than conventional monitoring technology, says Yun Hong, Global Business Manager, Samsung SDS.

Startups should work closely with their target audiences in the product-creation phase and not wait for the feedback after the product or service is rolled out, says Karolina Korth, founder of the Kuala Lumpur Health 2.0 chapter.

Despite the healthcare sector’s awareness of medical device flaws, many are still focused on whether a patient has been harmed. But to UC San Diego researcher, emergency medicine provider Christian Dameff, MD, it’s more about retaining patient trust and ensure the technology doesn’t fail.

Jeff Tully, security researcher at the UC Davis, and Christian Dameff, emergency medical doctor at the UC San Diego, break down how bad actors infiltrate medical devices and share tips for thwarting attacks.