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FDA issues statement on review framework for AI-based devices

Editor’s Note The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on April 2 issued a statement announcing steps toward a new, tailored review framework for artificial intelligence (AI)-based medical devices. AI and machine learning have the potential…

Judy Mathias | March 25 2019 1:10 pm

FDA issues Safety Communication on cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Medtronic cardiac devices

Editor’s Note The Food & Drug Administration on March 21 issued a Safety Communication on cybersecurity vulnerabilities ...

Judy Mathias | March 20 2019 1:07 pm

Cleveland Clinic launches new artificial intelligence center

Editor’s Note The Cleveland Clinic has launched a new Center for Clinical Artificial Intelligence, which will focus on applying ...

Cynthia Saver, MS, RN | February 20 2019 1:30 am

Disruptive innovation in supply chain: Impact of Amazon Business and technology, Part 2

Supply chain is ripe for innovation, as Amazon Business and technology manufacturers have discovered. In part 1 of this two-part series, we ...

Cynthia Saver, MS, RN | January 14 2019 1:40 am

Disruptive innovation in supply chain: Impact of Amazon Business and technology, Part 1

Supply chain is the lifeblood of the OR, so any disruption in the flow of that lifeblood can lead to outcomes ranging from dissatisfaction ...

Judy Mathias | October 31 2018 2:48 pm

HHS opens Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center

Editor’s Note The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on October 29 opened the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination ...

Judy Mathias | October 2 2018 2:31 pm

Trends, characteristics of health data breaches

Editor’s Note Despite ethical and legal obligations to protect patient privacy and efforts to establish best practices for healthcare ...

FDA announces framework for strengthening medical device cybersecurity

Editor’s Note The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on October 1 released a "Playbook," developed by the Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response (MITRE) Corp, to assist hospitals and other healthcare providers respond…

Cynthia Saver, MS, RN | September 20 2018 1:10 am

New service lines can create opportunities for ORs

As hospital administrators face shrinking operating margins, OR leaders are being called upon to create innovative approaches for boosting ...

Judy Mathias | September 12 2018 1:41 pm

FDA takes steps to address cybersecurity concerns of medical devices

Editor’s Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken steps to ensure that medical device manufacturers do as much as ...

Judy Mathias | September 11 2018 1:04 pm

Creating standardized process for training new surgeons in robotic surgery

Editor’s Note Automated performance metrics can distinguish surgeon expertise during anastomoses and create an objective, ...

Susan Klacik, BS, CRCST, CHL, CIS, ACE, FCS | August 21 2018 1:05 am

Validate and verify medical devices to ensure safety

Sometimes surgeons ask to have nonmedical devices sterilized, such as spoons, hockey pucks, and fish hooks. Healthcare staff may want to ...

Judy Mathias | August 1 2018 1:46 pm

Survey: 49% of adults worry about healthcare data security

Editor’s Note In a survey of more than 2,000 US adults, The Harris Poll on behalf of healthcare marketing firm Scout found that ...

Judy Mathias | June 22 2018 1:24 pm

Robot-assisted vs open cystectomy

Editor’s Note Robot-assisted and open cystectomies are equally effective in treating bladder cancer, this 7-year study finds. ...

Cybersecurity should be high on healthcare priority lists

No homeowners willingly allow a burglar to enter their home and steal their most valuable possessions. Instead, people put locks on doors, install alarm systems, build fences, or keep big dogs. The thieves may

Judy Mathias | June 12 2018 2:24 pm

Machine-learning algorithm predicts hypotension during surgery

Editor’s Note In this study, researchers at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles applied machine learning to arterial pressure ...

Judy Mathias | February 14 2018 1:21 pm

FDA permits marketing of software to alert providers of potential strokes in patients

Editor’s Note The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on February 13 announced that it is permitting the marketing of clinical ...

Susan London | December 14 2017 1:05 am

Robotics: Building a winning business case

Robotic-assisted surgery offers many potential advantages, including shorter operative time, less morbidity, and faster patient recovery. ...

Judy Mathias | November 15 2017 1:32 pm

Surgical robot market poised for growth

Editor’s Note A Meddevicetracker analysis expects the global market for robotically assisted surgical devices to see an 11.7% ...

Judy Mathias | October 18 2017 1:13 pm

FDA clears new surgical robot

Editor’s Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on October 13 cleared the Senhance System (TransEnterix Surgical Inc, ...

Judy Mathias | October 12 2017 1:39 pm

New app helps protect patients’ brains during surgery

Editor’s Note A new app developed by students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's (UWM's) App Brewery and a ...

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