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Judy Mathias | September 25 2017 12:49 pm

Nearly a third of consumers lack easy access to medical records

Editor’s Note An Ambra Health survey found that 31% of more than 1,100 healthcare consumers were not able to easily access their ...
Judy Mathias | September 13 2017 4:32 pm

FDA to staff new digital health unit

The FDA has officially kicked off a hiring process to fill more than a dozen positions within the agency's new ...

OR Manager | August 22 2017 1:20 am

Ransomware attacks: How to protect your medical device systems

Ransomware is a form of computer malware used to make data, software, and information technology (IT) assets unavailable to users. It uses ...
Judy Mathias | August 16 2017 5:52 pm

Report predicts big growth for hybrid OR market

The market value of the global hybrid operating room market is estimated to reach $1.175 billion by 2022, according ...

Judy Mathias | August 10 2017 5:39 pm

Healthcare needs to prepare for Ransomware 2.0

Some cybersecurity experts say healthcare has only dealt with "Ransomware 1.0" to date, which begs the question: How ...

Judy Mathias | July 13 2017 6:26 pm

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles designated a ‘Most Wired’ hospital

LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2017) - Seamless. Secure. Simple. Ask any company's Information Technology department what a ...

Weston Shertzer, DO, Abdel Ragab, MD, Timothy Frymoyer, Matt Fitzpatrick, Courtney Gorgone, MBA, SSBB and Kelly Baylor, CCRC | July 13 2017 1:05 am

Electronic scheduling system radically improves OR workflow

Between the expanding population and the increasing number of surgical procedures being performed, demand for surgical services is climbing. ...
Judy Mathias | June 29 2017 5:30 pm

Joint Commission: Quick Safety on daily safety briefings

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Judy Mathias | June 28 2017 5:51 pm

FDA announces new digital health resources

In connection with its efforts to support technological innovation and advancement of digital health, the U. S. Food ...

Judy Mathias | June 23 2017 5:35 pm

Device filters out noise for ICU patients

A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive ...

Judy Mathias | June 16 2017 4:41 pm

FDA issues Safety Alert for frameless stereotaxic navigation systems

Posted 06/15/2017] AUDIENCE: Otolaryngology, Orthopedics, Surgery ISSUE: The FDA is aware that some health care ...

Judy Mathias | April 27 2017 5:27 pm

VA begins digitalizing healthcare data

Source: Thinkstock. - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently began the process of digitizing health data ...

OR Manager | September 2 2016 1:15 am

Preventing a cyber attack takes commitment--and money

Information technology (IT) has been a lifesaver and a timesaver in healthcare, bringing speed and precision to medical-surgical procedures ...
OR Manager | August 8 2016 1:35 am

Expand your hybrid OR horizons at conference town halls

The interactive hybrid OR, which debuted at the annual OR Manager Conference in 2014, grows larger and more comprehensive each year. For ...
OR Manager | July 19 2016 1:15 am

Wearable technology brings both benefits and risks to the OR

Personal wearable technology, which covers the gamut from activity trackers such as Fitbit to e-textiles that monitor vital signs, have the ...
Judy Mathias | May 10 2016 5:39 pm

Cybersecurity experts hack into hospital software, medical devices

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) --- Cybersecurity experts have found ways to hack into hospital equipment. A recent IT study ...

Judy Mathias | March 9 2016 6:59 pm

FDA warns about magnetic interference between breast tissue expanders and ICDs, pacemakers

March 8, 2016 Dear Breast Surgeons, Cardiac Electrophysiologists, Cardiologists, and Plastic Surgeons: The FDA is ...

Judy Mathias | January 20 2016 5:59 pm

FDA: Draft cybersecurity recommendations for device manufacturers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance outlining important steps medical device ...

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