Medical Devices could become obsolete?

http://www.qmed.com/mpmn/medtechpulse/could-digital-health-make-most-medical-devices-obsolete

George Samaras of Samaras & Associates Inc., Pueblo CO suggested that 50% of Medical Devices could become obsolete as a result of trends in mobile health in a keynote at MD&M West.   The technology that is being demonstrated today should come online within the next 5 years and destroy the current landscape.  

Dialysis device processes credit card transactions. Patient Health Info at High Risk.

Dialysis device processes credit card transactions.  The number of health information systems and devices that is vulnerable to hacking and fraudulent transactions is increasing.  Over 700 medical devices were identified in a recent report.  VPNs are most vulnerable on the info system side.  #medicaldevices  #healthit #hacking #infosecurity #himss2014 

http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/news/2240214827/Study-Malicious-attacks-at-hospitals-risk-patient-data-health

Adaptive Clinical Trials Gaining Acceptance

Adaptive Clinical Trials

http://www.clinicalinformaticsnews.com/cln/2014/1/28/adaptive-clinical-trial-designs-gradually-gaining-acceptance.html