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Down to the wire: health IT infrastructure gets smart The wireless networks that connect electronic medical record systems to medical devices are rapidly evolving. Elly Earls talks to Philips' Paul Coss and Delroy Smith and Welch Allyn's...
Device + biologic = a winning combination Combination device manufacturers face challenges regarding sterility, shelflife, packaging and mixing active ingredients. Colin Toombs of PA Consulting talks to Nic Paton about the...
Snapshot: Global Electronic Medical Records Market The use of IT in the medical industry has become a critical component for extracting the best out of patient data. As innovation continues apace and the finer details of diseases and the...
Perfect harmony Global harmonisation keeps patients safe and makes technology cheaper, but getting new technology out quickly for the world's ageing populations remains a major challenge to European...
It's a Bug's Life As implantable medical devices become more sophisticated, so does the software that runs them. But what assurance does the user have that these programs will be free from defects or virus...
Devices with Heart Cost vs benefit has become a major talking point in heart surgery. Steve Rogerson looks at the latest technologies...
Asset Management The management and storage of data plays an essential part in the healthcare industry. It allows straightforward feedback and reporting from medical devices, as Abhishek Dutta of Frost...
Robotics – the Surgical Future With the surgeon's knife no longer ruling the operating theatre, new devices such as robots are taking control. But can future development overcome the issues of cost, research and...
For the Record Some companies see software traceability as a non value added regulatory documentation requirement. However, as Rick Coffey from Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt explains, it can actually save time...
Open Embedded Networks In Healthcare The exchange, management and integration of data between medical devices is steadily being standardised. Holger Zeltwanger of CAN in Automation considers some of the progress that has been...
