Category Archives: Medical Technology

In a span of weeks, the novel coronavirus has turned the nations roiling health privacy debate on its head. Continue reading →

The global medical imaging analysis software market is expanding at a respectable pace in recent times. The healthcare industry is embracing digital technologies at a stellar pace, and has made substantial investments in improving the digital framework. Continue reading →

Gov. Gavin Newsom writes down a note during a March 28 tour of the Bloom Energy in Sunnyvale, which refurbished ventilators to meet the COVID-19 pandemic Continue reading →

Fouad Khalil, VP of compliance at SecurityScorecard, discusses the top costs of poor cyber risk management in healthcare, as well as the proactive steps hospitals can take in order to protect their assets and their patients. Hospitals and other healthcare settings have long been in the crosshairs of cyber criminals because of the large amount of protected health information they maintain a source of easy cash on the black market. Healthcare providers are also more vulnerable to disruptive cyberattacks such as ransomware, and callous criminals will bank on their victims desperation to pay the ransom and restore vital, often life-saving systems. Continue reading →

Streamlining the complex process from sleep apnea diagnosis to treatment using digital health platforms meets shared mission of addressing the growing and undermanaged sleep apnea epidemic CAESAREA, Israel, April 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itamar Medical Ltd. Continue reading →

On the first workday after a brutal and debilitating round of layoffs at The Plain Dealer, Editor Tim Warsinskey delivered what will be the paper's final and cruelest blow. He told the 14 remaining newsroom staffers that they would henceforth be forbidden from covering stories in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and Summit County and could no longer report on anything that might be deemed a "statewide" issue Continue reading →

April 06, 2020 11:00 ET | Source: BrightInsight SAN JOSE, Calif., April 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BrightInsight, Inc., provider of a leading regulated Internet of Things (IoT) platform for biopharma and medtech, announced today that it has received the 2019 Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year Award for the Healthcare Industry. BrightInsight previously received the 2018 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award for the Healthcare Industry, demonstrating its continued growth year over year. BrightInsight was recognized for the companys achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping global biopharma and medtech customers build, scale and maintain regulated digital health offerings on its BrightInsight Platform Continue reading →

Tech giants are stepping up to the plate to play a part in the coronavirus pandemic response, tapping into their wide-ranging resources to help experts get a handle on the spread of the virus and to fill in gaps in the governments response. But its not clear yet how or to what extent those efforts could help bring the crisis under control. In recent weeks, major tech companies have publicized stronger efforts to police misinformation on their platforms, rolled out testing and triage tools, and donated masks and other medical supplies Continue reading →

Wajahat Ali: This is what happens when the federal government abandons you If we were doing a bad job, we should also be criticized. But we have done an incredible job, Trump said on February 27. Continue reading →

April 07, 2020 09:00 ET | Source: Usio, Inc. SAN ANTONIO, April 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Usio (Nasdaq: USIO), a tech-enabled payment solutions provider, offered an update today on its business partnership with eVisit, a provider of an industry-leading virtual care platform (telemedicine), and how Usios proprietary technology is helping in the battle against COVID-19. Continue reading →