Category: Health Information Technology
Medtronic is taking steps to address concerns about medical device hacking and cybersecurity, CEO Omar Ishrak tells MassDevice.com.
Medical device cybersecurity is not just whispered about at hacker conferences or in regulatory meetings - the issue resonates with some of the largest medical device industry players, including Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak.
The hackability of medical devices is on Ishrak's radar and Medtronic is working on ways to enhance security, Ishrak told MassDevice.com at the AdvaMed industry conference in Boston this week.
By John D. Halamka, MD
Today I'm doing a video teleconference keynote to a group in Thailand to discuss the use of mobile devices in medical education at Harvard.
Here are the slides I'll use. Thanks to Jason Alvarez at HMS for preparing the data.
By Stewart Eisenhart, Emergo Group
It's not just the US Food and Drug Administration mulling over how to regulate mobile medical applications these days. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also recently come out with guidelines for medical app developers targeting advertising and privacy issues.
By John D. Halamka, MD
Today I had the privilege of speaking with CMS colleagues about Meaningful Use Stage 2.
As I've written in previous posts, MU 2 is truly a work of art and the stakeholder response to it has been very positive.
There are a few persistent questions about the MU program that are worth sharing with the community
By John D. Halamka, MD
Massachusetts is creating an ecosystem which enables providers, patients, and payers to exchange health information with patient consent at low cost using Meaningful Use Stage 2 standards. It goes live October 15.
We're also encouraging innovative companies to create applications that will empower healthcare stakeholders using this newly freed data. Our upcoming Healthmart Conference and Datapalooza will showcase these efforts.
By John D. Halamka, MD
Over the past 4 days many people have written about Meaningful Use Stage 2. Some have said it too aggressive, some have said it is not aggressive enough.
To me, the perfect compromise means that every stakeholder is just a little unhappy but all can live with the outcome.
I believe MU Stage 2 achieve this level of balance.
By John D. Halamka, MD
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released final requirements for Stage 2 Electronic Health Records Incentive programs. The regulations can be found here:
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ONC
