Leaders in medtech and cloud computing discuss payoffs and potential in device connectivity, product development and cross-industry partnerships. If knowledge is power, that power comes from a steady stream of information, and we know there’s no shortage of that in healthcare. The challenge has long been how to capture that information, store it, analyze it […]
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Microsoft CMO: Using the cloud to improve medtech design, manufacturing and care
Dr. David Rhew, Microsoft’s global chief medical officer and VP of healthcare, has been studying how technology can improve health outcomes for nearly three decades. His focus has long been on access to care, quality of care, patient safety, improving experiences for patients and providers, and finding ways to improve the overall efficiency of care. […]
Imagining the future of cloud-connected medical devices with Johnson & Johnson leaders
Cloud-connected medical devices already collect and analyze data, talk to each other and use artificial intelligence to improve patient care, but how much more might be possible in the not-so-distant future? Surgery simulations? Smart ambulances? Full-body scanners? One-click healthcare? I’ve been exploring that question for an upcoming edition of Medical Design & Outsourcing magazine — and asked […]
What Johnson & Johnson could get out of Microsoft
Johnson & Johnson leaders believe big benefits from medical device connectivity are possible through their cloud partnership with Microsoft. Two leaders in the company’s medical device business recently spoke with Medical Design & Outsourcing about how the cloud can enable innovation in medtech. They offered valuable advice for medtech engineers designing for connectivity. In January, New […]
Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft partner up on digital surgery
Johnson & Johnson said today it will use Microsoft’s cloud computing services to better connect surgeons and patients in a digital surgery ecosystem. New Brunswick, New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) selected Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) as the preferred cloud provider for JNJ’s digital surgery solutions and to build out its digital surgery […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry skies to all-time high
The medtech industry hit a slight lull in the early stages of 2021 and, after signs of a rebound, it has soared beyond levels ever before seen. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index had been building up steam in the month of April, rising from 102.16 points at the beginning of March all the way to 109.39 to […]
Microsoft spending $19.7B on Nuance and its AI for healthcare providers
Microsoft announced today that it will acquire Nuance Communications and its AI-based software used by healthcare providers. Under the agreement, Microsoft will buy Nuance at $56 per share, representing a 23% premium to Nuance’s closing price on Friday, April 9, 2021. The all-cash transaction is valued at $19.7 billion, inclusive of Nuance’s debt, according to […]
Some SpaceLabs devices vulnerable to serious cyberattack
Certain SpaceLabs Healthcare telemetry receivers are at risk of cyberattack by a program as virulent as the WannaCry malware attacks of 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The SpaceLabs Xhibit telemetry receiver model number 96280, v1.0.2 and all versions of a former SpaceLabs product, Arkon, may be affected by the BlueKeep virus, […]
URGENT/11 cybersecurity vulnerabilities could affect medtech
This article has been updated with information from BD. Cybersecurity researchers have identified 11 vulnerabilities that could allow anyone to remotely take control of an imaging system, an infusion pump or an anesthesia machine, according to the FDA. More types of devices may be affected as well. The vulnerabilities, called URGENT/11, allow attacks to occur […]
