MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is looking to significantly boost its reach in China, country with "the world’s biggest diabetes epidemic," according to a local report.
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Medtronic tallies 175 apps for iPhones and iPads | MassDevice.com On Call
Tenn. medtech makers form device industry council | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A group of 17 medical device makers met in a forum in Tennessee this month and pledged their support to forming the Greater Memphis Medical Device Council, a non-profit group focused on medtech industry issues.
Medtech saves the U.S. billions in chronic care, industry study says | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — The medical device industry has been a target for years for researchers and critics who have claimed the industry is a prime contributor to the skyrocketing cost of U.S. healthcare, and industry advocates responded this month with a new study in the industry’s defense.
Diabetes: Miss Idaho’s on-stage insulin pump sparks frenzy | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Newly crowned Miss Idaho Sierra Sandison became a symbol for the Type I diabetes community after the beauty queen was seen on stage during the pageant sporting an insulin pump on her hip.
Sandison, who was diagnosed in 2012, called the decision to wear her insulin pump openly during the swimsuit competition a scary one, a sentiment shared by many who praised her on Twitter and other social media sites.
Ambulances get Google Glass | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A pair of California healthcare companies are teaming up to outfit a suite of ambulances and mobile medical teams with Google Glass, allowing first responders to collaborate with hospitals while en route with emergency patients.
Mobile communications provider CrowdOptic teamed up with medical transport provider ProTransport-1 to deploy the Google Glass broadcasting solution, which the companies hope will improve patient care as well as benefit documentation systems.
Can Big Data help detect silent hypertension? | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A computer algorithm may be able to help physicians monitor patients for signs of hypertension, a disease known as "the silent killer."
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine developed a trio of algorithms to review patients’ electronic health records and alert healthcare providers that a patient may have or may be developing hypertension.
UPS launches medtech delivery network | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced this week the launch of a dedicated network for medical devices, saying it hopes to streamline costs and speed deliveries.
UPS opened a series of 36 healthcare-compliant Field Stocking Locations for medical devices, saying that it can "provide medical device manufacturers access to over 80% of U.S. hospital beds within 4 hours."
Health industry ‘flirting with disaster’ without proper cybersecurity | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Cybersecurity experts have been warning for years that the lack of cybersecurity in medical systems will lure more and more sophisticated hackers, but now they’re adding that The Big Hack probably isn’t far away.
Given the increase in hospitals’ use of internet-connected technologies, the relative inadequacy of digital defenses and the growing value of medical records on the internet’s black markets, a serious medical record hack is just on the horizon, experts