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A Concerning Gap in Cybersecurity for Medical Technology

Health Populi

This concerning finding was confirmed in recent observations from Gartner, which wrote in a market trends report that, “generally, medical devices are not replaced for at least ten years, with many running old software that has not been updated or patched.”

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Health IT Startup: Shivom

Electronic Health Reporter

Unlocking the genomic code to usher in a new era of medical technology. During these, we frequently reached conclusions on how to solve the current issues in the medical domain, by combining the bleeding-edge of blockchain technology with genomic […].

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Health IT Startup: Ivenix

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. a medical technology company with a vision to eliminate infusion-related patient harm, was founded in 2012 to develop innovative solutions that transform infusion delivery. The article Health IT Startup: Ivenix appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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The Top Patient Safety Risks in 2025 Are Mostly About the “Human OS” – Reading ECRI’s Annual Report

Health Populi

Many more of these have to do with “technology” and devices (e.g., And today, data integrity and health IT risks have morphed into cybersecurity threats and the spread of mis-information outside of EHRs. Let’s dive into #1 of the top first: the risks of dismissing patient, family, and caregiver concerns.

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Innovation on Full Display at 2024 AdvaMed MedTech Conference

Healthcare IT Today

The MedTech Conference brings together leaders and innovators from the medical device, diagnostics, imaging and digital technology space. It was especially exciting to see a number of digital health companies in attendance at the event – proving that the lines between medical devices and health IT are blurring.

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FIRE1 Secures $120 Million Financing to Revolutionize Heart Failure Care

Healthcare IT Today

The round was led by Polaris Partners and Elevage Medical Technologies , joined by new investors Sands Capital and Longitude Capital, and existing investors Andera Partners, Gilde Healthcare, Gimv, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Lightstone Ventures, Medtronic, NEA (New Enterprise Associates), Novo Holdings, and Seventure Partners.

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Accenture Invests in Virtonomy to Help Medical Technology Companies Use Digital Twin Technology to Accelerate Time to Market for Medical Devices

Healthcare IT Today

Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures , in Virtonomy , a provider of data-driven simulations that use existing patient data and digital twin technology to bring life-saving medical devices to market more quickly. For more information, visit virtonomy.io.