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Covid-19 and HTM Changes

COVID-19 has put unprecedented pressures on U.S. and worldwide healthcare systems as they deal with strained supplies and overworked equipment. Technology is crucial in combating this pandemic, but technological solutions have been varied across healthcare systems and…
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Patient Data Privacy is Impacting the Accuracy of Covid-19 Reporting

Data, and lots of it, is crucial in tracking the spread of COVID-19, identifying high-risk populations, and crafting the best care. Exchange barriers and strict privacy protections of patient data are slowing this process down. To prevent the spread of the novel…
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AI and Machine Learning Are Helping in the Fight Against COVID-19

In a world afflicted with the novel coronavirus, healthcare technologies and patient interactions have had to adapt as fast as possible to the rapid changes brought on during the pandemic. Technologies like AI and machine learning abruptly became an important solution…
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How ECMO Life-Support Technology is Saving Lives During COVID-19

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) life-support technology is a less well-known, but critically effective option for treating COVID-19. Ventilators have been a crucial component in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but in some of the worst cases, they aren’t…
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New Research Exposes Password Manager Vulnerabilities

The need for complex, random, and unique passwords for each online account is only increasing, making password management software a necessity as passwords get more and more difficult to remember. A new study out of the University of York in England has found that…
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Servicing Medical Devices: Preparing America for the Next Crisis by Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience

Article provided by The Alliance for Quality Medical Device Servicing The COVID-19 crisis has created many challenges for the health care system and has raised some opportunities for improvements. One area of improvement is related to the servicing of medical devices,…
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