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Archive for March 18th, 2005

Emergency Room Overcrowding Online

In a continuation of a previous post, I've found 2 more sites that reflect emergency department overcrowding and diversions in real or near-real time.  The first is MIEMSS, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems. The far left column on the bottom half of their site has a section titled CHATS (for County Hospital Alerts […]


Siemens First to Offer Virus Protection for Medical Devices

This is a huge step in medical device security, and the first of its kind. Read about it here, and if you're asking, “what's the big deal,” read on…
Many medical devices are built on general purpose computing platforms.  Holter systems, PACS, and central stations are obvious examples, but many seemingly “embedded systems” are also using general […]


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