The technology wish lists included in the HIMSS Leadership Survey is
a vendor's wet dream - so many things, and so many
CIOs want to buy them! Of course reality strikes back by figure 12, “barriers
to adoption.” Here we learn the biggest barrier is a “lack
of financial support” - insufficient funds.
To better learn what's top of mind […]
What's in your fantasy medical device operating system? Here's mine:
Royalty free
A true real time OS
Connectivity support on par with Windows CE (TCP/IP, wireless, USB, etc.)
Royalty free
Something without the hacker appeal of Microsoft Windows (is easy to lock down, and isn't patched every week)
Approval-ready for up to FDA Class III medical devices
A full set of developer […]
The FDA issued a public health notification
on the risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI) with medical
telemetry systems still operating in the 460-470 Mhz frequency bands.
This is to notify you that after December 31, 2005, any medical telemetry systems
operating in the 460-470 MHz frequency bands will be at increased risk for interference,
[…]
The latest study from Kalorama Information
pegs health care IT market growth at about 11 percent over the next 5
years. They estimate the market for clinical IT to exceed $25 billion
by 2009. The current clinical IT market is estimated at $23 billion,
with about $15.4 billion being spent on hospital systems. A surprising
“feature” of the market research […]
