SMART quality & compliance
The Medical Internet of Things Is Here and It Must Be Secured
Security is like the brakes in your car. It slows you down, but it also makes it possible for you to go a lot faster. (Gary Hinson) On the Chaos Communication Congress in December 2015 in Hamburg, Germany, there was a talk about medical devices with new functions like a Bluetooth connection by a pacemaker to connect them to smartphones or a gateway for telemedicine. But with each connection to the outside world, a device becomes vulnerable which must be secured in a way that this connection cannot be used to harm patients. Last year the FDA pronounced a recall…
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SMART quality & compliance
Data Privacy In The Age Of Digital Health
“Without privacy there is no trust, which is what the best individual healthcare requires” – Florian Schnettelker What do you think is the most valuable asset of every patient in the world? The thinking behind this question is shown in the implementation of digital health functions and solutions in the company and its products. The most valuable asset for a patient is his/her personal health data. This topic becomes more and more important with the rise of digital health solutions in our daily personal and business life. Laws and Regulations In many countries there are laws and regulations issued in…
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Compliance für die Gesundheit 2.1
Durch neue technische Entwicklungen wird der Traum von der personalisierten Medizin langsam aber stetig Wirklichkeit. Themen wie Digital Health und Industrie 4.0 spielen hier eine wichtige Rolle, denn erst durch die Vernetzung beider Bereiche entsteht eine individuelle und kosteneffektive Medizin. Weitere Punkte, die hier hinein spielen, sind der wachsende Kostendruck im Gesundheitswesen, den verschiedenste Regierungen in den Griff zu bekommen versuchen, und gestiegene Compliance-Anforderungen. Ein Beispiel dafür, wie die verschiedenen Faktoren mit einander interagieren, sei nun im Folgenden erwähnt: Ein implantierter Sensor erkennt im Blut eines Patienten auffällige Werte. Diese Werte werden per Funk über das Internet an den behandelnden…
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Digital Health Compliance
“I think the biggest innovation of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning” Steve Jobs On the Brink of Innovation You might not know it yet,but you are living in the digital era. You may have heard a friend talk about it, heard something on the news, or even downloaded an app. Whatever it is, digital healthcare is becoming the IT thing. More and more digital health applications are installed on smartphones, a number that is foreseen to grow exponentially. The United States alone is investing some 1.6 billion dollars…
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