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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