Software
FDA Wants Better Cybersecurity in Medical Devices
Jun 13, 2013
 A safety communication released today by FDA calls for device manufacturers and healthcare facilities to take more steps to reduce the possibility of...
Seven Deadly Sins of Compliant Software Development
Jun 11, 2013
Companies often spend a lot of time trying to figure out why software compliance projects fail. After having worked on compliant software projects with dozens...
Your Medical Device Data is Not Safe From NSA's Prism
Jun 11, 2013
Edward Snowden is a name you'll be hearing a lot in the coming weeks. The 29-year-old former contract employee for the NSA has blown the whistle on NSA's top-...
Google Glass Bans Facial Recognition, Sets Medical Apps Back
Jun 06, 2013
There are two things you won't be able to do with Google Glass for the time being. One of them is watch porn ...the other is utilizing an app that uses facial...
IQMS Combines with SolidWorks to Create New Software Platform
Jun 04, 2013
By Reina V. Slutske One thing can certainly be said for IQMS: It listens to its customers. After a group of businesses came together to tell the company that...
FDA Endorses Agile: What Does that Mean?
May 21, 2013
In January of 2013, the wishes of Agile fans writing software for medical devices finally came true—FDA added AAMI TIR45:2012, “Guidance on the use...
Software Development Must Be Overhauled to Drive Growth in the Medical Device Industry
May 03, 2013
Medical device companies have traditionally been in the business of manufacturing hardware products such as x-ray machines, ultrasound machines, and surgical...
Positive Results for Animas’s Insulin Delivery Algorithm
Apr 29, 2013
There may be another leap toward an artificial pancreas thanks to new research released by Animas Corp. At the Advanced Technologies & Treatments for...
EPGL Medical Sciences Among First Device Makers to Use Google Glass
Apr 15, 2013
Following an announcement last week EPGL Medical Sciences(EPGL; Irvine, CA)  will be among the first medical device makers to implement Google Glass and...
AliveCor Now Available via Prescription
Mar 08, 2013
AliveCor (San Francisco) announced today that its mobile heart monitor for iPhone is now available by prescription. The AliveCor ECG Device for Heart Rhythm...