Roundtable: The Next Challenge for Healthcare IT 3926

Originally Published MX November/December 2005

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Industry experts look at the current status of IT adoption for medical products—and for the healthcare system in general—and examine what developments are next in line.

Moderated by Steve Halasey

Throughout 2005, MX has featured a special series on information technology (IT) in healthcare. Operating under broad definitions of both IT and healthcare, the series has explored business systems, manufacturing systems, embedded software and systems in devices, as well as what end-users are seeing in their facilities. All of these elements have an influence on the way medical technology executives develop their product lines.