
COVID-19 Introduces New Risks, Hazards in Health Tech
With the accelerated adoption of many new technologies, ECRI’s annual health technology hazards list has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the accelerated adoption of many new technologies, ECRI’s annual health technology hazards list has been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A return to normalcy requires us to address the limits of current testing approaches and broadly deploy reliable screening tools that facilitate early detection and encourage more focused testing of those at high-risk of spreading the coronavirus.
The giant leap forward in virtual health is punctuating the need for reliable, clinically accurate technologies to advance how virtual medicine is delivered.
Robotic process automation (RPA) is reducing time spent on repetitive tasks in regulatory affairs and regulatory operations. The next step is artificial intelligence-enhanced RPA, which has the potential to automate more unstructured tasks.
Although the full impact of COVID-19 is uncertain, one sure thing is that industry continues to crave information to help them navigate EU MDR.
Devices in healthcare facilities support mission critical processes. Any issue that degrades network performance can have serious consequences.
Companies developing technologies that integrate AI need to consider regulatory concerns, community demographics, fitting into existing workflows, technical proficiency of both the hospital personnel and consumers.
While companies developing solutions that address the current pandemic may be receiving an influx of financial support, recovery for companies in other segments of the industry is slow.
With the rapid growth of life tech discoveries, there is a need to adapt the patent and regulatory frameworks governing the approval, use, and protection of such discoveries.
Augmented reality and extended reality will play a front-and-center role in patient care.