What is more important – patient safety or hospital IT?
What is more important – patient safety or the health of the enterprise hospital Windows network? What is more important – writing secure code or installing an anti-virus? A threat analysis was performed on a medical device used in intensive care units. The threat analysis used the PTA (Practical threat analysis) methodology. Our analysis considered […]
Health Information Technology Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan
This is a quick update on two new documents released by the HHS and the IMDRF: Health Information Technology Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan The US Department of Health and Human Services published on July 2, 2013 the Health Information Technology Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan. The FDA belongs to the HHS. The plan defines several […]
The top 10 mistakes made by Linux developers
My colleague, Dr. Joel Isaacson talks about the top 10 mistakes made by Linux developers. It’s a great article and great read from one of the top embedded Linux programmers in the world. The Little Engine That Could Copyright 2004 Joel Isaacson. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. I try to […]
Why Microsoft Windows is a bad idea for medical devices
I’m getting some push back on LinkedIn on my articles on banning Microsoft Windows from medical devices that are installed in hospitals – read more about why Windows is a bad idea for medical devices here and here. Scott Caldwell tells us that the FDA doesn’t rule “out” or “in” any particular technology, including Windows […]
Solaris and real-time Java for embedded systems?
It’s always interesting to see if industry analysis stands the test of time, like Dana Gardner (formerly with the Yankee Group, now with Interarbor Solutions) who told Internetnews.com back in 2004 that “Solaris may find fertile ground in the embedded space with a combination of real-time Java and the Solaris operating system”. Hmm. Now there’s […]
