Deerfield, Ill.-based Baxter International Inc. announces that it has issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction for all Spectrum IQ infusion pumps to reinforce important safety information when customers implement changes to their network configuration and server systems.
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The impact of failing to safeguard medical devices and system-wide networks before a hacker unleashes an attack on a healthcare facility cannot be overstated. In this article, cybersecurity experts share steps HTM professionals can take to keep the equipment they maintain as secure as possible.
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Amid Philips’ recent recall of more than 2 million CPAP and sleep apnea devices, competitor ResMed is looking to gain market share, reports Fierce Biotech. But challenges exist—namely global shortages of essential computer chips.
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Baxter has initiated a safety recall for its Spectrum Dose IQ Safety Software due to a potentially life-threatening defect in which incorrect drug-dosing information could be transmitted to the company’s Spectrum IQ Infusion System. The potential for patient harm is so serious, in fact, that the U.S. FDA has categorized it as a Class 1 recall.
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Mike Busdicker grew up on a northwestern Ohio horse farm—a childhood that fed his fascination with the rodeo. Early on, he decided to pursue a career as a professional bull rider. Fortunately for the HTM field, he pivoted his direction.
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