Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.) introduced the Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act in an online press conference with U.S. PIRG on August 6—a bill that would remove manufacturer-imposed barriers to fixing medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates say.
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In a groundbreaking move, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Representative Yvette D. Clark (D-N.Y.) have introduced right to repair legislation in the House and Senate that would eliminate hospitals’ roadblocks for repairing medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic raged in New York in early April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo stated that the state may need 40,000 ventilators and up to 150,000 hospital beds. These numbers were way off, however, and may have led to unnecessary expenses, according to a new report.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to afflict the world, AAMI has released two consensus reports to guide manufacturers in making safe and reliable ventilatory assistance helmets.
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COVID-19 isn’t the only battle hospitals are currently fighting. They’re also contending with malicious hackers, who are trying to exploit their vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.
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