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FCC gives green light to wireless medical devices
The Federal Communications Commission voted May 24, 2012 to set aside protected
broadband spectrum for wireless medical devices known as medical body
area networks (MBANs). These sensors can monitor and read a patient’s
vital signs wirelessly. By eliminating the cables that restrict a
patient to their hospital bed, experts say the devices could transform
the way patients' health is monitored. More
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.