Cybersecurity remains a pressing issue for medical technology, in part because there are new, small companies jumping into this space seemingly every day. However, there is a shortage of talent in cybersecurity, something that Dan Lyon, director of cybersecurity at Boston Scientific Corp., of Marlborough, Mass., said will not ease soon due to a lack of interest among colleges and universities in providing curriculum and degrees in this area.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems around the world are looking to digital technologies to support health delivery but where exactly can these technologies have the most impact? At the Medtech Forum in Barcelona, European leaders gathered to discuss practical examples of how digital tools can help make health systems more efficient.