Despite all the innovation in med tech on so many fronts, it's often a slow process to see those efforts incorporated into patient care in a way that could improve their treatment and aid healthcare ...

Remember that video we shared a few days ago of BlackBerry security experts showing how easy it was to hack a smart infusion pump? Two things about that: We were right that it was a LifeCare PCA pump ...

Drug pumps used widely in the US contain severe security vulnerabilities which could allow hackers to administer fatal doses, a researcher claims. Billy Rios, a security expert who has been testing ...

Lancaster (Pa.) General Health integrated its Epic EHR system with its patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. Hospira’s LifeCare PCA 7.0 infusion system and Epic Systems powered the integration. PCA ...

Hospira's infusion pumps have been a recall magnet in recent years. Now, FDA is warning that two of its infusion pumps are vulnerable to hackers. FDA has issued an alert to healthcare facilities that ...