A full week before the Food and Drug Administration issued an alert warning that Hospira’s Symbiq Infusion System smart pumps could be vulnerable to hackers, two BlackBerry officials were ...

Hospira’s Symbiq drug infusion pump could be accessed and controlled by hackers through a hospital’s wireless network, according to a report from Kalorama Information. The Food and Drug Administration ...

Infusion pump systems are some of the most widely utilized devices in hospitals. Robert Canfield, Director of Marketing for infusion systems at Fresenius Kabi, said that the capabilities of these ...

Checking the 5 “rights” of infusion therapy safety has been nurses’ responsibility since the beginning of IV administrations in healthcare. Verifying that the right medication is delivered to the ...

It's one thing to talk about security vulnerabilities in a product, but another to provide a proof-of-concept demonstration showing the device being hacked. That's what occurred last month when ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a new initiative to address safety problems associated with external infusion pumps, which are often used to deliver fluids, including nutrients and ...