At least two patients have suffered long-term or permanent damage to their health as a result of the cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis, latest figures have revealed.
The ransomware attack on 4 June…
Dr Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at NHS England, will open day two of Digital Health Rewired 2025 with a keynote address on the nation’s priorities and funding. He will speak on the Digital…
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I had a bittersweet moment today. I watched one of my favorite pieces of healthcare software fade into the sunset. The health system where I spent the majority of my career finally retired the…
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Claire Peacock, clinical exercise physiologist at UHNM (second left), with members of UHNM’s Heart Support Group (Credit: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust)
The Heart and Lung Centre at University Hospitals of North…
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The Security Incident
A phishing attack between April-June 2019 compromised eight employee email accounts at Solara Medical Supplies, exposing sensitive data of 114,000+ individuals.
Impact and Information Exposed
Names
Social Security numbers
Bank details
Patient login credentials
Medical diagnoses
Contact information
Investigation Findings
HHS…
Key Demographics Impact Digital Health Usage
Recent research reveals 95.6% of older Americans use digital devices, with 81.4% specifically utilizing digital health technologies. Female respondents show higher adoption rates at 53.4% compared to males at…
Overview
The UK government’s £600,000 Smart Data Challenge aims to revolutionize cross-sector data innovation, focusing on financial services, energy, retail, transport, and property markets.
Prize Structure & Timeline
Initial funding: Up to £50,000 for 10 finalists (May…
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Generating synthetic data from medical records is a complex task intensified by patient privacy concerns. In recent years, multiple approaches have been reported for the generation of synthetic data, however, limited attention was given…
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Cybercriminals remain a major threat in the healthcare sector — with the vast majority of healthcare organizations reporting spotting a cyberattack and suffering financial consequences as a result in the past 12 months, according…
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A large federal health agency wanted to modernize its complex public health database system to a new cloud-based database, but the IT team faced an uphill battle. Stakeholders on the project told them, “You’re…
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