Mike Nesbitt, health minister for Northern Ireland (Credit: Department of Health)
Around 1,600 patient appointments have been postponed owing to an IT outage at the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT), Mike Nesbitt,…
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Rob Stuart, CEO, Claim.MD
When a major healthcare payment processor was hit by a ransomware attack in early 2024, medical practices across the country were thrown into chaos. Routine billing processes, like eligibility checks, claims…
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The Crisis of Hospital Readmissions
Hospital readmissions represent one of healthcare’s most pressing challenges, with devastating consequences for both patients and healthcare systems. The statistics paint a sobering picture: nearly 1 in 5 Medicare patients…
Staff at two hospitals in the south west of England have resorted to using paper after a major IT incident just days before the planned resident doctors’ strikes.
Cheltenham and Gloucester NHS Foundation Trust reported…
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What You Should Know:
– The U.S. healthcare landscape is facing a transformative moment with the signing of H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), into law on July 4. This…
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What You Should Know:
– Researchers at Mount Sinai have published a study, the first of its kind, to utilize wearable devices for assessing the intricate relationship between inflammation, symptoms, and sleep patterns in individuals…
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A patient death has been linked to the cyber attack on NHS pathology system provider Synnovis, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation has confirmed.
The ransomware attack on 4 June 2024 caused widespread disruption to NHS services in…
Large language models (LLMs) are transforming the landscape of healthcare research, yet their role in qualitative analysis remains underexplored. This study compares human-led and LLM-assisted approaches to analyzing cancer patient narratives, using 33 semi-structured…
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Across healthcare, organizations are updating backup and storage systems to protect valuable data assets. Indelible backups (or snapshots) are one of the key elements of a backup modernization strategy, as they ensure data cannot…
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They may not be looking to exfiltrate patient data for ransom and disruption. Instead, cybercrime groups sanctioned by the People’s Republic of China – including Silk Typhoon, which is thought to be targeting healthcare…
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