Introduction
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was designed to protect sensitive patient data and ensure compliance within the healthcare sector. However, a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) indicates…
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has suffered a data breach that has seen confidential information published online and shared via social media.
A statement posted on the trust’s website on 28 November 2024, said:…
Dave Lamar, Chief Growth Officer of MediQuant
Organizations of every size and industry experience challenges associated with technical debt, which refers to future costs and inefficiencies resulting from not retiring outmoded IT applications.
The challenges are…
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Wider development and roll out of virtual hospitals could move us away from trust silos, easing regional variations to create a transformed national service, writes Paul Grant digital health consultant and the author of…
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Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital in Thailand has incorporated AI and computational technologies into its recently launched pathology information system.WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The PIS at the 300-bed SiPH, a hospital unit under the Faculty of Medicine of…
Safety-focused large language model company Hippocratic AI has been issued its first patent by the U.S. Patent Office, which includes the company’s LLM innovations incorporated into its safety-focused LLM built with a constellation architecture…
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John Marchesano, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Healthcare at E Ink
The link between patient experience and health outcomes is well-established: positive interactions enhance communication, adherence, and reduce readmissions, ultimately leading to improved results and greater provider…
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Top News
England’s three-hospital Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust cancels outpatient appointments due to an unspecified cybersecurity incident. Patients were asked to avoid visiting the emergency department for non-emergencies.
A hospital employee told a newspaper…
What You Should Know:
– Interwell Health, a value-based kidney care management company, has unveiled Acumen Rounder, a nephrology rounding application that seamlessly integrates with Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) system.
– The innovation is set…
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Zac Amos, Features Editor at ReHack
Remote patient monitoring systems have unlocked new standards of care. They can reduce lines in hospital waiting rooms, streamline checkups and enable fast, personalized treatments for improved health outcomes….
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