A national dashboard is being rolled out across NHS maternity services to help spot serious safety issues and prevent neonatal tragedies.
The Maternity Outcomes Signal System (MOSS) sends out a warning signal if it detects…
Nick Woodier, senior safety investigator at the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) (Credit: HSSIB)
Electronic patient record (EPR) training is often not sufficient to equip staff with the knowledge needed to use systems…
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Pathology supplier Synnovis is contacting NHS organisations which had data stolen and published online following a major cyber attack last year.
The ransomware attack on 4 June 2024, which led to a patient death, caused widespread…
Saif Abed, founding partner and director of cyber security advisory services at The AbedGraham Group (Credit: Jordan Sollof)
A cyber security expert has called for a public inquiry into the Synnovis ransomware attack which…
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Heather Arthur, Director of Privacy Strategy at Bluesight
Despite decades of investment in privacy programs, unauthorized access to patient records remains a persistent and costly challenge for healthcare organizations.
Patient privacy breaches cost an average of…
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Federal Investigation Overview
NewYork-Presbyterian is currently under federal scrutiny as the Department of Justice (DOJ) launches a comprehensive investigation into potential anticompetitive practices within the healthcare giant’s insurance contracting strategies. This high-stakes federal probe represents…
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– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has demanded Duke University’s cooperation in a federal investigation into serious allegations of systemic racial discrimination within Duke University…
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Poor interoperability between digital systems and challenges with GP registration processes in prisons are causing risks to patient safety, according to an investigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB).
The report, ‘Healthcare provision…
JAMA Network Open recently published an Original Investigation titled “Patient Care Technology Disruptions Associated With the CrowdStrike Outage.” The UCSD authors found disruptions at 759 of 2,200 hospitals during the July 19, 2024 outage,…
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Background: The integration of wearable technology for heart rate monitoring offers potential advancements in managing hyperthyroidism by providing a feasible way to track thyroid function. Although digital health solutions are gaining traction in various…
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