The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has committed to fixing its regulatory platform and provider portal, following the publication of two reviews which identified their “serious adverse impact” on staff and providers.
An interim report, by…
Providence Medical Institute, a Southern California-based physician services division of the seven-state Providence health system, will pay a $240,000 civil monetary penalty to settle potential HIPAA violations after a ransomware attack.WHY IT MATTERSThe U.S….
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Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is once again able to issue all blood group products for transfusions, following the cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) urgently called for…
New patient safety guidance from NHS England says that primary care’s IT systems should include clinical decision making support and automatically flag patient safety issues.
The ‘Primary care patient safety strategy’, published by NHSE on…
The Department of Health and Social Care will launch a consultation on the clinical risk standards for the use of digital health technologies in 2024/2025, the minister for patient safety has confirmed.
In a letter…
PharmacyX has been announced as the latest healthcare technology supplier to help deliver an electronic prescription service (EPS) in Wales.
The introduction of EPS allows GPs and other prescribers to send prescriptions electronically to a…
Understanding Infrastructure Modernization
Infrastructure modernization entails upgrading outdated IT systems and processes to enhance performance, scalability and security. Modern infrastructure typically involves technologies such as cloud computing, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and advanced security tools. The…
Ghariwala points out that resilience is a crucial benefit of microservice architecture for healthcare organizations, where system downtime can be a matter of life and death.“Microservices are designed with independence, granularity and loose coupling,…
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Key Takeaways:Community and Collaboration: Canada’s digital health community is a significant asset in advancing healthcare IT.AI and Data Standards: The adoption of AI in healthcare is promising but requires robust data governance and standards.Importance…
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US healthcare provider Kootenai Health has revealed that data belonging to 464,000 patients has been compromised following a cyber attack.
The non-profit health system, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said it was alerted to a…
