Why Healthcare Organizations Turn to MSSPs
Along with the potential to fill staffing shortages, MSSPs help address the “constant barrage of attacks on the industry,” according to Christopher Fielder, director of product marketing at Arctic…
A report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Bureau (HSSIB) has found that patients are coming to harm due to failures in the electronic communication of critical clinical information following hospital discharge.
The investigation,…
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…
Effie Carlson, CEO of Watershed Health
Everyone in America has felt the effects of uncoordinated healthcare, from the hassle of medical records lost between providers to devastating stories of medical errors that caused patient harm or a loss of…
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AI Systems Driving Record Denial Rates
The 2024 American Medical Association survey reveals alarming trends in prior authorization practices, with 61% of physicians concerned about health insurers’ increasing reliance on unregulated artificial intelligence systems. According…
With the increasing digital transformation of healthcare and improvements in the quality of data, IT systems in healthcare are becoming an increasingly attractive target for malicious actors. A cyberattack can cripple an institution, cause…
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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…
The cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis caused at least 119 incidents of patient harm, including at least five cases of “moderate” harm, according to figures provided by South East London Integrated Care…
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More than 9,000 automatic letters from hospitals to GPs in Kent were delayed by three weeks due to an error which occurred during an IT upgrade at Kent Community Health Foundation Trust.
The delayed letters,…
Drug-related errors are a leading cause of preventable patient harm in the clinical setting. We present the first wearable camera system to automatically detect potential errors, prior to medication delivery. We demonstrate that using…
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