Pinnacle hackers leak patient info, data on the web
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network has confirmed a data leak following its report of an IT breach on 28 September. Powered by WPeMatico
'Why Would You Have Your Force Field at Level Five?': What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) — “Why would you have your force field at level five if you can have it at level 10 against the threat?” — Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, deputy coordinator of the White House monkeypox response team, borrowing from a “Star Trek… Powered by WPeMatico
Challenges of Medical Billing; 8 Specialties Rural America Needs
(MedPage Today) — Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the web to help you learn what’s next.Data help and hinder healthcare –… Powered by WPeMatico
The Heavy Psychological Toll of the War in Ukraine
(MedPage Today) — Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainians have been living in conditions of a long-term and unpredictable threat to their lives. The body and psyche are overloaded with stress. Every day, the mass media informs… Powered by WPeMatico
New HHS Report: COVID-19 Vaccinations in 2021 Linked to More than 650,000 Fewer COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Over 300,000 Fewer Deaths Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Underscoring Importance of Getting Updated COVID-19 Vaccines This Fall
New COVID-19 report underscores the importance of getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine this Fall Powered by WPeMatico
Ebola Will Spread if Resources Are Not Brought to Bear
(MedPage Today) — Acting swiftly and decisively to extinguish the Ebola outbreak in Uganda is an important priority not just for Uganda, but for Africa and the world. The current outbreak has, thus far, been confirmed to have killed 10 — including… Powered by WPeMatico
Should Physicians Own Timeshares?
(MedPage Today) — Timeshares have an undeserved bad rap. I’ve owned and used and swapped my timeshare for great and cost-effective vacations all over the world for 30 years. I believe one of the biggest reasons timeshares get bad press is that… Powered by WPeMatico
Ethics Consult: Approve Experimental Head Transplant?
(MedPage Today) — You make the call Powered by WPeMatico
HIEs do double duty as public health utilities
The concept of a health data utility formalizes the wide scope of functions many health information exchanges already deliver. And work on social determinants of health is adding to the mix. Powered by WPeMatico
The AI Bill of Rights: Defining fairness and privacy by design
The Biden Administration blueprint outlines principles for the use of artificial intelligence and is meant to help government agencies level set – but it’s also an operational vision addressing automation in data-sensitive domains such as healthcare. Powered by WPeMatico