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A Concerning Gap in Cybersecurity for Medical Technology

Health Populi

Notwithstanding mass adoption of antivirus protection and firewalls among healthcare providers, there remains a security gap for biomedical technologies, according to a report from Zingbox. The more connected nodes in healthcare, the more temptations and opportunities for cyber-attackers to attack.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Replicate The Human Touch in Healthcare Provision?

HIT Consultant

There is fevered speculation about how the technology might be used in other areas of medical technology to improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden on hard-pressed, and often under-resourced, medical practitioners. IvorIvor has been in a candidate search for more than 30 years.

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Why Healthcare Innovation Needs Human-Centered Principles

HIT Consultant

COVID-19 has no doubt been catastrophic, but let it also be the wake-up call we need to improve experiences for both patients and healthcare providers alike. In addition to the accessibility issues outlined above, digital care appointments often leave patients feeling unseen or unheard by their doctors.

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The Digital Home: A Platform for Health, via Deloitte and the COVID-19 “Stress Test”

Health Populi

Among the least likely barriers were unqualified clinicians (compared with a “live” in-person doctor), the doctor’s inability to share health information with the patient, difficulty in booking an appointment, distractions from other online activities, and privacy issues.

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Newsletter, January 2023

Patient Safety Movement

DOCTOR DELIVERS LETHAL EPIDURAL AT BROOKLYN HOSPITAL An article last week in The New York Times told the story of an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn public hospital, with a history of making life-threatening errors in administering epidurals, who made a fatal mistake in July 2020.

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Newsletter, March 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Ramsay, MD, FRCA, Chief Executive Officer, PSMF Doctor’s Day, March 30 This Doctors’ Day we want to recognize all the safe care given by the medical professional community. The PSMF was established through the support of the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation, and Competition in Healthcare.

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Newsletter, November 2023

Patient Safety Movement

The American Lung Association urges adults to ask their doctor if they are up to date on their CDC-recommended adult vaccinations and take a personal risk assessment at Lung.org/pneumococcal. Elijeko Foundation is deeply committed to advocating for Ghanaians by providing educational support to healthcare facilities across the country.