Search Tag: Healthcare
2016 02 Aug
The Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab have joined forces to launch the initiative No More Ransom (www.nomoreransom.org). The move represents new non-commercial cooperation between law enforcement and the private sector in the fight against ransomware. No More Ransom is a new online portal that aims to inform the public...Read more
2016 09 Oct
The World Health Summit is the annual conference of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies. Through the Inter Academy Medical Panel (IAMP), it is organized in collaboration with national academies of science in more than 67 countries.Read more
2016 04 Oct
CDM Media Summits bring together leading C-level executives, analysts and solution providers to network and attend interactive agenda sessions on the latest business topics and trends. The events are organized by industry, topic or organizational role, and offer an opportunity for attendees to have in-depth discussions, while making new business contacts....Read more
2016 26 Jul
The U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) has projected that cybersecurity attacks will see an expansion of the information security professional workforce by nearly 20 percent. The rise in hacking, ransomware attacks and date breaches over the last two years has led to a rise in demand for security professionals in healthcare. In fact, the BLS...Read more
2016 26 Jul
Mergers and Acquisitions have increased year-on-year, says Kaufman Hall with the first half of 2016 showing more activity in the same timeframe as 2015. In a report in Healthcare IT News , The drive toward adapting to rapid change in the industry and new payment models is one of the key triggers to the rise the management consultancy firm said....Read more
2016 18 Jul
A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is taking the role of robots in healthcare beyond the current norm of instructing them with commands. MIT thinks this model will soon change with the development of robots that advise hospital staff on decision-making. A research...Read more
2016 18 Jul
An article in Modern Healthcare has highlighted the changing role of IT professionals in healthcare management as, with the increasing central role of technology in the hospital landscape, CIOs and CISOs are finally finding a seat in the boardroom and weighing in on big decisions. The publication takes Edward Martinez as an example. Martinez has...Read more
2016 01 Jul
Design Council’s founding purpose was to elevate the UK’s industrial design standards in goods manufacturing to support Britain’s economic recovery. Now, after 70 years, much of what we do is centred on how design can help to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the UK and the wider world. Over the last seven decades, Design Council...Read more
2016 28 Jun
Healthcare media has been responding to the United Kingdom's (UK) vote to leave the European Union (EU) last Thursday. In the historic poll, 51.9 percent of voters chose to leave the bloc while 48.1 percent chose to remain. Two-year exit talks with the EU will start once the British government activates the process. This is expected to happen within...Read more
2016 17 Jun
The CHIO of the University of Mississippi Medical Centre, John Showalter, MD, has suggested that hospitals train analytics specialists on existing tools and avoid purchasing unfamiliar software the team has no training to use. Showalter says that hospital analytics teams facing a huge challenge: the need to evolve skill-sets to keep up with the speed...Read more
2016 17 Jun
A new study by a Florida State University researcher shows that both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can have a long-term cognitive effect on employees. “Psychologists say that the brain is a muscle, while industrial hygienists point to chemicals in the work environment that may cause decline,” said Joseph Grzywacz,...Read more
2016 13 Jun
The Department of Labour (DOL) recently updated criteria for the overtime threshold bringing in changes that will significant affect hospitals. The changes are set to be brought in by the end of the year so the time for preparation is now. The DOL’s new rule increases the salary at which a person can earn overtime after they have worked in excess...Read more
2016 13 Jun
Supplies come second only to labour as amongst the highest healthcare costs With a view to reducing materials costs while maintaining quality, global sourcing of supplies is fast becoming an attractive alternative. High volume supplies such as clinical gloves or gowns are top priorities for global sourcing which is becoming a key driver to boosting...Read more
2016 13 Jun
A recent and advanced strain of Ransomware has suggested that security-dominated headlines will not be a thing of the past any time soon. Crysis, first discovered in February this year, is multi-platform with the ability to penetrate both Mac and Windows systems. Security experts also say that it is more dangerous than other forms of virus seen to...Read more
2016 06 Jun
A podiatry group has notified its 40, 000 plus patients that their data may have been compromised following a Cyberattack on its IT systems. Connecticut-based Stamford Podiatry Group said the malicious hackers gained access to their systems between Feb. 22 and April 14 and accessed its electronic health record database. "Although we have not been...Read more
2016 30 May
Equitable Healthcare With increased emphasis on financial constraint in healthcare, resource allocation discussions are heard more commonly in clinical departments. As agents of the patient, clinicians are faced with struggles to ensure that individual patients can receive costly treatments, despite growing demands for healthcare throughout society....Read more
2016 21 Oct
The Congress is organised by the three societies: the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP), the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR) and the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC). In addition, for EAPS 2016, we are very happy that six other important European paediatric societies have accepted our invitation...Read more
2016 17 May
Executives in the healthcare sector know they need to work hard to create an environment that fosters the healing process and many are now resorting to spiritual health to improve their own personal capabilities, writes Shannon Barnet of Becker’s Hospital Review . Three healthcare leaders — Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Washington,...Read more
2016 29 Apr
Urologists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Genesis Healthcare Partners have tested a new model of care for patients with low-risk prostate cancer. The evidence-based approach uses best practices to appropriately select and follow patients to avoid disease overtreatment. Results of the three-year study are now published...Read more
2016 28 Apr
Recently, Modern Healthcare reported that Emblem Health laid off 250 staff members, or 7.5 percent of the company’s workforce, after deciding to outsource all of its tech work to services company Cognizant. CEO Karen Ignagni said outsourcing the work was part of critical modernisation for the company’s future. Ignagni...Read more
2016 27 Apr
Poland’s National Centre for Quality Assessment in Healthcare (NCQA) has revised its accreditation standards for healthcare facilities to include Europe’s first official recommendation that antimicrobial copper touch surfaces are incorporated as an infection prevention and control measure. Poland’s Hospital Accreditation Programme has existed...Read more
2016 25 Apr
The stage is set. The IT giants are each targeting healthcare with analysts projecting that, by 2018, 30 percent of providers will run cognitive analytics on patient data. With artificial intelligence making its presence felt in healthcare, a Healthcare IT News report asks what the greater risk is for providers; to invest too soon or too late?...Read more
2016 24 May
The Advanced Healthcare Analytics Summit 2016 will help you shift away from the big data hype towards transformational improvements to patient care in practice by extracting true insight from data. Whilst the challenges ahead are significant, the potential opportunities are vast with the right data strategy. There is no question that more advanced...Read more
2016 04 Apr
With healthcare cybersecurity taking a series of hits in recent months and the problem on the rise as hackers become more sophisticated, one expert says it is time to examine the administration of hospitals and incentivise employees to create a culture of security. “Many executives have taken the view that cybersecurity is control of people, limiting...Read more
2016 04 Apr
Healthcare operations of the future resemble air traffic control, says MedCity News , as the sector gravitates towards system-wide collaboration and predictive analytics. Referring to the aviation industry’s swift and effective reform when faced with obstacles, LEAN methodologist, Mohan Giridharadas refers to how John F. Kennedy International Airport...Read more
2016 16 Apr
The Royal Society of Medicine is delighted to host its 12th Medical Innovations Summit and would like to invite you to a day of inspirational presentations by extraordinary innovators and entrepreneurs. You will be able to enjoy a packed and stimulating day, which might well prove unforgettable. Come and meet individuals who are driven to achieve...Read more