Cybersecurity alert: New ransomware threat to healthcare, recent attacks
On August 4, the Department of Health and Human Services Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center released a security alert warning hospitals of a new ransomware group called Rhysida that has been active since May 2023 and is recently……Read More
Association of intraop opioid administration with postop pain, opioid use
This study led by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, examines the association between intraoperative opioid administration and postoperative pain and opioid use. A total of 61, 249 surgical patients were included in……Read More
Help prevent unintended hypothermia in surgical patients with the 3M™ Bair Hugger™ Warming System. Learn more about how we deliver heat compared to others. Read the comparison.
The Joint Commission revises THKR performance measure
The Joint Commission, on August 9, announced that it is revising a performance measure for the advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement (THKR) Certification Program—THKR-5: Postoperative Functional/Health Status Assessment—to align with a similar Centers for Medicare and……Read More
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