As healthcare faces skyrocketing cyberattacks, surgeons are urged to lead frontline defense
Editor’s Note Healthcare organizations are hemorrhaging millions to cybercrime and turning to medical staff as unlikely but indispensable defenders in the face of this growing threat. As detailed in a Cyber Security News April 29 article, healthcare remains the most expensive industry for data breaches, with the average cost reaching…
Commentary: Cyberattacks threaten financial survival of surgical practices
Editor's Note One cyberattack can unravel years of work and financial stability for a surgical practice. That’s the central warning in an April 9 commentary by Lenworth M. Jacobs Jr., MD, MPH, FACS, professor of surgery at the University of Connecticut and director of the Trauma Institute at Hartford Hospital.…
OR am – 4-16-2025
April 16, 2025 Orthopedic trauma Listen now: Initiative improves time-sensitive operative interventions, post-surgical outcomes Health system mega-mergers fall short amid cost, quality concerns Chasing size through mega-mergers no longer guarantees sustainability for health systems, according to an April 15 article in HealthLeaders. Many of the nation’s…
Strengthening healthcare cyber defenses challenged by third-party, asset-related risks
Editor's Note Healthcare organizations are improving their ability to respond to cyberattacks but continue to fall short on preventing them—particularly when it comes to managing third-party and asset-related risks. That’s the key takeaway from the 2025 Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study conducted by KLAS Research and partner organizations. Surveying 69 healthcare…
ORM Top 10 Most Read – 3/30/25
Subscribe | CE Hub New colonoscopy guidelines increase bowel prep quality expectations New consensus recommendations from the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) set a 90% adequacy benchmark for bowel preparation in colonoscopy, reinforcing the role of preparation in ensuring accurate screenings and reducing the risk of missed……Read…
Medical gaslighting tops ECRI’s 2025 patient safety threat list
Editor's Note Misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and a breakdown of trust in healthcare can all result from time and resource constraints preventing proper engagement with patients—a concern that tops ECRI’s list of the most significant patient safety risks for 2025. As detailed in the global healthcare safety nonprofit’s March 10 announcement,…
OR am – 2-25-2025
February 25, 2025 Patient Satisfaction Listen now: Aromatherapy reduces preoperative anxiety Chinese medical devices threaten US healthcare cybersecurity Backdoors in Chinese-made medical monitors could put patients at risk and compromise hospital networks across the US, according to security agencies quoted in a February 23 report from…
Chinese medical devices threaten US healthcare cybersecurity
Editor’s Note Backdoors in Chinese-made medical monitors could put patients at risk and compromise hospital networks across the US, according to security agencies quoted in a February 23 report from CNBC. The article cites the popular Contec CMS8000 patient monitor as an example. Both the US Food and Drug Administration…
OR am – 1-31-2025
January 31, 2025 Process improvement Listen now: Intervention improves implant billing, documentation accuracy Study: Machine learning model improves perioperative pain assessment A new machine learning model using photoplethysmogram (PPG) data more accurately assesses pain during and after surgery compared to existing commercial methods, according to research…
Proposed HIPAA updates would improve cybersecurity, increase costs for healthcare providers
Editor’s Note Entities covered by the HIPAA security rule may soon need to adapt to more prescriptive requirements, new compliance mandates, and significantly higher costs, according to a January 24 report from TechTarget. As outlined in a December notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), the proposal by the Department of Health…