Cybersecurity alert: Vulnerability in Cisco’s Emergency Responder communications platform
Editor's Note Cisco has released an update that fixes a critical vulnerability in their Emergency Responder communications platform, a system used throughout the health sector, an October 6 HC3: Sector Alert from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Information Security reports. The HHS recommends that healthcare systems…
OR am – 10-6-2023
October 6, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Experimental vaccine aims to prevent hospital-acquired infections An experimental vaccine designed by researchers at University of Southern California has been shown to prevent serious infections from drug-resistant pathogens, according to an October 2023 study published by Science Translational Medicine. In this study, titled…
Report: Data breaches continue to pose problems for healthcare systems
Editor's Note A new report from cybersecurity provider Critical Insight notes that data breaches are continuing to pose major problems for healthcare systems, an August 2023 Business Wire press release reports. Already more than 40 million patients' medical information was reportedly involved in data breaches in 2023. Following are key…
OR am – 10-2-2023
October 2, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub ACS, SVS release new standards for patient care in outpatient vascular centers The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) have come together to release new standards for outpatient vascular centers aimed at enhancing the quality of care…
OR am – 9-29-2023
September 29, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Report shows alarming trends in nurse engagement: Burnout, generational differences highlighted A September 2023 report from market research and consulting company PRC and published by Nursing Academy looked at retention, burnout, and engagement issues among more than 1,900 nurses at 37 hospitals. The…
OR am – 9-11-2023
September 11, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Association of health professional shortages with surgical outcomes, expenditures This study from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, finds that Medicare patients having common surgical procedures in health professional shortage area hospitals obtain safe care without evidence of higher expenditures. A total of…
OR am – 8-23-2023
August 23, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Study: Transitioning back to reusable surgical gowns In this study, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, examine the feasibility of transitioning back to reusable surgical gowns and the corresponding cost savings and reductions in solid waste. Disposable surgical gowns were replaced…
HHS: ARPA-H project to strengthen healthcare cybersecurity
Editor's Note The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced that it is seeking proposals through September 7 to help fund and develop cybersecurity technologies for healthcare systems, clinics, and healthcare-related devices, the August 17 WIRED reports. The Digital Health Security…
OR am – 8-17-2023
August 17, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub Study: Surgeon communication with patients on innovative procedures This study from the UK finds that patients are not given sufficient information about innovative surgical procedures and their potential risks and uncertainties. Researchers collected data on seven cases, using preoperative interviews with surgeons, audio-recorded…
OR am – 8-14-2023
August 14, 2023 Subscribe | CE Hub 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…