Search Tag: Hospitals
Remote Monitoring of Age-Related Diseases
2022 09 Sep
An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Bern and Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, has demonstrated a promising new method using remote sensors to detect health problems in the elderly population. The deployed system is made up of contactless motion sensors that were placed in the homes of elderly study participants. The... Read more
Tre ondate dopo. Cosa ci ha insegnato la pandemia sull’e-Health?
2021 04 Nov
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Ten Ways to Keep Your Networks Hacker Proof
2020 26 Feb
As healthcare continues to be a target for cyber attacks, the European Union cybersecurity agency the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has issued a guide of recommendations for protecting hospital computer networks. You might also like: Staff Training Urgently Needed for HealthcareCybersecurity Called... Read more
Swiss Hospitals Successfully Trial Blockchain Medical Device Tracking
2020 16 Jan
Swiss hospitals have announced successful processing on a trial of medical device orders via the Blockchain. The Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, the Cantonal Hospital Baden, the University Children's Hospital Zurich and the Spitalregion Fürstenland Toggenburg along with two medical device suppliers Anandic System Medical and ITRIS Medical undertook... Read more
5 Factors Influencing Future Role of Healthcare CIO
2019 10 Jun
As the healthcare sector undergoes digital transformation, what does this mean for the contribution the CIO is making to his or her organisation? A report published by MedCityNews identifies five factors that are shaping the changing role of the CIO in healthcare. You might also like: Move over CIO: enter Chief Digital Officer... Read more
IT Community Leader: “Don’t Give in to Cyber-Blackmailers”
2016 19 Feb
The European Association of Healthcare IT Managers (HITM) has disagreed with the FBI’s stance on how hospitals should deal with ransomware attacks. While last autumn the U.S. intelligence agency controversially advised organisations to give in to hacks who paralyse their IT systems and pay the ransom to regain access to information, the HITM says... Read more
Zoom On: Marie Ennis-O'Connor, Founder of Health Care Social Media & e-Patient Writer and Speaker
2015 28 Jul
Marie Ennis-O’ Connor is a social media consultant in the field of healthcare, advising the sector through www.hcsmmonitor.com . She co-founded Europe’s first breast cancer social media chat and is a founding member of Health2.0 Dublin, part of the Health2.0 international movement. She is also a writer and speaker on the rise of the e-Patient – the... Read more
Healthcare Data Breaches
2014 07 Sep
There have been several news stories recently related to sophisticated data breaches of confidential data in hospitals and healthcare organisations. Early this year, two healthcare organisations lost tens of thousands of data records because of lost USB flash drives and data sticks. The extent of data breaches was large enough to cause the HIPAA to... Read more
Study: Clinical Leadership Vital to IT Adoption and Competency
2014 03 Jun
Healthcare organisations, which adopt new information technology (IT), should rely on clinical leaders with technical informatics and IT project management skills for its successful implementation, according to a study published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics. Process improvements and quality care ultimately depend on the attentive... Read more
conhIT 2014: Synopsis – Focus on Patients and Processes
2014 08 May
An interview with congress Gold Partner Agfa HealthCare GmbH: Michael Strüter, Managing Director Hospital information systems are a huge toolbox offering many functions. But what if users are unable to find the tools they need? Michael Strüter, managing director Agfa HealthCare GmbH and head of Sales IT and Imaging DACH, explains why it is time... Read more