LONDON, UK – Hospitals across the U.K. diverted ambulances and cancelled appointments earlier this month after their computers and phones were disrupted by a cyberattack. The attack has affected at least 16 organizations within the U.K.’s state-run National Health Service, according to an NHS statement.
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BIRMINGHAM, UK – A project taking place at Birmingham Children’s Hospital using wireless technology to predict deterioration in seriously ill children has recruited its 1,000th patient.
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WASHINTON, DC – Newly appointed secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, M.D. (pictured), said the VA is officially switching to a commercial, off-the-shelf EHR system, replacing its internally developed VistA software.
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TORONTO – Six Canadian innovations showing evidence of early promise for improving global health will “transition-to-scale” thanks to new support from Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) has announced that it has achieved Stage 7 on the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). It’s the first hospital in the Middle East to achieve this global recognition.
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TORONTO – Baycrest Health Sciences, the lead partner in the Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CC-ABHI), has announced the signing of a multi-year partnership agreement with MATIMOP, the executive agency of the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), of the Ministry of Economy of Israel.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A survey of U.S. hospitals with Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) systems found that 39 percent of potentially harmful drug orders weren’t flagged by the systems to alert staff of potential errors.
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LONDON, U.K. – The British government will invest £4.2 billion in National Health Service technology over the next five years, health secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has said. The money will be invested in making healthcare paperless at the point of care by 2018, and to be using fully digital, interoperable health and social care records by 2020.
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TORONTO – The Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade is sponsoring an Ontario pavilion at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference and trade show, to be held in Chicago from November 29th to December 3rd. It is offering Ontario companies booth space in the pavilion.
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LONDON, UK – Capita Healthcare Decisions has won a contract with Healthdirect Australia to help people check their symptoms online and receive personalized healthcare advice. With over 80% of Australians seeking health information online, Healthdirect Australia recognized the importance of ensuring that the information they are accessing is safe, relevant and trustworthy.
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