AdventHealth Facilities Win ECRI 2023 Safety Excellence Award
ECRI named AdventHealth Zephyrhills and AdventHealth Dade City hospitals in Pasco County, Fla., winners of the 2023 Safety Excellence Award.
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Hawaii Ambulance Fire Leaves Patient Dead, Paramedic Injured
A paramedic for the Honolulu EMS was critically injured when the ambulance he was working in exploded, leaving one other person dead.
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Company Executive Faces Charge in Hospital Cyberattack
An executive at a network security company is facing federal charges related to a 2018 cyberattack on Gwinnett Medical Center in Georgia, reports the Associated Press.
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AdventHealth Facilities Win ECRI 2023 Safety Excellence Award
ECRI named AdventHealth Zephyrhills and AdventHealth Dade City hospitals in Pasco County, Fla., winners of the 2023 Safety Excellence Award.
FDA Cleared Air Purifier Eliminates COVID-19 Virus in 15 Minutes
The Brondell Pro’s AG+ technology uses five layers of protection, including three filters, UV disinfection, and plasma sanitization, and can effectively degrade and breakdown the virus cell membrane, eliminating the DNA and RNA of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other viruses quickly.
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Raising Defenses Against Ransomware in Healthcare
Expert Jon DiMaggio shares tips for how to make a healthcare system more resistant to ransomware attacks. These include adopting security best practices and routinely sharing attack information.
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Study: 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2 Inactivated in Air, on Surfaces by Aerapy UV
Aerapy’s UV disinfection technology achieved up to a 99.97% reduction of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen in the air, in one air pass, in independent laboratory testing.
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Can Technology Help Reduce Cases of Hospital Negligence?
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve patient care and reduce the incidence of medical negligence and number of medical malpractice cases.
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Cyberattack on a Hospital Leads to the First Ransomware-Linked Death
A patient in critical condition died after a cyberattack shut down all operations at a hospital.
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Olympus to Distribute Ultravision Surgical Smoke Management System in U.S.
Ultravision prevents the release of surgical smoke into the operating room and facilitates “low pressure” laparoscopic surgery.
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The Joint Commission Issues New Alert on Violence Against Health Care Workers
The Joint Commission has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert during Workplace Violence Awareness Month to help health care workers in hospitals and other health care settings recognize violence from patients and visitors, become prepared to handle it, and more effectively address the aftermath. To help address these contributing factors, the alert provides seven actions suggested by The Joint Commission.
