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Google Advances Healthcare Potential with Transformative AI Tools

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday December 2, 2024)
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Introduction
Google has unveiled Health AI Developer Foundations (HAI-DEF), a transformative suite of open-weight AI models aimed at enabling developers to innovate in the healthcare space. These resources are designed to enhance the development of…

Senators Present Essential Bill Boosting Digital Healthcare Security

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday December 2, 2024)
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The rising tide of cyberattacks on healthcare organizations has necessitated swift legislative action. The bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024 aims to strengthen cybersecurity across the healthcare sector, offering crucial support…

Neuralink Unveils Transformative Breakthrough for Mobility and Freedom

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday December 2, 2024)
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Introduction
Elon Musk’s Neuralink continues to push the boundaries of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology with its latest announcement: the launch of the CONVOY Study. This groundbreaking research aims to connect the company’s N1 brain implant…

OCR Leads Effective HIPAA Compliance with Innovative Strategies

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday December 2, 2024)
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Introduction
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was designed to protect sensitive patient data and ensure compliance within the healthcare sector. However, a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) indicates…

Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 12/2/24 – HIStalk

HIStalk - (Monday December 2, 2024)
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This weekend marked the two-year anniversary of the debut of ChatGPT. This seems to be a good time to reflect on where generative AI has taken us during that interval.
When it initially…

GE HealthCare Unveils Aurora SPECT/CT: Advancing Precision Medicine with Enhanced Imaging

HIT Consultant - (Monday December 2, 2024)
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What You Should Know: 

– GE HealthCare has announced the launch of Aurora, a revolutionary dual-head SPECT/CT system designed to enhance diagnostic capabilities and improve patient care. 

– Unveiled at the Radiological Society of North America…

Siemens Healthineers Adopts NVIDIA’s MONAI Deploy for Faster AI Deployment

HIT Consultant - (Monday December 2, 2024)
AI/ Digital Health/ Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: 

– Siemens Healthineers, a global leader in medical technology, has adopted NVIDIA MONAI Deploy to accelerate integrating AI workflows into its Syngo Carbon and syngo.via enterprise imaging platforms. 

– NVIDIA’s MONAI platform…

East Sussex Healthcare selects Nervecentre for new EPR

Digital Health - (Monday December 2, 2024)
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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has become the latest acute trust to select Nervecentre as its preferred supplier for an electronic patient record (EPR).
After a detailed tendering process, the trust chose Nervecentre to drive…

NHS England’s federated data platform: One year on

Digital Health - (Monday December 2, 2024)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

One year after the launch of NHS England’s federated data platform (FDP) many of the initial concerns about its adoption have proven unfounded, argues Matthew Taylor, chief executive of NHS Confederation.
A year is a…

Data published online following data breach at Alder Hey

Digital Health - (Monday December 2, 2024)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has suffered a data breach that has seen confidential information published online and shared via social media.
A statement posted on the trust’s website on 28 November 2024, said:…