by medicaltechont | Apr 23, 2016 | Canada, Electronic Medical Records, Healthcare, Hospitals, Medical Records, Ontario, Security, Software
Important Notice:
As we have previously indicated, on March 30, 2016, the Grandview Medical Centre experienced a computer malfunction. As a result, and despite our extensive recovery efforts, some data entered into our electronic medical records has been lost.
Please rest assured that there has been no unauthorized access to your personal health information as a result of this incident.
We are currently in the process of determining the extent of the data loss as well as which patients have been affected by this unfortunate event. We will be notifying affected patients as soon as possible. We sincerely apologize for this occurrence and appreciate your patience as we identify the full extent of the loss and those affected patients.
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by medicaltechont | Apr 23, 2016 | Cloud, Security, Technology
With the “Cloud” getting ever more prevalent it is increasingly coming under more attack. It has become the option for Malware creators who want to create havoc. The question is “how safe is your data from online predators”? Will you become liable for a breach? Read this great article from Forbes magazine below.
How To Determine If You Can Trust Cloud Security
Will 2016 be the year security stops being a reason to avoid public clouds? Because, face it, by now established cloud vendors have likely invested more in security than you can hope to duplicate in-house. But when you’re used to pulling your own security levers, how do you let go of some of that control?
What we need is the cloud security version of a trust fall.
You may have taken part in this team-building exercise: You fall backward into the arms of a coworker while trusting that they’ll catch you before your khakis-clad behind hits the ground. It’s easier to take that plunge when your colleagues have given you reasons to trust them: They step up when you need a hand at work, they have built a solid reputation, they have your back when things go awry.
Read more at http://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2016/04/19/how-to-determine-if-you-can-trust-cloud-security/#11c297406c78
by medicaltechont | Apr 20, 2016 | Technology
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While working on developing sensors to measure stress, Rosalind Picard and a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) made a startling discovery. They found that when monitoring skin for electrical changes activated deep in the brain, the signals proved effective at detecting potentially fatal seizures.
The findings open the door to wearable monitoring devices that, among other things, could reduce deaths among people with epilepsy. “Wearables are going to be much bigger than anyone imagined,” says Prof Picard, founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Lab.
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by medicaltechont | Apr 17, 2016 | Technology
Smartphones can serve as the hub for new diagnostic and treatment technologies.
Read more at http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2016/apr/15/eight-technologies-change-healthcare-smartphones-genome-sequencing
by medicaltechont | Apr 16, 2016 | Healthcare, Technology
Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors – popular drugs commonly used to treated heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers – could lead to kidney damage and severe kidney disease.
The researchers conclude long-term use of PPIs may cause harm to the kidneys and should be avoided.
This was the conclusion researchers came to after analyzing large collections of patient data held in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national databases. They report their findings in theJournal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Read more at http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/309122.php
