The Ontario government is investing $2 million this year through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund to help Timmins and District Hospital complete critical upgrades and repairs that will create a safer, more comfortable space for people and their families connecting to care and services at the hospital. “Our government isRead More →
An Ontario hospital last fall accounted for over three quarters of the exposed and unusued IP addresses or connected devices among medical institutions around the globe, according to research conducted by two security vendors. Read more at https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/ontario-hospitals-exposure-of-tens-of-thousands-of-unused-ip-addresses-was-risky-says-study/403606Read More →
In what’s believed to be a world first, Canadian doctors say they were able to save a young mother’s life with a radical procedure — they removed her lungs. Melissa Benoit, who was born with cystic fibrosis and had developed a rampaging lung infection that had spread throughout her body,Read More →
Over the course of 2015, countless data breaches occurred within hospital networks, health insurers, physicians’ offices, and other organizations in the healthcare industry. In fact, Community Health Systems, Premera and Anthem were just a few of the most notable names who made cybersecurity headlines last year. More than 94 millionRead More →
Ransomware has seriously turned on to a noxious game of Hackers to get paid effortlessly. Once again the heat was felt by the Los Angeles-based Presbyterian Medical Center when a group of hackers had sealed all its sensitive files and demanded $17,000 USD to regain the access to those compromisedRead More →
Frank Vassallo, the new CEO of the Kemptville District Hospital, doesn’t waste time. His feet hit the ground running when he entered his new role on Oct. 5. Planning discussions are already underway for a new strategic plan at the KDH. “Most organizations do one every two to three years,”Read More →
Canadian Specialist Hospital (CSH), one of the leading private sector hospitals in the UAE, has won the topmost rating from Dubai Health Authority (DHA) for progress made in electronic documentation in line with international best practices in integrating information technology for improved patient care. The DHA evaluation of the levelRead More →
Ontario’s privacy commissioner has found the Rouge Valley Health System failed to protect patient health information following a review of two separate privacy breaches, which may have affected patients at both Centenary and Ajax-Pickering hospitals. http://m.durhamregion.com/news-story/5211578-privacy-breaches-at-rouge-valley-hospital-may-have-affected-ajax-pickering-patients/Read More →
I always wondered what would happen if Google Health decided to launch in Canada. Would there be an effect on the Canadian Healthcare system? Or would PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) get in the way? ——– About a year ago Google announced that it would launch aRead More →