Los cibersecuestros contra hospitales de EE. UU. se han duplicado desde 2016
MIÉRCOLES, 4 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los cibersecuestros de datos contra los sistemas de atención de la salud de EE. UU. se han multiplicado por más de dos en los últimos años, lo que ha afectado a la atención médica necesaria y ha expues…
Learn MoreRansomware Attacks on U.S. Hospitals Have Doubled Since 2016
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ransomware attacks on America’s health care systems have more than doubled in recent years, disrupting needed medical care and exposing the personal information of millions, a new study reports.These attacks…
Learn MoreDiagnostic Accuracy High in Emergency Departments
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Diagnostic accuracy is high in the emergency department, with about 5.7 percent of patients misdiagnosed, according to a report published Dec. 15 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.David E. Ne…
Learn MoreRansomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in ransomware attacks on health care delivery organizations, exposing the personal health information (PHI) of nearly 42 million patients, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreLos expertos aconsejan dejar de hacer pruebas de COVID a los pacientes de hospital asintomáticos
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un grupo nacional de expertos en control de enfermedades recomiendan a los centros de atención de la salud de EE. UU. que dejen de hacer pruebas de la COVID-19 a los pacientes antes de la admisión al…
Learn MoreWhen Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
FRIDAY, Dec. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When rural hospitals shut down people need to go elsewhere, and a new study finds that nearby hospitals bear the strain of that patient overflow.”Previous studies have shown that rural hospital closures can ha…
Learn MoreRural Hospital Closures Put Strain on Nearby Hospitals
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Following a rural hospital closure, nearby hospitals see increases in emergency department visits and admissions, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.Shayann Ramedani,…
Learn MoreStop Screening Asymptomatic Hospital Patients for COVID, Experts Say
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A nationwide group of infection control experts recommends U.S. health care facilities stop testing patients for COVID-19 before hospital admission or scheduled surgeries if they have no virus symptoms.The S…
Learn MoreDynamically Updating Models Can Improve Prediction of COVID-19 Survival
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dynamically updating models can improve prediction of 28-day survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in Nature Communications.Todd J. Levy, from the Feinstein I…
Learn MoreThe ‘Great Resignation’ Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The nationwide shortage of health care professionals — a so-called “Great Resignation” of providers — is impacting patient care in ways large and small, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows.One in four America…
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