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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

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While this growing connectivity does enable better patient monitoring within and beyond the hospital, it also raises cybersecurity risks, compromising patients' personal and medical data and disrupting treatment protocols and hospital operations. billion by 2027 , growing at a 12% CAGR from 2022.

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Product Marketing, Fall Cleanup, Patient-Centered Care, and Little Telehealth Soldiers – Fun Friday

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Aaron Miri (@AaronMiri) October 10, 2022. Aaron Miri (@AaronMiri) September 30, 2022. Rasu Shrestha MD MBA (@RasuShrestha) October 19, 2022. second Hospital ???? If only they could roll themselves around the hospital. Brittany Partridge, MBA, FAMIA (@bspartridgeCIS) October 19, 2022. Ian cleanup ??

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Difficult to Maintain, How a Security Operations Center Can Help

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Hospitals Losing Cybersecurity Battle The number of healthcare data breaches of over 500 records dipped slightly in 2022. The need for security extends outside the four walls of the hospital — breaches attributed to business associates (BAs) increased from 15% in 2021 to 18% in 2022. That’s good news, right?

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

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As one of the top surgery centers in the nation per Newsweek for both 2021 and 2022, The Surgical Center at?Columbia As an ambulatory surgery center, it has to be very intentional about collecting readmission data from the regional hospital. " Then there are lower readmission and infection rates.

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Connected Medical Devices—the Next Target for Ransomware Attacks

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More than 20% of healthcare organizations that suffer a cyber attack see higher mortality rates, and the majority of healthcare organizations experienced an average of 43 attacks in the past 12 months—nearly one a week—according to a September 2022 report by Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute.

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Automation In Rural Health: It Should No Longer Be An Afterthought

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In Q1 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond found that hospitals across the nation have 105,000 fewer workers than in February 2020, a roughly 2% decline. Rural providers especially feel the pinch, as medical centers often have trouble attracting the talent they need, and many hospitals are increasingly closing their doors.

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