If they haven't coordinated with the patient safety team, they have by definition "dropped the ball". And, given the reported…
Morning Headlines 12/12/14
Experian publishes its annual “Data Breach Industry Forecast,” which lists a “persistent and growing threat of healthcare breaches” as one of the top security trends for 2015.
Data centre outage hits all Queensland hospitals
In Australia, 40 hospitals lose EHR access and are now running on downtime procedures after a routine upgrade caused memory issues that eventually took out the network’s SAN.
VA Hospital Project Grinds to a Halt Amid Budget Overruns
Construction on VA hospital being built in Denver is suspended after federal judges ruled that the VA was in breach of contract and that the project was $400 million over budget.
Some hospital construction projects can be transformation…especially when IT is at the forefront. Clements University Hospital opened on December 6th in Dallas, TX. It’s a great moment to be in healthcare information technology.
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