Morning Headlines 7/5/21
Texas Health Informatics Alliance launches, opens registration for its first conference
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The University of Texas at Arlington, and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center form the Texas Health Informatics Alliance.
Thousands of patients hit by NHS data breaches
In England, an Information Commissioner’s Office analysis finds that more data breaches occurred in healthcare between 2019 and 2020 than in any other sector examined, prompting NHS Digital to delay its plans to share the health records of NHS patients with third-party organizations.
An email sent by One Medical exposed hundreds of customers’ email addresses
Primary care company One Medical inadvertently exposes 981 email addresses when an employee forgets to use the BCC option on a mass patient mailing.
Wellness is a legitimate term but a wellness journey requires a long-term commitment from both patients and medical providers. Many…