Cybersecurity: Hoping for the Best, but Preparing for the Worst
In an ideal world we wouldn’t have to worry about cybersecurity for healthcare. But unfortunately that is just not the case. Instead with how deeply personal and important the information and data that we hold is in the world of healthcare, we need to be prepared for the absolute worst. All systems should have protections in place against even the worst of cyber threats.
But doing so is a very daunting task since technology is so deeply embedded into everything we do. So where do we start? What areas could your organization be overlooking? We reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for th...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy Ahsan Siddiqui Amazon Web Services Ameesh Divatia Arcserve Baffle Ben Herzberg Chandra Kalle Christopher Toth C Source Type: blogs
Early Oak Piercer just for FUN
TL:DR – Pheromones are a useful tool for discovering what day-flying moths are in your neighbourhood.
As regular readers know, I do a bit of mothing…I have had a FUN lure, a pheromone lure aimed at attracting Grapholita funebrana. It’s been sighted in the garden for a couple of weeks with nothing appearing until 21st March 2023 at which point I was lucky enough to catch a couple of micro moths, Pammene giganteana (known to some unofficially as the Early Oak Piercer) not the target species but nice to see, nevertheless.
The micro moth Pammene giganteana (Early Oak Piercer)
The larvae of the Early Oak Pier...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Lepidoptera Source Type: blogs
Alpine Swifts in the UK and Ireland
Back in 2019, we took a trip to Greece, the first in many years, we saw lots of wildlife, including Alpine Swift careening way above our heads in Athens.
The alpine swift is a medium-sized bird with a wingspan of around 540-600 mm. It has a dark-brown body with a slightly paler throat and underbelly. In flight, it is easily identified by its long, narrow wings and its distinctive white belly patch, which contrasts sharply with the dark body. It is a skilled and agile flier, capable of catching insects on the wing with great precision. Indeed, it rarely touches down, spending almost its whole life, once fledged on the wing,...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Source Type: blogs
107 Friday Quotes to Start Your Weekend Just Right
Friday is finally here again.
The end of the work week. And the start of the weekend.
It’s one of the best days of the week and in this post I’d like to share 107 of the most uplifting, happy and inspiring Friday quotes.
To help you finish the work week strong, celebrate that this week at school or at work is soon done and to set you up for a great, fun-filled and recharging weekend.
And if you want even more inspiration for this weekend then check out this post with Saturday quotes this one filled to the brim with Sunday quotes.
Inspirational Friday Quotes
”It's time to embrace the crazy beautiful mess that you are...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
124 Saturday Quotes to Help You Make This a Happy and Great Weekend
It’s Saturday. The weekend has begun.
And to celebrate that and kick off these next two days the right way I’d like to share the best and most inspirational Saturday quotes.
To help you make this a happy weekend. A fun weekend with friends and loved ones.
And a weekend where you also have time and space to both get what you want to get done and get some needed rest and renewal.
Also, if you want even more joyful and uplifting inspiration then check out this post with quotes on Monday motivation and also this one filled to the brim with Tuesday quotes.
Relatable Saturday Quotes
“What can be better than to get out a b...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - March 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
AI in Healthcare: A Great Add-on, Not a Replacement
There has been this huge rush to implement AI wherever it can be added. And while nothing is wrong with this, it’s important that we don’t loose sight of AI being a tool and not a replacement. There are so many great things that AI can do, such as data gathering, increased pattern recognition, etc. However, it cannot fully nor successfully replace a human. A human touch is very much still needed, not only to get the AI to function as it should but in order for patients to feel comfortable.
So instead of looking for one or the other, it’s important to look for a balance. For a closer look at this balance w...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Adam Cole Advata Archie Mayani Art Papier athenahealth Ben Zaniello Billy Parrish Brian Fugere Cedar Change Healthcare Charlie Clarke C Source Type: blogs
Matthew ’s health care tidbits: Oh, the DEA makes me sigh….
Each time I send out the THCB Reader, our newsletter that summarizes the best of THCB (Sign up here!) I include a brief tidbits section. Then I had the brainwave to add them to the blog. They’re short and usually not too sweet! –Matthew Holt
I have always thought that the dual role of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was an anacronym that severely hampers America’s complex relationship with pharmaceuticals. Congress deems some medicines legal and regulates them via the FDA, and deems others illegal and tells the DEA and other law enforcement agencies to attempt to control their supply. Leaving aside the basic...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Matthew Holt Adderall Controlled Substances Act DEA FDA regulations online prescribing Source Type: blogs
190 Tuesday Quotes to Give You Motivation and Plenty of Positive Energy
It’s Tuesday.
Maybe you’re tired after Monday. And you're ready to restart your week.
Or you might want something to help you to keep up the momentum after an energetic and focused start yesterday.
In today’s post I’d like to help you out no matter what headspace you're in right now. This is 190 of the best, most motivational and powerful Tuesday quotes.
I hope you’ll find something here to help you make this into a fun, fulfilling and excellent week.
And if you want even more uplifting inspiration for the week then check out this post with quotes on Wednesday motivation and this one filled with helpful Thursday...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Alpha TAU Killing Tumors With Highly Targeted Alpha Radiation
Radiation is commonly employed in hospitals around the world to treat tumors, typically using gamma ray beams of high energy photons, with a relatively long range, that penetrate all the tissues on the way to and from the tumor. This leads to substantial damage to healthy tissues and too often results in poor outcomes. An alpha particle, consisting of two protons and two neutrons bound together and akin to a helium-4 nucleus, is much trickier to work with in medicine because it is extremely powerful, yet has a very short effective range.
Ronen Segal
We recently visited the offices of Alpha TAU, a company based in Jeru...
Source: Medgadget - March 2, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Exclusive Oncology Radiation Oncology TelAvivUni Source Type: blogs
140 Thursday Quotes for Motivation, Gratitude and a Boost of Energy
It’s Thursday.
Sometimes the most important day of the week as you are focused on getting what truly matters done before the weekend.
At other times the day of the week when you’re unmotivated and just wish it was Friday already.
No matter what Thursday you’re having this week I’d like to help by sharing 140 of the best and most inspiring Thursday quotes.
To give you a boost of energy. To help you focus again. And to let you to tap into gratitude, motivation and inspiration as you make one final push before the weekend is here.
And if you want even more uplifting and helpful advice then check out this post with Mo...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - February 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
There Is Something About Trains, Indeed
BY KIM BELLARD
Like many of you, when I heard about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine (OH) on February 3, my heart went out to the people in that community. The train was carrying some hazardous materials, and no one was quite sure what was vented, especially when officials did a “controlled burn.” Still, though, I didn’t think much about it; although I live in Ohio, I’m about as far away as one can be within the state.
Yesterday my local water company shut off access to water from the Ohio River. “We are taking this preventative step to ensure the health, safety, and confidence ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Non-Health infrastructure demands Kim Bellard Palestine Trains Source Type: blogs
Lessons From a Ransomware Attack: The Importance of Partnership & Collaboration
The following is a guest article by John Gaede, Director of Information Systems at Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Imagine a rural business is the victim of a cyberattack. A nefarious person or group convinces an unsuspecting employee to open an email promising a bonus. Within 12 hours, every piece of technology connected to that network, and every process needed to conduct daily operations, is paralyzed.
Now imagine that business is a hospital. It serves 80,000 people and it’s the only one within 10,000 square miles. Add to the scenario a global pandemic that is steadily ravaging the nation’s healthcare system. On October...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Security and Privacy 3M 3M Health Information Systems 3M HIS Abbadox Cohesity Cyberattacks Cybersecurity Electromek Diagnostic System FBI’s Source Type: blogs
115 Badass Quotes To Supercharge Your Motivation
Sometimes you just need something to jolt you.
Something that will give you a big boost of motivation and get you back on the right track towards your goals and dreams with your focus resharpened.
So in today’s post I’d like to share the 115 most powerful, motivational and best badass quotes.
To kick your energy levels up a notch or three, supercharge your motivation and to release your inner badass so you get moving confidently towards what you want and need in your life.
And if you want even more motivating and uplifting inspiration then check out this post with quotes on encouragement and this one filled with you a...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Medicare Advantage UpCoding Has Been Eliminated by CMS Effective 2022
By GEORGE HALVORSON
Medicare Advantage now enrolls almost exactly half the people enrolled in Medicare — and has both significant fans and hardline opponents in the health care policy circles who disagree about its performance.
The biggest attack point that comes from the critics deals with the issues of coding accuracy by the plans. The payment model for the program is capitation — and that capitation is based on the average cost of fee-for-service Medicare in every county. The people who designed the model believed that the country should use the average cost of fee-for-service Medicare in every county as the b...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy CMS George Halvorson Medicare Advantage Source Type: blogs
My avian photo-processing workflow
You may have caught sight of an earlier post about the beautiful and graceful Short-eared Owls that have arrived on our patch from the far north to over-winter in the slightly warmer climes of the Cambridgeshire Fens. We saw three SEOs hunting in the hour before dusk in mid-January, but I am aware they have been around for several weeks and there are others as well as some Long-eared Owls (LEOs) farther north in Eldernell.
Anyway, it’s tough photographing owls at dusk with a big lens, there’s camera shake to take into account and the need for a fast shutter speed to freeze the action, which means high ISO and s...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Photography Source Type: blogs
