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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Kettering Health provides update on cyberattack; Internal health records back online
Now in its second week recovering from a cyberattack that led to a system-wide technology outage, Kettering Health continues to get systems back online. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As of 6 a.m. Monday morning, Kettering Health launched the core components of its Epic (Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, according to an update from the network. TRENDING STORIES: 18-year-old dead, 1 injured in Champaign County crash Man accused of stealing children's hospital donation box from business Popular apps could collect your data, affecting car insurance prices This allowed Kettering Health clinical staff to begin using the records as of 7 a.m. 'This marks a major milestone in our broader restoration efforts and a vital step toward returning to normal operations,' the network said. It took 200 individuals, including members of both the Kettering Health Information Systems team and the Clinical team, to get the systems back online, according to Kettering Health. With the EHR system back online, Kettering Health is now about to update and access electronic health records, facilitate communication across care teams, and coordinate patient care faster. The network called it a 'significant step forward' in their system-wide restoration. Progress continues to get in and outbound calling to Kettering Health facilities and practices back online, as well as MyChart for patients. News Center 7 will continue to follow this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Irish Independent
22-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Independent
Review into child hip dysplasia surgeries due to be published Friday, PAC to hear today
The random sample of surgeries which were examined to assess if they were medically necessary were carried out at Crumlin Hospital and Cappagh Hospital between 2021 and 2023. Ms Nugent is part of a delegation of CHI, HSE and Department of Health officials who will appear before the committee this morning. She is due to say the report will be published this week and that parents of children involved will be communicated with in the first instance. Ms Nugent is also to say CHI is 'unreservedly sorry' for the use of experimental unlicensed implants in three children highlighted in a recent report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa). The inquiry revealed the implants were used without ethical approval or the consent of parents. The surgeries carried out between 2020 and 2022 involved non-alloyed spring steel which should not be used in surgeries, were not CE marked and can corrode. Ms Nugent will tell the committee today that recommendations in the report will be fully implemented and there will be 'transparency and openness around improvements in services.' Meanwhile, members of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB), which is responsible for overseeing the building of the new €2.24bn new national children's hospital, will also appear before PAC today and confirm its completion date has been pushed out from June to the end of September. David Gunning, chief executive of the NPHDB, will tell the committee that a number of key metrics tracking the progress of the construction of the hospital are behind schedule and the end of June timeline will not be met as a result. It is the 15th time in over four years that a promised completion date has not been met. ADVERTISEMENT The updates are to be given to the committee as the 2023 financial statements of both bodies are examined by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Speaking ahead of the meeting, the committee's chairman, John Brady, said: 'In February 2024, Government approved enhanced capital and current budget sanctions for the Children's Hospital project and programme, bringing the total approved budget to €2.24bn. 'This includes a capital budget of €1.88bn for designing, building and equipping the NCH and the two satellite centres. A separate €362m budget is in place for the programme of integration and transition of services to the NCH from the three existing children's hospitals at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght, including commissioning, ICT, and the Electronic Health Record system. 'The NPHDB and CHI were due to attend the previous PAC on November 7, 2024. However, shortly before their appearance, the NPHDB and CHI wrote to the committee to advise that they were unable to attend on that date due to key witnesses being 'unavailable'. The Committee at the time said it was 'disappointed and concerned' that the public meeting to examine expenditure related to new National Children's Hospital could not proceed. 'Key issues for examination with the NPHDB are the expenditure to date, management of project delays and overruns, and management of claims received from BAM, the main contractor for the project. Important matters for the committee include the accountability of the board to the committee for project cost overruns, transparency of cost estimates, the substantial completion date for the project, and lessons learned for other large scale capital projects. 'With regard to CHI, critical matters for the Committee include ensuring steady Children's Hospital transition implementation, and early provision of full services which will require substantial recruitment, training and rationalisation of services, and T transformation projects to ensure electronic patient records. 'The committee will also examine governance and oversight in respect of clinical controls around medical device implants and alleged issues with the number of hip dysplasia operations carried out, as well as delays in carrying out required surgeries, and the potential for compensation claims. Further issues for examination include material non-compliant procurement, financial losses due to submission of 'out of time' claims to insurers, the settlement with the former chief executive of CHI, and legal costs and claims settlements,' Mr Brady said.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Measles fears in Texas cause flood of parents to seek vaccine causing vaccination rates to skyrocket
As the deadly measles outbreak in West Texas has continued to grow, parents have reportedly been racing to get their kids vaccinated. New data from the Electronic Health Record data analysis company Truveta has documented the surge, finding that the percentage of six-month-old children in Texas who got their shots in April increased by more than 30 times over last year's average. For 10-month-olds, the percentage increased by more than 10 times. The preliminary research findings have not been peer-reviewed. 'Our data show that starting in February 2025 and accelerating in March and April with the issuance of CDC's Health Alert Network about measles transmission on March 7, 2025, Texas parents are taking advantage of the early vaccine recommendation,' the company said in a news release alongside their findings. 'These results highlight that the outbreak is causing real concern for parents and changing vaccination behavior.' 'This is a huge increase,' Nina Masters, a senior scientist at Truveta and part of the research team, told NBC News. 'Just a really striking signal that vaccination behavior is changing.' In the months leading up to the outbreak fewer than 2 percent of Texas babies under a year old were vaccinated. Now, that figure has jumped to around 10 percent by the time the child reaches 10 months old. The analysis found that in more than 20 percent of all first measles vaccines in March and April were given to children between the ages of six and 11 months old: 11.5-times higher percentage than in 2019 during domestic outbreaks. The Texas Department of State Health Services told The Independent that it had data from the state's immunization registry showing a similar trend year over year. Lubbock's Kaia Hunter was one of the parents who took her child to get the shot. She told NBC News that she did not hesitate to get her 2-year-old son, Brady, fully vaccinated in March. 'Being in the hotbed of the measles outbreak,' said Hunter, 47, 'it was a no-brainer. If it was safe to get him vaccinated early, we were going to protect him.' The news comes amid falling child vaccination rates across the U.S., which have been tied to increasing vaccine hesitancy, the spread of misinformation about vaccine safety, and partisan divisions following the Covid pandemic. In the Lone Star State specifically, vaccine exemptions have been linked to the county with the largest number of infections. Texas law allows children to get an exemption from school vaccines for reasons of conscience. That includes religious beliefs. Still, the safety and efficacy of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine has been established. The two-dose series is 97 percent effective against measles, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's the way to prevent infection, experts say. In Texas, the two children who died in the outbreak were unvaccinated. An unvaccinated adult also died in New Mexico, and there have been more than 1,000 cases and 14 outbreaks reported across the country this year. As of last week, the U.S. was just short of the century's high mark of 1,274 in 2019, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The group said U.S. cases are likely undercounted. Although, the number of new cases reported in Texas each week has fallen since the beginning of the month. Across the U.S., about 96 percent of measles cases this year have been among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status, according to the CDC. But, efforts to get people vaccinated have also hurdles from the nation's top health officials. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has said he supports getting vaccinated – but also pushed worrying treatments for measles. Recently, he has falsely claimed that the measles vaccine contains 'aborted fetus debris' and said the mumps vaccination does not work. Remarks from the administration have frustrated physicians who recently said that the nation is 'reaching a breaking point' in its ability to control the measles outbreak. 'It is critical that Congress ensure that the federal government provides the resources necessary for state and local governments and non-governmental organizations to prevent measles infections through access to vaccines, and that these entities have the tools they need to effectively respond to the outbreak,' AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly wrote in a letter to Congressional leaders. 'Even one child dying from measles is one too many,' Dr. Kressly wrote. 'What makes these deaths so tragic is that immunization could have prevented these deaths.'
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Measles fears in Texas cause flood of parents to seek vaccine causing vaccination rates to skyrocket
As the deadly measles outbreak in West Texas has continued to grow, parents have reportedly been racing to get their kids vaccinated. New data from the Electronic Health Record data analysis company Truveta has documented the surge, finding that the percentage of six-month-old children in Texas who got their shots in April increased by more than 30 times over last year's average. For 10-month-olds, the percentage increased by more than 10 times. The preliminary research findings have not been peer-reviewed. 'Our data show that starting in February 2025 and accelerating in March and April with the issuance of CDC's Health Alert Network about measles transmission on March 7, 2025, Texas parents are taking advantage of the early vaccine recommendation,' the company said in a news release alongside their findings. 'These results highlight that the outbreak is causing real concern for parents and changing vaccination behavior.' 'This is a huge increase,' Nina Masters, a senior scientist at Truveta and part of the research team, told NBC News. 'Just a really striking signal that vaccination behavior is changing.' In the months leading up to the outbreak fewer than 2 percent of Texas babies under a year old were vaccinated. Now, that figure has jumped to around 10 percent by the time the child reaches 10 months old. The analysis found that in more than 20 percent of all first measles vaccines in March and April were given to children between the ages of six and 11 months old: 11.5-times higher percentage than in 2019 during domestic outbreaks. A request for comment on the matter from the Texas Department of State Health Services was not immediately returned to The Independent. Lubbock's Kaia Hunter was one of the parents who took her child to get the shot. She told NBC News that she did not hesitate to get her 2-year-old son, Brady, fully vaccinated in March. 'Being in the hotbed of the measles outbreak,' said Hunter, 47, 'it was a no-brainer. If it was safe to get him vaccinated early, we were going to protect him.' The news comes amid falling child vaccination rates across the U.S., which have been tied to increasing vaccine hesitancy, the spread of misinformation about vaccine safety, and partisan divisions following the Covid pandemic. In the Lone Star State specifically, vaccine exemptions have been linked to the county with the largest number of infections. Texas law allows children to get an exemption from school vaccines for reasons of conscience. That includes religious beliefs. Still, the safety and efficacy of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine has been established. The two-dose series is 97 percent effective against measles, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's the way to prevent infection, experts say. In Texas, the two children who died in the outbreak were unvaccinated. An unvaccinated adult also died in New Mexico, and there have been more than 1,000 cases and 14 outbreaks reported across the country this year. As of last week, the U.S. was just short of the century's high mark of 1,274 in 2019, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The group said U.S. cases are likely undercounted. Although, the number of new cases reported in Texas each week has fallen since the beginning of the month. Across the U.S., about 96 percent of measles cases this year have been among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status, according to the CDC. But, efforts to get people vaccinated have also hurdles from the nation's top health officials. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has said he supports getting vaccinated – but also pushed worrying treatments for measles. Recently, he has falsely claimed that the measles vaccine contains 'aborted fetus debris' and said the mumps vaccination does not work. Remarks from the administration have frustrated physicians who recently said that the nation is 'reaching a breaking point' in its ability to control the measles outbreak. 'It is critical that Congress ensure that the federal government provides the resources necessary for state and local governments and non-governmental organizations to prevent measles infections through access to vaccines, and that these entities have the tools they need to effectively respond to the outbreak,' AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly wrote in a letter to Congressional leaders. 'Even one child dying from measles is one too many,' Dr. Kressly wrote. 'What makes these deaths so tragic is that immunization could have prevented these deaths.'
Cision Canada
21-05-2025
- Health
- Cision Canada
Medirex announces funding support for innovative healthcare solution
TORONTO, May 21, 2025 /CNW/ - Medirex Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that it received advisory services and research and development funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to support a breakthrough project aimed at modernizing patient authentication in healthcare settings. This project builds on Medirex's trusted expertise in patient identification by introducing a new digital layer that transforms the traditional hospital wristband into a gateway for secure, verified access to personal health information. The solution, which is patent-pending, begins with in-person identity confirmation and the issuance of a wristband — enabling patients to initiate a secure connection from the hospital wristband to external systems without requiring hospital staff to manage or access data outside their responsibilities. At the core of this project is the Medirex Open API, a standards-based identity and authentication bridge that allows patients to authorize third-party applications — such as RPM systems — to access their health data from Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems like Epic and Oracle. Rather than sharing full medical records or giving hospital staff unnecessary access, the API enables patients to share only the identity and essential data needed to register and use external systems. This process begins with in-person verification and wristband issuance, and puts the patient fully in control — ensuring privacy, precision, and consent are at the center of every connection. The Medirex Patient Authentication API empowers patients to securely control access to their data across care settings — from hospital visits to at-home monitoring — while upholding the highest standards of privacy and security. By scanning their wristband and confirming their identity via SMS or email, patients can authorize access for themselves or for approved digital health tools such as RPM systems. This innovation directly addresses a key challenge in healthcare today: balancing data privacy with the needs of third-party care partners. Hospital staff do not always require access to the same data needed by external RPM providers or family caregivers. Medirex's solution creates a clear separation of access roles, ensuring that only the right stakeholders can see the right information — with patient consent at the center. "We're building on what hospitals already trust — the wristband — and adding a secure, patient-friendly way to unlock digital access," said Mark Caskenette, Managing Director at Medirex. "By enabling a secure, patient-led handoff from the hospital wristband to third-party tools, we ensure that care can extend beyond the hospital without compromising privacy or involving staff in unnecessary data access. Thanks to NRC IRAP's support, we're delivering a platform that protects patient privacy while expanding how and where care can be delivered." This project supports Medirex's mission to make healthcare more connected, transparent, and patient-centered. By combining physical identity verification with secure digital consent, Medirex is helping shape a healthcare ecosystem where patients are both empowered and protected. The project marks a significant milestone in Medirex's journey to becoming a leader in digital health solutions. By leveraging the support of NRC IRAP, Medirex is poised to set new standards in patient engagement and healthcare delivery through this API and its digital health platform, mySPOT. For more information about Medirex and patient authentication, please visit: About Medirex Systems Inc. Medirex Systems Inc. is a Canadian healthcare technology company specializing in patient identification and digital health innovation. With a strong focus on patient safety, secure data access, interoperability, and 360° patient engagement, Medirex develops technologies that help healthcare organizations deliver better, more responsive care. SOURCE Medirex Systems Inc.
