Electronic health record vendor Oracle Health declared on Monday at the Oracle Health Summit that it will begin the process of establishing itself as a Qualified Health Information Network under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. WHY IT MATTERS Oracle’s cloud infrastructure could make data sharing faster and more efficient for hospitals, clinics and
Like most health systems across the United States, Pinehurst, North Carolina-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas has challenges with bed capacity and is always working on new and innovative ways to increase it in a safe and financially responsible way. THE PROBLEM This has been done through a few different venues. FirstHealth’s extended care unit at
A collaboration between the Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value-Based Healthcare, King’s College London, and Guy’s and St Thomas’ National Health Service Foundation Trusts aimed at accelerating the adoption and deployment of radiology AI has partnered with Deepc to provide access to six NHS trusts. WHY IT MATTERS Approximately 133,000 scans are produced every day in the
Providence Medical Institute, a Southern California-based physician services division of the seven-state Providence health system, will pay a $240,000 civil monetary penalty to settle potential HIPAA violations after a ransomware attack. WHY IT MATTERS The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced the penalty on October 3, following a ransomware
Danone US LLC is recalling certain Home Alone International Delight Peppermint Mocha Zero Sugar because it was mislabeled as zero sugar but contains sugar. For some people with certain underlying conditions, too much sugar can lead to serious health problems. According to the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on Oct. 12
As the death rate rose in the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak, one could not help but wonder if this might top the 2008 Maple Leaf listeria outbreak. The case fatality rate (CFR) for that infamous Canadian outbreak was 38.59 percent, just a tad below the 40 percent death rate for Ebola. The often fatal
More details have emerged about national operations concentrating on rice and blueberries as part of Operation Opson. Operation Opson XIII, led by Europol, seized around 22,000 tons of food and 850,000 liters of beverages. In total, goods valued at more than €91 million ($98.3 million) were removed from the market. The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
— OPINION — If you care about food safety, then Jim Jones matters to you. A year into his tenure as Deputy Commissioner for the Human Foods Program, Jones has infused the FDA food programs with a new sense of mission and new approaches to greater efficiency and transparency. The FDA reorganization — a cornerstone
Overall EU agri-food exports ballooned to €20.8bn in July, a 10% month on month increase and up 15% year on year. Cumulatively, exports since January rose by 3% to €137.2bn.American businesses spent €1.5bn more on European food imports year on year from January to July. However, much of the increase was attributed to rising olive
Food and drink start-ups are often credited with driving the tech space to new heights, and that’s no different in the food and drink space as FoodNavigator uncovers.From genetic modification to AI and waste-reducing solutions, food and drink is at the coalface of innovations driving things forward.Genetic modification is more accessible“At FlyBlast, we do genetic