Crucial First Steps After a Healthcare Ransomware Attack
Hackers have become savvier in recent years, using ransomware to disrupt businesses and redirect assets for malicious intent. Healthcare systems are especially susceptible to attacks…
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Patient-first Technology Development Increasing Patient Centricity
Patient centricity and engagement demands that associated technology is developed in a way that research activities are aligned with the patient’s lifestyle. To do this…
Med Tech and Health Tech: Strategies and Opportunities
The Department of Health and Social Care has just published a strategy for medical technology. The Highland Marketing advisory board asked what chief information officers…
Getting the Fundamentals Right – Ensuring the Success of Digital Projects through Solid Foundations
In March, NHS England launched a campaign to ensure all acute trusts give patients the ability to make appointments and receive messages online. This new…
How to Build Trust and Credibility for your HealthTech Tool as a Market Challenger in the NHS
The UK healthtech market is alive and buzzing, with exciting new tools emerging to offer digital solutions for a whole range of needs, from digital therapeutics to wearables and…
AI Underpinned by Empathy: The Next Phase for Healthcare
Recently, Rishi Sunak outlined a long-term workforce plan for the NHS. It will work to deliver quicker care to the 7.4 million people who are currently on the…
The Rising Threat of Malware Attacks in Ireland and United Kingdom Healthcare Sectors
On the computer systems of healthcare institutions are troves of highly confidential data. From patient diagnoses and medical records to the operating technology for specialised…
Building a Resilient Cybersecurity Team: Hiring for Attitude in a Competitive Market
As the CIO of a healthcare system, I am acutely aware of the critical role that cybersecurity plays in safeguarding sensitive data. In today’s competitive…
The Application of Digital Solutions in Healthcare
Healthcare has experienced a digital boom in recent years, completely necessary in response to the COVID 19 pandemic, and the evident pressure of over-burdened health…
Why all Healthtechs Should put NHS Interoperability First
With NHSE making interoperability a core priority for the future of digital health, medic and healthtech leader Dr Anas Nader explores the role startups have to play…