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The eight-stage international model allows healthcare providers to measure their technology deployments against those of their peers.

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A new survey of over 2,220 people in England found support for collaborations resulting in access to the discoveries generated at less cost and improvements in the care provided.

A team from the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London published a paper on NHS cybersecurity this week.

The Romanian national cybersecurity and incident response team cautioned that no money should be paid to the ransomware hackers.

Despite a flurry of innovations and technologies for healthcare cropping up on the market, their use and deployment remains fragmented across the world, with barriers around poor access, a lack of interoperability and challenges in embedding these tools into workflows continuing to hinder progress.

Progress has been made towards gender equality, but it is clear that much work remains to be done, and the situation is no different in health IT.

The EC2VC pitch competition saw startups and SMEs pitch their solutions in front of a jury of digital health investors from Europe and beyond.

Erik Gerritsen, vice minister of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Netherlands, had a simple message for delegates on the second day of the HIMSS & Health 2.

Chase Farm Hospital (CFH), part of the Royal Free London (RFL) group, has been validated at Stage 6 of the HIMSS – owner of Healthcare IT News - Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) after an on-site assessment last week.