• Exploring the Opportunities of Teleradiology in the Wake of COVID-19
  December 22, 2021
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Exploring the Opportunities of Teleradiology in the Wake of COVID-19
An Article by Mina S. Makary, MD, Jonathan Alexander, BS


December 20, 2021

With reports of increased productivity and reduced burnout, teleradiology may rapidly become the new normal.

COVID-19 is here to stay, at least for now, and so are many changes brought on by the need for adaptability during the early days of the pandemic. The necessity for physical separation drove many employers in all sectors, including medicine, to embrace remote work en masse in a way that had previously not been common, nor accepted in the mainstream. Old stereotypes of working from home have shifted from a luxury to something that is reasonable for anyone to seek out as their primary employment location.
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Mina S. Makary, M. D. and B. S. Jonathan Alexander. "Exploring the Opportunities of Teleradiology in the Wake of COVID-19." Diagn. Imaging, 22 Dec. 2021, www.diagnosticimaging.com/view/exploring-the-opportunities-of-teleradiology-in-the-wake-of-covid-19.
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• FDA warns about Log4j cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices
  December 20, 2021
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FDA warns about Log4j cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices
Greg Slabodkin, Senior Editor


December 20, 2021


• FDA on Friday warned that widespread cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Apache's Java-based open source logging library could potentially allow unauthorized users to remotely impact the safety and effectiveness of medical device functionality.
• While FDA said it is not aware of any confirmed adverse events affecting medical devices related to these vulnerabilities, the agency encouraged medtech companies to review and follow the recommendations provided on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's website. "As Apache Log4j is broadly used across software, applications, and services, medical device manufacturers should also evaluate whether third-party software components or services used in or with their medical device may use the affected software," the FDA said in the notice.
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"FDA warns about Log4j cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices." MedTech Dive, 20 Dec. 2021, www.medtechdive.com/news/fda-warns-log4j-cybersecurity-risks-medical-devices/611773.
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• 30% of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals are unvaccinated, large-scale analysis reveals
  November 18, 2021
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30% of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals are unvaccinated, large-scale analysis reveals
Matt O'Connor


November 18, 2021


Nearly 30% of healthcare workers across the U.S. are still unvaccinated, according to a new study spearheaded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While vaccination rates ballooned from 36% to 60% in the four-month period between January and April of this year, they soon tapered off, reaching 70% by September.

The data, which includes 3.3 million healthcare personnel (HCP) across more than 2,000 American hospitals, was published Thursday in the American Journal of Infection Control. Those involved say it’s the most comprehensive study of its kind to date.
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"30% of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals are unvaccinated, large-scale analysis reveals." Health Exec, 23 Nov. 2021, healthexec.com/topics/covid-19/30-healthcare-unvaccinated.
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