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Private patient data leaked by ransomware group D#nut Leaks

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology, Workplace safety

Leaked data included patient files, medical histories, diagnoses, treatments plans, test results, and patients insurance information. The leak also included information on past and present MGH employe...

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Coalition unveils guidelines for responsible AI use in healthcare

February 11, 2026

Policies and Procedures, Health Equity, Cybersecurity & Technology

“Transparency and trust in AI tools that will be influencing medical decisions is absolutely paramount for patients and clinicians,” Brian Anderson, MD, a co-founder of the coalition and chief digital...

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After the pandemic, in-person visits preferred over telehealth visits, study finds

February 11, 2026

Cybersecurity & Technology

Although most primary care physicians and patients were satisfied with telehealth visits during the coronavirus pandemic, majorities of both populations prefer in-person visits in the future, accordin...

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Quick Safety 69: Preventing burns from laparoscopy and arthroscopy

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

“Even momentary proximity between an illuminated laparoscopic or arthroscopic light lead and a surgical drape can cause a full-thickness burn to the patient’s skin without generating any smoke or fire...

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One-fifth of nurses intend to leave the workforce by 2027

February 11, 2026

Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

About 100,000 RNs left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years due to stress, burnout, and retirement, and about one-fifth of RNs nationally are projected to do the same by 20...

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How genetic testing execution can be improved through lab stewardship

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Cybersecurity & Technology

There are better ways to manage genetic testing. Implementing a lab stewardship program that encompasses the rapidly expanding genetic testing field can provide clarity for providers, improved care fo...

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Despite lockdown STI cases continued to escalate over the COVID-19 pandemic

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety

Between 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were over 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, which the report blames in part on the disruption to STI-related ...

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California hospital reinstates masking policy after COVID-19 outbreak among staff, patients

April 21, 2023

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Infection Control

A California hospital has reinstated its masking policy after more than a dozen staffers as well as some patients were diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a statement from the hospital’s parent comp...

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Healthcare workplace violence legislation introduced in Congress

February 11, 2026

Workplace safety

The main provision of the bill would require the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a standard requiring healthcare and social service employers to write and impleme...

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Gun Violence Costs U.S. Healthcare $1B+ Annually

February 11, 2026

Health Equity, Workplace safety, Behavioral & Mental Health

Gun violence in the United States was responsible for nearly 49,000 deaths in 2021, about 30,000 inpatient hospital stays, and 50,000 emergency department visits, generating more than $1 billion in me...

Private patient data leaked by ransomware group D#nut Leaks

Coalition unveils guidelines for responsible AI use in healthcare

After the pandemic, in-person visits preferred over telehealth visits, study finds

Quick Safety 69: Preventing burns from laparoscopy and arthroscopy

One-fifth of nurses intend to leave the workforce by 2027

How genetic testing execution can be improved through lab stewardship

Despite lockdown STI cases continued to escalate over the COVID-19 pandemic

California hospital reinstates masking policy after COVID-19 outbreak among staff, patients

Healthcare workplace violence legislation introduced in Congress

Gun Violence Costs U.S. Healthcare $1B+ Annually

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