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Incidents/Articles of Note

  • Woman Arrested For Stabbing Virginia Hospital Worker In The Face With A Pen (VA)
  • Social Worker Fatally Stabbed At San Francisco Hospital (CA)
  • MI Nurses, Security Teams Partner To Strengthen Hospital Safety Culture (MI)
  • Hospital Police Officer Shot And Killed In NC Emergency Department Struggle (NC)
  • Hospital Security Guard Kills Knife-Wielding Man (NY)
  • Ohio Postpartum Nurse Assaulted At OSU Wexner Medical Center: Union Demands Actions (OH)
  • UPMC Nurses Raise Alarm After Nurse Is Beaten Unconscious In ER (PA)
  • Lancaster EMS Captain Attacked By Patient (PA)
  • How Proactive Security Management Improves Clinical Outcomes
  • Privacy Concerns Lead Seniors To Unplug Vital Health Devices
  • In 2025, Patients Are In The Healthcare Cybersecurity Crosshairs
  • Shadow AI Is Outpacing Healthcare, New Paubox Report Warns
  • Inside Healthcare's Quiet Cybersecurity Breakdown
  • PHI Data Security: New Report Reveals Source Of Most Stolen Info
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A sign that says private - keep out in front of a fence by Nick Windsor (@boarderbloke)
Resource | HealthIT.gov
Privacy & Security Of Electronic Health Information

The guide in the link below helps health practitioners integrate privacy and security into their practice and provides patients with important information about privacy rules.  
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person reading book by Austin Distel (@austindistel)
Report | Verkada.com
The State Of Healthcare Worker Safety

Healthcare workers are at the heart of thriving communities, dedicating their lives to the care of others. But our research reveals that we're failing them when it comes to one of their most fundamental needs: safety.

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a person is pointing at a tablet screen by Tom Claes (@tomspentys)
Article | Microsoft.com
Future-Proofing Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare leaders today are navigating a landscape of escalating cyberthreats and increasing operational complexity. Cybersecurity is not just a technical requirement?it's essential to building patient trust, ensuring care continuity, and enabling future innovation in healthcare.
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