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52 CIO / HEALTH IT Vanderbilt UMC Notifies 3,000+ Patients of Data Breach By Erin Dietsche N ashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center is notifying 3,247 patients that their medical information was accessed by unauthorized individ- uals, according to The Tennessean. Between May 2015 and December 2016, two VUMC patient transporters accessed information from VUMC patients' electronic medical records, including names, birthdates, medical record identification numbers and some Social Se- curity numbers. "To our knowledge, the information the employees viewed was not printed, forwarded or downloaded," said VUMC Chief Communications Officer John Howser in a statement. "So far, we have no reason to believe that our patients' per- sonal information has been used or disclosed in other ways. While we are not aware of any risk of financial harm to these patients, we are contacting each of them by letter to rec- ommend that they vigilantly review account statements and their credit status." VUMC has reported the breach to HHS. VUMC will offer credit monitoring services to patients whose Social Security numbers were accessed. n These 10 People Are Helping Create the Hospital of the Future By Erin Dietsche W ired and HP have worked together to find 10 individu- als who are rethinking the modern day hospital, whether through IT initiatives or improved means of waste manage- ment. Here are the Wired HP Re-Inventors. 1. Gary Cohen, president and co-founder of Health Care Without Harm. Mr. Cohen is working to reduce hospitals' waste and therefore decrease their harm on the environment. His efforts have already helped Boston-based Beth Israel-Deaconess and thousands of other healthcare facilities remove mercury thermometers. 2. Dr. Paul Schmidt, consultant physician in acute medicine at Ports- mouth Hospitals Trust. Dr. Schmidt designed an electronic system — called VitalPAC — that helps monitor and record patients' vital signs at their bedside. e mobile system, which has been proved to decrease death rates, has already been implemented at 51 hospitals in the United Kingdom. 3. Åke Östman, CEO of AISAB. Based in Sweden, AISAB was the first in the country to make an "environmental ambulance," which removed environmentally harmful chemicals and plastics and reduced hazard- ous effects on the planet. 4. Fabrice Goffin, managing partner at Zora Robotics. Mr. Goffin's company, Zora Robotics, is using robots in patient-facing roles. A few of the company's bots are capable of holding conversations with elderly patients. Zora Robotics' technology is also being tested as robot hospi- tal receptionists in Belgium. 5. Erik S. Poulsen, MD, CEO and co-founder of Cortrium. Dr. Poulsen and his company have created a Bluetooth device that records patients' vital signs, including their body temperatures. If future tests prove fruitful, the device could allow physicians to remotely monitor patients from home. 6. Ana Maiques, CEO of Neuroelectrics. Neuroelectronics has devel- oped devices that stimulate and treat the human brain. rough wear- ables and other wireless soware, Ms. Maiques' company is working to make brain scanning more mobile. 7. Stefan van Rooijen, MD, PhD, CEO and founder of VisitU. In 2015, Dr. van Rooijen launched VisitU, which uses virtual reality headsets to enable patients to see outside the hospital's walls. Patients can see and speak with family and friends who are not in the medical facility. 8. Lucien Engelen, director of Radbound University Medical Cen- tre's Radboundumc REshape Center for Innovation. With Mr. Enge- len's assistance, the Netherlands-based Radboundumc Reshape Center for Innovation has led the way in bringing technologies — like Goo- gle Glass — to a clinical setting. Mr. Engelen's next project involves launching the Reshape Center for Healthcare Design. 9. Rufus Grig, former CTO of Azzurri Communications. In his work at Azzurri Communications, Mr. Grig helped University College Lon- don Hospitals implement a more effective digital strategy. 10. Lynn Britton, president and CEO of Mercy. St. Louis-based Mercy offers financial assistance programs for uninsured patients at 45 of its acute care and specialty hospitals and 700 of its physician practices. Mr. Britton has been with the nonprofit for more than 18 years. Wired and HP also mentioned the work Switzerland-based Schul- thess Klinik is doing to make its printer usage more environmen- tally friendly. n