[HTML][HTML] Challenges for the evaluation of digital health solutions—A call for innovative evidence generation approaches

C Guo, H Ashrafian, S Ghafur, G Fontana… - NPJ digital …, 2020 - nature.com
The field of digital health, and its meaning, has evolved rapidly over the last 20 years. For
this article we followed the most recent definition provided by FDA in 2020. Emerging …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective impact analysis of the WannaCry cyberattack on the NHS

S Ghafur, S Kristensen, K Honeyford, G Martin… - NPJ digital …, 2019 - nature.com
A systematic analysis of Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) data was done to determine the
effects of the 2017 WannaCry attack on the National Health Service (NHS) by identifying the …

[HTML][HTML] The challenges of cybersecurity in health care: the UK National Health Service as a case study

S Ghafur, E Grass, NR Jennings, A Darzi - The Lancet Digital Health, 2019 - thelancet.com
As modern technology becomes indispensable in health care, the vulnerabilities to cyber-
threats continue to increase, compromising the health information and safety of millions of …

[HTML][HTML] Public perceptions on data sharing: key insights from the UK and the USA

S Ghafur, J Van Dael, M Leis, A Darzi… - The Lancet Digital …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Data science and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to transform the delivery of
health care. Health care as a sector, with all of the longitudinal data it holds on patients …

[HTML][HTML] General practitioners' perceptions of using virtual primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international cross-sectional survey study

E Li, R Tsopra, G Jimenez, A Serafini, G Gusso… - PLOS Digital …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
With the onset of COVID-19, general practitioners (GPs) and patients worldwide swiftly
transitioned from face-to-face to digital remote consultations. There is a need to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] The effects and preventability of 2627 patient safety incidents related to health information technology failures: a retrospective analysis of 10 years of incident …

G Martin, S Ghafur, I Cingolani, J Symons… - The Lancet Digital …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The use of health information technology (IT) is rapidly increasing to support
improvements in the delivery of care. Although health IT is delivering huge benefits, new …

WannaCry—a year on

G Martin, S Ghafur, J Kinross, C Hankin, A Darzi - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
The disruption from last year's WannaCry malware attack affected 60 NHS trusts, 595
general practices, and thousands of patients. 1 The costs of the cybersecurity incident are …

[HTML][HTML] Opening a “can of worms” to explore the public's hopes and fears about health care data sharing: Qualitative study

O Lounsbury, L Roberts, JR Goodman, P Batey… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Evidence suggests that health care data sharing may strengthen care
coordination, improve quality and safety, and reduce costs. However, to achieve efficient …

Cyber-attacks are a permanent and substantial threat to health systems: education must reflect that

G Saira, S Arvind, D Mike - Digital health, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Cyber-attacks on healthcare institutions have increased in recent years and have made
headlines through the COVID-19 pandemic. With the fallout of attacks increasingly reported …

Use and impact of virtual primary care on quality and safety: The public's perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic

AL Neves, J van Dael, N O'Brien… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction With the onset of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), primary care has swiftly
transitioned from face-to-face to virtual care, yet it remains largely unknown how this has …