A 24-year-old intern doctor in Hong Kong was arrested and fired after allegedly accessing patient data without authorization using another doctor's login at Caritas Medical Centre. The Hospital Authority reported the incident to the police.
Hong Kong's Hospital Authority reported a medical intern to the police for unauthorized access to patient data. The intern allegedly used another person's account at Caritas Medical Centre to browse patient records from Tuen Mun Hospital. The authority has suspended the intern and a resident doctor, and is investigating further misconduct.
Hong Kong health authorities investigate a suspected medical error involving an improperly sealed catheter in a heart operation that led to the death of a 75-year-old man at Tuen Mun Hospital.
Hong Kong is expected to play a greater role in major national clinical research projects and scientific breakthroughs, a mainland health official has said, pledging stronger support for local researchers at an annual medical conference. The remarks were made by a National Health Commission official at the Hospital Authority Convention on Monday, where the authority’s chief also pledged to introduce more efficient service pathways and smart hospital initiatives to improve healthcare...
More than 400 cancer patients are set to benefit from Hong Kong health authorities’ decision to subsidise a leukaemia drug, and will go from paying up to HK$500,000 (US$63,800) a year for treatment to forking out just HK$240. The Hospital Authority said on Wednesday that it began subsidising the medication, Dasatinib, in April, with the government expected to set aside an additional HK$49 million in annual spending to help cover the cost. As part of the move, Dasatinib was reclassified from a...
Hong Kong public hospitals will extend visiting hours at rehabilitation and palliative wards from five to nine hours daily by end of July, with Kowloon Central and New Territories West clusters launching this month. Paediatric wards will also allow round-the-clock visits by July, enabling up to two family members to visit at any time.
