Are current archiving systems reliable enough?

CURRENT TOPIC PACS (picture archiving and communication systems): filmless radiology

A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is a computerised means of replacing the roles of conventional radiological film. This review describes the Hammersmith PACS, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of PACS systems. (Arch Dis Child 2000;83:82–86)

Data Privacy: Are Operating Systems Doing Enough?

In this paper, we evaluate operating systems for their support for user-data privacy. Our studies at three different installations indicate that current levels of user education and OS support are astonishingly poor. For example, at one installation of 836 users, we were able to access over 86 GB of private data, including more than 300,000 emails, using simple scanning techniques. Along with t...

Antimicrobial resistance surveillance: current initiatives are not enough.

Antimicrobial resistance is without doubt one of the greatest current challenges to the effective treatment of infection and, by extension, to much of health care. Furthermore , there is every prospect of the problem continuing to worsen. A great deal has been said and written about resistance in the past few years, and this issue of the Journal consolidates some opinions as a contribution to t...

Firewalls - Are they enough protection for current networks?

Firewalls are widely deployed in most organizations connected to the Internet to implement their information security policy and to protect information from unauthorized access. Yet intruders still manage to attack systems and gain unauthorized access to information that is supposedly protected by these firewalls. This article examines some of the history and background of firewalls and what ha...

obesity dilemma: are there enough bariatric surgeons?