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Every source we cite

319 sources. Each link is re-checked monthly; the date shown is the last time it was confirmed live.

Primary: regulators, standards bodies, peer-reviewed papers, official investigations, sworn testimony and filings. Secondary: major news organisations, professional societies and established safety NGOs. Supporting: vendor documents, blogs and preprints, never cited alone. See the method.

Primary sources (199)

  1. Alarm fatigue: a patient safety concern. AACN Advanced Critical Care 24(4):378-386, 2013. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  2. Careless Whisper: Speech-to-Text Hallucination Harms. ACM FAccT 2024 (Koenecke A, Choi ASG, Mei KX, Schellmann H, Sloane M); arXiv 2402.08021, June 2024. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Whisper-based medical transcription invents text, and the audio is deleted
  3. Governo de Minas avança na modernização digital da regulação de leitos com nova plataforma. Agência Minas (Government of Minas Gerais), June 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  4. Evaluation of causes and frequency of medication errors during information technology downtime. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 66(12):1119-1124, 15 June 2009. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  5. Summary of the Amazon DynamoDB Service Disruption in the Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region. Amazon Web Services, October 2025. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, Cascades, AWS us-east-1 DynamoDB DNS failure disrupts cloud-hosted clinical systems
  6. Summary of the AWS Service Event in the Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region. Amazon Web Services, December 2021. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data
  7. Hacked to Pieces? The Effects of Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals and Patients. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 18(1):256-81 (Neprash H, McGlave C, Nikpay S), February 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  8. Impact of AI assistance on pharmacist and pharmacy trainee accuracy and automation bias during medication order verification: A randomized simulation trial. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 25 September 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
  9. All CLEAR? Preparing for IT Downtime. American Journal of Medical Quality 32(5):547-551, 30 August 2016. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  10. Continuing Patient Care during Electronic Health Record Downtime. Applied Clinical Informatics (Larsen E, Hoffman D, Rivera C, Kleiner BM, Wernz C, Ratwani RM), May 2019. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Degradation tiers
  11. What Goes Up, Must Come Down: A State-of-the-Art Electronic Health Record Downtime and Uptime Procedure in a Metropolitan Health Setting. Applied Clinical Informatics 14(3):513-520, 5 July 2023. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  12. HTI-5 Proposed Rule fact sheet: ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity. ASTP/ONC, 22 December 2025. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  13. 45 CFR 170.315(b)(11) Decision support interventions (ONC Health IT Certification criterion). ASTP/ONC, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (eCFR), 9 January 2024. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  14. SAFER Guide: Contingency Planning (2025 edition). ASTP/ONC, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2025. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Degradation tiers, Beth Israel Deaconess network collapse
  15. Ironies of Automation. Automatica 19(6):775-779 (Pergamon / IFAC), November 1983. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff, Degradation tiers
  16. Baxter International Inc. Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026. Baxter International Inc. (SEC EDGAR), October 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  17. Final Report: Accident on 1st June 2009 to the Airbus A330-203, flight AF 447 (presentation of the final report). BEA (Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses), 5 July 2012. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff, Air France 447: autopilot hands a stalled aircraft back to a crew (non-clinical analogue)
  18. Safety Investigation Following the Accident on 1st June 2009 to the Airbus A330-203, flight AF447: summary (Le Bourget, 5 July 2012). BEA (copy hosted by humanfactors101.com), 5 July 2012. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff, Air France 447: autopilot hands a stalled aircraft back to a crew (non-clinical analogue)
  19. Monitor alarm fatigue: an integrative review. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology 46(4):268-277 (AAMI), 2012. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  20. The Swiss cheese model of safety incidents: are there holes in the metaphor?. BMC Health Services Research 5:71, 2005. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Cascades
  21. Substance-induced manic psychosis in which delusions were corroborated by a chatbot - case report. BMC Psychiatry (Shah S, Morrin H), 4 June 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Case report: chatbot affirmed a manic patient's delusions and discouraged his antipsychotic; care plan restricted its use
  22. Human error: models and management. BMJ 320(7237):768-770, 2000. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Cascades
  23. Ambient AI in primary care: an exploratory mixed methods survey of UK general practitioners. BMJ Health & Care Informatics, July 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-08
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Survey of UK GPs: a third of ambient AI scribe users report errors often or always
  24. Human factors challenges for the safe use of artificial intelligence in patient care. BMJ Health & Care Informatics 26(1), November 2019. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  25. Hospital Incident Command System Guidebook, Fifth Edition. California Emergency Medical Services Authority, May 2014. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  26. Frequently Asked Questions related to Coverage Criteria and Utilization Management Requirements in CMS Final Rule (CMS-4201-F) (HPMS memo). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 6 February 2024. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Post-acute care denials rose as UnitedHealthcare automated prior authorization; lawsuit targets nH Predict
  27. SAFER Guides requirements: Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program and MIPS Promoting Interoperability (infographic). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2023. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  28. WISeR (Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction) Model. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2025. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Medicare's AI-assisted WISeR prior-authorization pilot: records and reporting describe long delays and erroneous denials
  29. Widespread IT Outage Due to CrowdStrike Update. CISA, 19 July 2024. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, CrowdStrike Falcon content update crashes Windows hosts, including hospital systems
  30. #StopRansomware: Black Basta (AA24-131A). CISA, FBI, HHS, MS-ISAC, 10 May 2024. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  31. State Operations Manual Appendix Z: Emergency Preparedness for All Provider and Certified Supplier Types, Interpretive Guidance (Rev. 204). CMS, 16 April 2021. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  32. Power Outages and Community Health: a Narrative Review. Current Environmental Health Reports, 2020. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure
  33. ICS Medical Advisory ICSMA-25-030-01: Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor (Update A). Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 30 January 2025. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Contec CMS8000 patient monitors: hidden remote-access function disclosed by CISA and FDA
  34. ICS Medical Advisory ICSMA-26-288-02: J4Care dcm4chee-arc-light. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 15 October 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, dcm4chee-arc-light imaging archive: CISA advisory on image deletion, forged studies and unauthenticated patient merges
  35. ICSMA-25-296-01: NIHON KOHDEN Central Monitor CNS-6201. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 23 October 2025. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  36. Cyber security strategy for health and social care: 2023 to 2030. Department of Health and Social Care (UK), 22 March 2023. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  37. Lessons learned review of the WannaCry Ransomware Cyber Attack. Department of Health and Social Care / NHS England (William Smart, CIO for Health and Social Care), 1 February 2018. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, WannaCry ransomware across the NHS in England
  38. Effectiveness of CBRNE Event-Response Training in a Hospital Setting: A Scoping Review. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 20:e2, 23 December 2025. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  39. Patient safety during IT outages in hospitals. Dutch Safety Board (Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid), 13 February 2020. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-09-26
    Cited on: Cascades
  40. 42 CFR 482.15 Condition of participation: Emergency preparedness (hospitals). eCFR / CMS. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Degradation tiers
  41. 45 CFR 164.308(a)(7) Contingency plan (HIPAA Security Rule, administrative safeguards). eCFR / US Government. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  42. Final Report on the Grid Incident in Spain and Portugal on 28 April 2025. ENTSO-E Expert Panel, 20 March 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Cascades, Iberian Peninsula blackout
  43. Lights out: impact of the August 2003 power outage on mortality in New York, NY. Epidemiology, 2012. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Cascades, Northeast blackout: New York City hospital generators fail
  44. AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689): regulatory framework overview. European Commission, Shaping Europe's digital future, 1 August 2024. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  45. Digital Omnibus on AI (Legislative Train Schedule). European Parliament, 8 July 2026. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  46. Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS 2 Directive). European Parliament and Council (EUR-Lex), 14 December 2022. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Cascades
  47. Directive (EU) 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS 2 Directive). European Parliament and Council / EUR-Lex; summary by European Commission, 14 December 2022. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  48. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act). European Parliament and Council of the EU (EUR-Lex), 13 June 2024. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  49. ENISA Threat Landscape: Health Sector (press release 'Checking-up on Health: Ransomware Accounts for 54% of Cybersecurity Threats'). European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), 5 July 2023. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  50. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers (81 FR 63860). Federal Register / CMS, 16 September 2016. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure
  51. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities (81 FR 26872). Federal Register / CMS, 4 May 2016. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure
  52. The February 2021 Cold Weather Outages in Texas and the South Central United States — Tracking of Responses to Recommendations. FERC (with NERC and Regional Entity staff), December 2022. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, Texas winter storm: record load shed, hospitals lose water and heat
  53. The February 2021 Cold Weather Outages in Texas and the South Central United States — FERC, NERC and Regional Entity Joint Staff Report (presentation of findings). FERC / NERC, November 2021. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, Texas winter storm: record load shed, hospitals lose water and heat
  54. When the lights went out: impacts of the April 2025 Iberian blackout on the Portuguese National Health Service sovereignty. Frontiers in Public Health, 2025. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Cascades, Iberian Peninsula blackout
  55. Incident: cooling related failure in one of our buildings that hosts zone europe-west2-a. Google Cloud Service Health, 19 July 2022. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, Cascades, Guy's and St Thomas': heatwave cooling failure takes down both data centres
  56. Review of the Guy's and St Thomas' IT Critical Incident — Final report from the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, January 2023. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, Cascades, Guy's and St Thomas': heatwave cooling failure takes down both data centres
  57. Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals. HHS (with CISA), 2024. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  58. Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis. HHS 405(d) / Health Sector Coordinating Council with CMS, April 2023. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Cascades
  59. Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients (HICP), 2023 Edition. HHS 405(d) Program / Health Sector Coordinating Council, 2023. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  60. Electronic Health Records and Downtime Procedures Topic Collection. HHS ASPR TRACIE, 2 December 2025. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  61. Health Care Facility-Level Extended Downtime Assessment. HHS ASPR TRACIE, 2026. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  62. Healthcare System Cybersecurity: Readiness & Response Considerations (updated October 2022). HHS ASPR TRACIE, October 2022. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  63. Breach Portal: Notice to the Secretary of HHS Breach of Unsecured Protected Health Information. HHS Office for Civil Rights. Primary Dataset · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  64. HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information (NPRM, FR Doc 2024-30983). HHS Office for Civil Rights, Federal Register 90(3):898-1022, 6 January 2025. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Change Healthcare ransomware and national claims/pharmacy clearinghouse outage
  65. Most Nursing Homes Throughout the United States Do Not Have Adequate or Reliable Emergency Power Systems (A-02-23-01022). HHS Office of Inspector General, 28 April 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  66. The Out-of-the-Loop Performance Problem and Level of Control in Automation. Human Factors 37(2):381-394, June 1995. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  67. Humans and Automation: Use, Misuse, Disuse, Abuse. Human Factors 39(2):230-253, June 1997. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  68. A Model for Types and Levels of Human Interaction with Automation. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A 30(3):286-297, May 2000. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff, Degradation tiers
  69. IEC 60601-1-8:2006+AMD1:2012 CSV (Ed. 2.1) Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-8: alarm systems. International Electrotechnical Commission, 28 November 2012. Primary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  70. IEC 60601-1-8:2006+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2020 CSV Alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and systems. International Electrotechnical Commission, 23 July 2020. Primary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics
  71. IEC 62304:2006+AMD1:2015 CSV Medical device software - Software life cycle processes. International Electrotechnical Commission, 26 June 2015. Primary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics
  72. IEC 80001-1:2021 Safety, effectiveness and security in the implementation and use of connected medical devices or connected health software - Part 1: Application of risk management. International Electrotechnical Commission, 21 September 2021. Primary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics
  73. Contingency planning for electronic health record-based care continuity: a survey of recommended practices. International Journal of Medical Informatics 83(11):797-804 (Sittig DF, Gonzalez D, Singh H), 2014. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  74. Analysis of clinical decision support system malfunctions: a case series and survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc 23(6):1068-1076, 28 March 2016. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  75. Association of Power Outage With Mortality and Hospitalizations Among Florida Nursing Home Residents After Hurricane Irma. JAMA Health Forum, November 2021. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Cascades, Hurricane Irma: nursing home loses air conditioning while power stays on
  76. Racial and Ethnic Discrepancy in Pulse Oximetry and Delayed Identification of Treatment Eligibility Among Patients With COVID-19. JAMA Internal Medicine (Fawzy A, et al.), 1 July 2022. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, Models & agents, Pulse oximeters overestimate oxygen saturation in patients with darker skin
  77. External Validation of a Widely Implemented Proprietary Sepsis Prediction Model in Hospitalized Patients. JAMA Internal Medicine (Wong A, Otles E, Donnelly JP, et al.), 21 June 2021. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Epic Sepsis Model missed two-thirds of sepsis cases in external validation
  78. Ransomware Attack Associated With Disruptions at Adjacent Emergency Departments in the US. JAMA Network Open (Dameff C, Tully J, Chan TC, et al.), 8 May 2023. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Degradation tiers, Ransomware spillover to adjacent San Diego emergency departments
  79. Patient Care Technology Disruptions Associated With the CrowdStrike Outage. JAMA Network Open (Tully JL, ... Dameff CJ), 1 July 2025. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, Degradation tiers, CrowdStrike Falcon content update crashes Windows hosts, including hospital systems
  80. Quantification of Sepsis Model Alerts in 24 US Hospitals Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open (Wong A, Cao J, Lyons PG, et al.), 1 November 2021. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Sepsis model switched off after COVID-19 changed the patient mix
  81. Multicenter Prospective Validation of an Updated Proprietary Sepsis Prediction Model. JAMA Network Open (Wong A, Currey D, Schwinne M, et al.), 2 February 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Epic Sepsis Model missed two-thirds of sepsis cases in external validation
  82. Quality of Clinical Notes Created by Ambient Listening Generative AI: Pragmatic Prospective Pilot Study. JMIR Medical Informatics (Taylor SL et al., UC Davis Health), 17 April 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
  83. Implementing a Large-Scale Escape Room: An Intervention to Increase Electronic Health Record Downtime Competence. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development 39(6):316-321, 2022. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  84. Measuring the effects of computer downtime on hospital pathology processes. Journal of Biomedical Informatics 59:308-315, February 2016. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  85. Electronic health record downtime responses: One health system's process for ongoing readiness. Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning 18(1):39-48, 2024. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  86. Downtime procedures for a clinical information system: a critical issue. Journal of Critical Care 22(1):45-50, March 2007. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  87. Clinical Cybersecurity Training Through Novel High-Fidelity Simulations. Journal of Emergency Medicine 56(2):233-238, December 2018. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  88. What happens to rural hospitals during a ransomware attack? Evidence from Medicare data. Journal of Rural Health (Neprash HT, McGlave CC, Rydberg K, Henning-Smith C), 17 March 2024. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  89. Overriding of drug safety alerts in computerized physician order entry. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 13(2):138-147, 2006. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  90. Automation bias: a systematic review of frequency, effect mediators, and mitigators. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 19(1):121-127, January 2012. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff, Degradation tiers
  91. Problems with health information technology and their effects on care delivery and patient outcomes: a systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 24(2):246-250 (Kim MO, Coiera E, Magrabi F), March 2017. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data
  92. Automation bias and verification complexity: a systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 24(2):423-431, 1 March 2017. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  93. Implications of electronic health record downtime: an analysis of patient safety event reports. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 25(2):187 (Larsen E, Fong A, Wernz C, Ratwani RM), February 2018. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Degradation tiers
  94. The effects and preventability of 2627 patient safety incidents related to health information technology failures. Lancet Digital Health 1(3):e127-e135, 27 June 2019. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  95. First major overhaul of medical device regulation comes into force across Great Britain. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (GOV.UK), 16 June 2025. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics
  96. AI Airlock Sandbox Pilot Programme Report. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (UK), 16 October 2025. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  97. Healthcare IT Disruption Resilience (reply to parliamentary questions on the 13 October 2026 disruption). Ministry of Health, Singapore, 3 November 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-04
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Missed security update to a shared DNS service disrupts all three Singapore public healthcare clusters for about nine and a half hours
  98. Human and Computer Control of Undersea Teleoperators (MIT Man-Machine Systems Laboratory technical report). MIT / Office of Naval Research (DTIC AD-A057655), 1978. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  99. CAST Handbook: How to Learn More from Incidents and Accidents. Nancy G. Leveson, MIT Partnership for Systems Approaches to Safety and Security, 2019. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Cascades
  100. CAST Handbook: A "Systems Thinking" Approach to the Investigation of Healthcare Adverse Events (Draft). Nancy Leveson, MIT, 28 January 2024. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Cascades
  101. Investigation: WannaCry cyber attack and the NHS. National Audit Office (UK), 27 October 2017. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, WannaCry ransomware across the NHS in England
  102. NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems (2025 edition). National Fire Protection Association, 2025. Primary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure
  103. Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, January 2023. Primary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  104. Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile, NIST AI 600-1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, July 2024. Primary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  105. Collision Between Vehicle Controlled by Developmental Automated Driving System and Pedestrian, Tempe, Arizona, March 18, 2018 (HAR-19-03). National Transportation Safety Board, 2019. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff, Uber automated test vehicle kills pedestrian while safety operator is distracted (non-clinical analogue)
  106. Excess mortality attributable to the 2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout. Nature Communications, July 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Cascades, Iberian Peninsula blackout
  107. Comparative Cost of Care Recommended by Large Language Models versus Treating Physicians. NEJM AI (Aran D, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD, Many I, Nguyen A, Yang D, Shelly S), 15 October 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-03
  108. Neurosurgical software device safety in the US: analysis of 2017-2025 FDA Recall and Adverse Event Data. Neurosurgical Focus (Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group), 1 November 2026. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
  109. The Clinician and Dataset Shift in Artificial Intelligence. New England Journal of Medicine (Finlayson SG, Subbaswamy A, Singh K, et al.), 15 July 2021. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Sepsis model switched off after COVID-19 changed the patient mix
  110. Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement. New England Journal of Medicine (Sjoding MW, Dickson RP, Iwashyna TJ, Gay SE, Valley TS), 17 December 2020. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, Models & agents, Pulse oximeters overestimate oxygen saturation in patients with darker skin
  111. Computer crash - lessons from a system failure. New England Journal of Medicine 348(10):881-882, 6 March 2003. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Beth Israel Deaconess network collapse
  112. O Positive and O Negative donors asked to urgently book appointments to give blood following London hospitals IT incident. NHS Blood and Transplant, 10 June 2024. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Degradation tiers, Synnovis pathology ransomware, South-East London
  113. Health Technical Memorandum 06-01: Electrical services supply and distribution. NHS England, 11 April 2017. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure
  114. Synnovis cyber incident (update of 10 November 2025). NHS England, 10 November 2025. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Synnovis pathology ransomware, South-East London
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    Cited on: The human handoff
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    Cited on: Cascades
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, WannaCry ransomware across the NHS in England
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    Cited on: Models & agents
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    Cited on: Models & agents
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    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Ontario auditor: all 20 approved AI scribes produced inaccurate notes in testing
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics
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    Cited on: Power & infrastructure
  124. Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR), Annex I sections 17.2 and 17.4. Official Journal of the European Union / EUR-Lex, 5 April 2017. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics
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    Cited on: Degradation tiers
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    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, Degradation tiers, Superstorm Sandy: NYU Langone and Bellevue lose backup power and evacuate
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    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Cascades, Iberian Peninsula blackout
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    Cited on: Degradation tiers
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    Cited on: Cascades
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    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Cascades, Northeast blackout: New York City hospital generators fail
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    Cited on: Cascades
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    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Wrong AI suggestions pull radiologists' mammogram ratings off
  135. J3016_202104: Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles. SAE International, 30 April 2021. Primary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Degradation tiers
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    Cited on: Cascades
  137. Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations. Science (Obermeyer Z, Powers B, Vogeli C, Mullainathan S), 25 October 2019. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, Care-management algorithm under-referred Black patients because it predicted cost, not illness
  138. February 2021 Winter Storm-Related Deaths – Texas. Texas Department of State Health Services, 31 December 2021. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, Texas winter storm: record load shed, hospitals lose water and heat
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    Cited on: The human handoff
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    Cited on: The human handoff
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    Cited on: The human handoff
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    Cited on: Degradation tiers
  143. Sentinel Event Alert Issue 67: Preserving patient safety after a cyberattack. The Joint Commission, 15 August 2023. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Degradation tiers, Ransomware spillover to adjacent San Diego emergency departments, Princeton Community Hospital Petya ransomware
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    Cited on: Models & agents
  145. AI recognition of patient race in medical imaging: a modelling study. The Lancet Digital Health (Gichoya JW, Banerjee I, et al.), 11 May 2022. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  146. Endoscopist deskilling risk after exposure to artificial intelligence in colonoscopy: a multicentre, observational study. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 10(10):896-903, 12 August 2025. Primary Peer-reviewed · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Endoscopists detect fewer adenomas without AI after AI is introduced
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    Cited on: Models & agents, Care-management algorithm under-referred Black patients because it predicted cost, not illness
  148. Magellan Diagnostics Pleads Guilty to Criminal FDCA Charges. U.S. Department of Justice (District of Massachusetts), reposted by FDA OCI, 27 June 2024. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, LeadCare blood lead analyzers return falsely low results; malfunction concealed
  149. About Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) Database. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 8 December 2025. Primary Dataset · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics
  150. Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations (draft guidance). U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 7 January 2025. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  151. Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Medical Devices (list). U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2026. Primary Dataset · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
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  153. Class 2 Device Recall: HexaVue Focus Integration System (Z-0118-2027). U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 7 October 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  154. Class 2 Device Recall: Philips Patient Information Center iX (Z-3141-2026). U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 11 September 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  155. Clinical Decision Support Software: Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 29 January 2026. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  156. Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities with Certain Patient Monitors from Contec and Epsimed: FDA Safety Communication. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 30 January 2025. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Contec CMS8000 patient monitors: hidden remote-access function disclosed by CISA and FDA
  157. Diagnostic Ultrasound System Correction: Philips Ultrasound Issues Updated Use Instructions for Lumify Diagnostic Ultrasound System. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 19 October 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  158. Early Alert: Cardinal Health Issues Correction for Presource Packs Containing BD Alaris Pump Infusion Sets. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 20 October 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  159. Early Alert: Diagnostic Ultrasound System Issue from Philips Ultrasound. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 9 October 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Philips Lumify ultrasound demands online re-registration and blocks scanning in pre-hospital settings
  160. Early Alert: Ventilator Issue from React Health. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 23 September 2026. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, VOCSN ventilators: loose internal flow-transducer connector can cause reboots; FDA early alert and Class I recall
  161. FDA Activities Related to Recalled Philips Ventilators, BiPAP Machines, and CPAP Machines. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, November 2024. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, Philips Respironics ventilator, BiPAP and CPAP recall over degrading sound-abatement foam
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics, FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors report falsely low glucose
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics, StatStrip Gen 2.0 hospital glucose meters can file a result under the previously scanned patient; Class I recall
  164. Hospital Glucose Meter Removal: Nova Biomedical Removes StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter Systems. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 20 October 2026. Primary Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Alaris infusion interoperability backlog can load outdated pump orders
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics, BD Alaris infusion sets perform worse than previously disclosed at low rates; Class I recall updated
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    Cited on: Models & agents
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics, Philips Respironics ventilator, BiPAP and CPAP recall over degrading sound-abatement foam
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics, Models & agents, Pulse oximeters overestimate oxygen saturation in patients with darker skin
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics, Models & agents, Pulse oximeters overestimate oxygen saturation in patients with darker skin
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics, Philips Respironics ventilator, BiPAP and CPAP recall over degrading sound-abatement foam
  178. Draft Guidance - Select Updates for the Premarket Cybersecurity Guidance: Section 524B of the FD&C Act (webinar slides). U.S. Food and Drug Administration (CDRH), 30 April 2024. Primary Guidance · link checked 2026-09-26
    Cited on: Devices & electronics
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Alaris infusion interoperability backlog can load outdated pump orders
  181. BD Provides Update on Voluntary Recall of Certain BD Alaris Pump Infusion Sets. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (company announcement), 15 September 2025. Primary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, BD Alaris infusion sets perform worse than previously disclosed at low rates; Class I recall updated
  182. Class 1 Device Recall VOCSN+Pro (Z-0122-2027). U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Medical Device Recalls database), 20 October 2026. Primary Dataset · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, VOCSN ventilators: loose internal flow-transducer connector can cause reboots; FDA early alert and Class I recall
  183. Class 1 Device Recall Z-3080-2026: BD Alaris pump infusion sets. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Medical Device Recalls database), 15 September 2026. Primary Dataset · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, BD Alaris infusion sets perform worse than previously disclosed at low rates; Class I recall updated
  184. Class 2 Device Recall LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor System, LATITUDE Clarity server software (Z-3081-2026). U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Medical Device Recalls database), 2 September 2026. Primary Dataset · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, The human handoff, LATITUDE Clarity server software can hold back AF Burden alerts from LUX-Dx implantable cardiac monitors
  185. Class 2 Device Recall Nihon Kohden CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station (Z-0089-2027). U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Medical Device Recalls database), 6 October 2026. Primary Dataset · link checked 2026-11-02
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    Cited on: Devices & electronics
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, CrowdStrike Falcon content update crashes Windows hosts, including hospital systems
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    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, The human handoff, Cascades, Hurricane Katrina: Memorial Medical Center loses all power
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    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Post-acute care denials rose as UnitedHealthcare automated prior authorization; lawsuit targets nH Predict
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Synnovis pathology ransomware, South-East London
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Cascades, Universal Health Services enterprise-wide IT shutdown
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Cascades, Universal Health Services enterprise-wide IT shutdown
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    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, Superstorm Sandy: NYU Langone and Bellevue lose backup power and evacuate
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Change Healthcare ransomware and national claims/pharmacy clearinghouse outage
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    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, VA Oracle Cerner EHR 'unknown queue' silently dropped clinical orders
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    Cited on: Models & agents

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  28. Medicare's AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays. KFF Health News, 23 June 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Medicare's AI-assisted WISeR prior-authorization pilot: records and reporting describe long delays and erroneous denials
  29. Cyberattack led to harrowing lapses at Ascension hospitals, clinicians say. KFF Health News (Rachana Pradhan) and Michigan Public (Kate Wells); co-published by NPR, 20 June 2024. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Ascension ransomware and multi-week EHR downtime
  30. MITRE ATLAS (Adversarial Threat Landscape for AI Systems), data v5.6.0. MITRE, 2026. Secondary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  31. 100 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home after electrical issue. NBC10 Boston, October 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Lexington, Massachusetts nursing home evacuated after recurring electrical failure; building de-energised
  32. Network outage hits Mass General Brigham hospitals; patient care continues. NBC10 Boston, 8 October 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Network outage takes computers offline across Mass General Brigham; hospitals move to downtime procedures
  33. 4 Former Staffers Face Charges Over Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma. NPR, 26 August 2019. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Cascades, Hurricane Irma: nursing home loses air conditioning while power stays on
  34. OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications. OWASP GenAI Security Project, 9 December 2025. Secondary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, Coding agent deleted a production database during a code freeze, then misreported recovery (non-clinical analogue)
  35. OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025. OWASP GenAI Security Project, 2025. Secondary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  36. The Deadly Choices at Memorial. ProPublica / The New York Times Magazine (Sheri Fink), 27 August 2009. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, The human handoff, Cascades, Hurricane Katrina: Memorial Medical Center loses all power
  37. How Complex Systems Fail. Richard I. Cook, Cognitive Technologies Laboratory, University of Chicago, 1998. Secondary Book · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  38. AI enters the exam room, and nurses are left to manage the fallout. Scientific American (Hilke Schellmann), 17 February 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Sepsis alert nearly led to fluid loading of a dialysis patient
  39. Medicare's AI prior authorization pilot was rushed and full of problems, new documents reveal. STAT, 15 September 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Medicare's AI-assisted WISeR prior-authorization pilot: records and reporting describe long delays and erroneous denials
  40. Microsoft global outage forces hospitals to cancel appointments. STAT (Palmer K, Trang B, Ross C), 19 July 2024. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, CrowdStrike Falcon content update crashes Windows hosts, including hospital systems
  41. Mass General Brigham network outage. The Boston Globe, 8 October 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Network outage takes computers offline across Mass General Brigham; hospitals move to downtime procedures
  42. Roughly 180 residents of Lexington nursing home evacuated amid electricity problems. The Boston Globe, 24 October 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Lexington, Massachusetts nursing home evacuated after recurring electrical failure; building de-energised
  43. MGH death spurs review of patient monitors. The Boston Globe (Liz Kowalczyk), 21 February 2010. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Patient dies while a heart monitor's crisis alarm is switched off
  44. Patient alarms often unheard, unheeded. The Boston Globe (Liz Kowalczyk), 13 February 2011. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Patient dies while a heart monitor's crisis alarm is switched off
  45. National Performance Goals Effective January 2026 for the Hospital Program. The Joint Commission, 1 January 2026. Secondary Standard · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, The human handoff
  46. Sentinel Event Alert Issue 50: Medical device alarm safety in hospitals. The Joint Commission, 8 April 2013. Secondary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, The human handoff, ICU patient dies after alarms go unanswered for an hour
  47. Crucial Texas hospital system turning ambulances away after ransomware attack. The Record (Recorded Future News), 30 September 2024. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  48. Ransomware attack continues to disrupt healthcare in London nearly two years later. The Record (Recorded Future News), 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Synnovis pathology ransomware, South-East London
  49. Ransomware attack contributed to patient's death, says Britain's NHS. The Record by Recorded Future News (Alexander Martin), 25 June 2025. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Synnovis pathology ransomware, South-East London
  50. Dutch hospitals face disruptions after ransomware attack on software provider ChipSoft. The Record from Recorded Future News, 9 April 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  51. Quest Diagnostics takes lab ordering system offline after network intrusion. The Record from Recorded Future News, 23 October 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  52. University of New Mexico hospital diverts ambulances after cyberattack. The Record from Recorded Future News, 27 October 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Cybersecurity event at UNM Health diverts ambulances and cancels clinic appointments and outpatient surgeries for a day
  53. Qilin ransomware attack on NHS supplier contributed to patient fatality. The Register, 26 June 2025. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Synnovis pathology ransomware, South-East London
  54. Vibe coding service Replit deleted user's production database, faked data, told fibs galore. The Register, 21 July 2025. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, Coding agent deleted a production database during a code freeze, then misreported recovery (non-clinical analogue)
  55. Austin hospitals lose water pressure and heat amid winter storm. The Texas Tribune, 17 February 2021. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, Texas winter storm: record load shed, hospitals lose water and heat
  56. Hospitals in Hurricane Katrina: Challenges Facing Custodial Institutions in a Disaster. The Urban Institute (Bradford H. Gray, Kathy Hebert), 1 July 2006. Secondary Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, The human handoff, Cascades, Hurricane Katrina: Memorial Medical Center loses all power
  57. A pharmacy chain in Vermont implemented AI for efficiency. It's led to delays, incorrect information and privacy concerns. VTDigger, 29 July 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Pharmacy AI phone agent garbled drug names and placed wrong and duplicate refills
  58. Kinney Drugs pulls back AI phone assistant after hundreds of customer complaints. WCAX-TV, 7 August 2026. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Pharmacy AI phone agent garbled drug names and placed wrong and duplicate refills
  59. Princeton hospital to replace 12-hundred computer hard drives after cyber attack. WV MetroNews (Carrie Hodousek), 30 June 2017. Secondary Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Princeton Community Hospital Petya ransomware

Supporting sources (61)

  1. Incident 1166: ChatGPT Reportedly Suggests Sodium Bromide as Chloride Substitute, Leading to Bromism and Hospitalization. AI Incident Database, 2025. Supporting Dataset · link checked 2026-11-02
  2. How Arkansas used a computer formula to cut services to the disabled. Arkansas Times, 22 March 2018. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  3. Prague military hospital blackout: surgeries halted as lights went out. Around Prague, 23 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  4. Why Do Multi-Agent LLM Systems Fail?. arXiv preprint 2503.13657 (Cemri M, Pan MZ, Yang S, et al.), 17 March 2025. Supporting Preprint · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents
  5. Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Update. Ascension, September 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff, Nashville hospital pharmacy dispenses potassium phosphate labelled as anaesthetic; state report says barcode scanning could be overridden
  6. Healthcare IT solutions provider ChipSoft hit by ransomware attack. BleepingComputer, 9 April 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  7. Quest Diagnostics confirms data breach exposed patient records. BleepingComputer, 23 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  8. Over 100 residents evacuated from local nursing home after electrical issue. Boston 25 News, 24 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Lexington, Massachusetts nursing home evacuated after recurring electrical failure; building de-energised
  9. Product Advisory – Potential delayed AF Burden Alert notification from LATITUDE Clarity (Field Action 97627645A-FA). Boston Scientific, August 2026. Supporting Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, The human handoff, LATITUDE Clarity server software can hold back AF Burden alerts from LUX-Dx implantable cardiac monitors
  10. IT Disruption Update (incident updates of 23 August, 28 August and 10 September 2026). Cedar County Memorial Hospital, 23 August 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  11. Massachusetts hospital hampered by cyberattack. Chief Healthcare Executive, 10 April 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-08
  12. Manzanillo Maternity Hospital acknowledges blackout following SEN failure: "No medical complications were recorded.". CiberCuba, 20 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Cascades, Manzanillo maternity hospital's backup microsystem and generator fail together during Cuban grid outage
  13. Do the CONTEC CMS8000 Patient Monitors Contain a Chinese Backdoor? The Reality is More Complicated…. Claroty Team82, 2 February 2025. Supporting Vendor research · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Contec CMS8000 patient monitors: hidden remote-access function disclosed by CISA and FDA
  14. Nova Biomedical Issues Class I Recall for StatStrip Glucose Meters. Clinical Lab Products, 2 November 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-04
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, StatStrip Gen 2.0 hospital glucose meters can file a result under the previously scanned patient; Class I recall
  15. External Technical Root Cause Analysis - Channel File 291. CrowdStrike, 6 August 2024. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, CrowdStrike Falcon content update crashes Windows hosts, including hospital systems
  16. Contec Patient Vital Signs Monitor: Chinese Backdoor or Bad Design?. Cylera (Chad Waters, Apostolos Bakoyiannis), 4 February 2025. Supporting Vendor research · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Contec CMS8000 patient monitors: hidden remote-access function disclosed by CISA and FDA
  17. Cooley Dickinson Hospital back online after network outage. Daily Hampshire Gazette, 9 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Network outage takes computers offline across Mass General Brigham; hospitals move to downtime procedures
  18. Chipsoft says stolen patient data has been destroyed. DutchNews.nl, 29 April 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  19. Cyberattack diverts critical patients from Community Medical Center in Nebraska. DysruptionHub, 20 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  20. Ransomware group claims attack on Missouri's Cedar County Memorial Hospital after IT outage. DysruptionHub, 14 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  21. New Records Obtained by EFF Expose More Problems with Medicare's AI Experiment. Electronic Frontier Foundation, 27 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  22. New Records Reveal Problems with Medicare's AI Prior Authorization Experiment. Electronic Frontier Foundation, 8 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Medicare's AI-assisted WISeR prior-authorization pilot: records and reporting describe long delays and erroneous denials
  23. EU AI Act Explorer: Article 14 (Human Oversight) and Article 26 (Obligations of Deployers). Future of Life Institute (artificialintelligenceact.eu), 2024. Supporting Regulation · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff
  24. Hospital Fe del Valle Ramos statement on microsystem and generator failure (IPT, relayed by Golfovisión). Golfovisión TV-Manzanillo, 20 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Cascades, Manzanillo maternity hospital's backup microsystem and generator fail together during Cuban grid outage
  25. Cyberattack Results in Patient Reroutes at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Healthcare Facilities Today, 10 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  26. AI scribes cut workload but need oversight. HealthManagement.org, 28 July 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-08
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Survey of UK GPs: a third of ambient AI scribe users report errors often or always
  27. Cyberattack disrupts University of New Mexico hospitals, extortion group claims attack. Help Net Security, 27 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Cybersecurity event at UNM Health diverts ambulances and cancels clinic appointments and outpatient surgeries for a day
  28. Brockton Hospital Ransomware Attack: Downtime Procedures to Continue for Two Weeks. HIPAA Journal, 15 April 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-08
  29. Hundreds of NHS GP Websites Go Offline After Website Provider Runs Into Financial Trouble. International Business Times UK, 29 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-06
  30. dcm4chee-arc-light 5.35.2 release notes. J4Care / dcm4che project (GitHub), 15 October 2026. Supporting Guidance · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, dcm4chee-arc-light imaging archive: CISA advisory on image deletion, forged studies and unauthenticated patient merges
  31. Alaris Infusion Sets Perform Worse Than BD First Disclosed, as Class I Recall Covers 33 Million Units. Medical Daily, 6 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, BD Alaris infusion sets perform worse than previously disclosed at low rates; Class I recall updated
  32. Cardinal Health Procedure Kits May Contain Recalled BD Alaris Infusion Sets Linked to Over- and Under-Infusion Risks. Medical Daily, 21 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  33. ChatGPT Was Written Out of a Manic Patient's Care Plan After It Affirmed His Delusions. Medical Daily, 25 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Models & agents, The human handoff, Case report: chatbot affirmed a manic patient's delusions and discouraged his antipsychotic; care plan restricted its use
  34. Philips Lumify Ultrasound Flaw Linked to Four Deaths Draws Class I Recall, but Devices Stay in Use. Medical Daily, 21 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  35. Philips updates instructions for ultrasound system linked to 4 deaths. MedTech Dive, 12 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, Philips Lumify ultrasound demands online re-registration and blocks scanning in pre-hospital settings
  36. Helping our customers through the CrowdStrike outage. Microsoft (David Weston), 20 July 2024. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Devices & electronics, The human handoff, Cascades, CrowdStrike Falcon content update crashes Windows hosts, including hospital systems
  37. All 3 public healthcare clusters experiencing system disruption, no indication of cyber incident: Health tech agency. Mothership, 13 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Missed security update to a shared DNS service disrupts all three Singapore public healthcare clusters for about nine and a half hours
  38. MOH apologises for 'preventable lapse' leading to 9.5-hour public healthcare IT outage. Mothership, 3 November 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-04
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Missed security update to a shared DNS service disrupts all three Singapore public healthcare clusters for about nine and a half hours
  39. KDH CEO says investigation into what led to code grey underway. My Kemptville Now, 14 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  40. Update: Normal operations resume at Kemptville District Hospital. My Kemptville Now, 14 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  41. State finds multiple safety failures after Ascension Saint Thomas medication mix-up. NewsChannel 9 (WTVC). Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: The human handoff, Nashville hospital pharmacy dispenses potassium phosphate labelled as anaesthetic; state report says barcode scanning could be overridden
  42. Nova Biomedical Announces Global Medical Device Correction for StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter. Nova Biomedical (company announcement posted by FDA), 6 October 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, StatStrip Gen 2.0 hospital glucose meters can file a result under the previously scanned patient; Class I recall
  43. NT Govt major network outage finally restored, cause still unknown. NT Independent, 8 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Cascades, Northern Territory government network outage reaches hospitals and emergency call handling
  44. No Power, No Pause: Bihar Doctors Continue Surgeries On Two Pregnant Women Under Phone Flashlights. Odisha Bytes, 13 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  45. £160,000 pay out for GP software firm to close its services with NHS. Open Access Government, 4 April 2023. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-06
  46. OpenAI ChatGPT epilepsy medication wrongful death lawsuit. Open Class Actions, 27 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  47. Hospital Reopens After Power Outage Forced Patient Evacuations In Philadelphia. Patch, 26 May 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-08
  48. Notification urgente de sécurité produit: Échec du redémarrage de la solution Watchdog du système Philips PIC iX 4.x (2026-CC-HPM-008). Philips (field safety notice published by ANSM), August 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
  49. Early Alert for React Health VOCSN Devices. Respiratory Therapy, 25 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Devices & electronics, VOCSN ventilators: loose internal flow-transducer connector can cause reboots; FDA early alert and Class I recall
  50. AZ Monica hospital in Belgium shuts down servers after cyberattack. Security Affairs, 13 January 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-08
  51. Alert Announcements at Signature Healthcare. Signature Healthcare, 24 April 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-08
  52. Synnovis cyber update. Synnovis, 2025. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, The human handoff, Cascades, Degradation tiers, Synnovis pathology ransomware, South-East London
  53. Belgian hospital cancels more surgeries 24 hours after cyberattack. Techzine, 14 January 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-08
  54. At Least 65 Cyberattacks Disrupted Hospital Care Since 2022. But the Federal Registry Isn't Built to Count Them.. The Health Management Academy, 5 November 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-12
  55. Study Provides Insights into Impact of Cyberattacks on Hospital Care. The HIPAA Journal, 11 November 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-12
  56. University Hospitals Working on Restoring Systems After Cyberattack. The HIPAA Journal, 4 November 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-05
  57. Healthcare watchdog raises concerns over errors from AI scribes. The Pharmacist, 14 September 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
  58. Cybersecurity Incident. University Hospitals, 2 November 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-04
  59. Update on Cybersecurity Event at UNM Health Sciences Center. UNM Health Sciences Center, 26 October 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Connectivity & data, Cybersecurity event at UNM Health diverts ambulances and cancels clinic appointments and outpatient surgeries for a day
  60. Netwerkproblemen in het UZ Brussel - update 11/11 - 11 uur. UZ Brussel, 11 November 2026. Supporting Official report · link checked 2026-11-12
  61. Electrical issue prompts evacuation of more than 100 people from nursing home in Lexington. WHDH 7News, 24 October 2026. Supporting Journalism · link checked 2026-11-02
    Cited on: Power & infrastructure, Lexington, Massachusetts nursing home evacuated after recurring electrical failure; building de-energised

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