IT infrastructure

Understanding the basics of tiered healthcare storage for data backup

Data backup systems put their own special twist on implementing a tiered standby storage infrastructure for healthcare.Tip

Epic tightens link with virtualization vendor VMware

EHR giant Epic Systems Corp. announces it will provide a new level of support to platforms from virtualization vendor VMware.News | 30 May 2013

The five crucial steps to achieving PACS integration

Organizations exploring their PACS options must first determine how their system will be used and where it will be hosted, among other concerns.Tip

Enterprise infrastructure at UPMC focuses on end-user experience

In this expert interview, UPMC discusses its network virtualization project and goals for creating a streamlined end-user experience.Feature

CIO discusses making analytics systems more meaningful

With payment reform just around the corner, many providers are looking to implement analytics systems.Podcast

Multiple operating systems complicate BYOD policies, but MDM helps

The proliferation of mobile operating systems can complicate BYOD policy, but MDM software can give control back to the IT department.Tip

Five areas in which healthcare big data, NLP will affect patients

Emerging technologies in healthcare, big data and natural language processing, are set to affect the quality of patient care in the near term.News | 07 May 2013

Enterprise portals improving patient engagement for meaningful use

With Google Health canceled, hospital and provider portals will be main patient engagement tools moving into meaningful use stage 2.Tip

Implementing HIPAA-grade health data storage and security

Getting to HIPAA compliance and building cutting-edge storage systems for health data takes more than just an out-of-the-box approach.Tip

Vendor selection, operating system ugrades part of encryption strategy

Hospitals must pre-screen their vendors to determine whether they meet HIPAA's encryption requirements.Tip

Epic tightens link with virtualization vendor VMware

EHR giant Epic Systems Corp. announces it will provide a new level of support to platforms from virtualization vendor VMware.News | 30 May 2013

Common non-physical options: Virtual desktops, server-based computing

When considering non-physical desktop options, healthcare organizations often must choose between virtual desktops and server-based computing.Tip

Key factors in a healthcare desktop virtualization implementation

Healthcare organizations must consider individual users' remote access and manageability before embarking on a desktop virtualization implementation.Tip

Tip: Next-gen virtualizing server workloads in healthcare

Read this expert tip to find out how virtualizing server workloads can help a health organization to reduce costs but doesn't solve every problem.Tip

The latest on health information exchange at HIMSS 2013

CEO of health information exchange drops frank talk about the future of HIEs, analytics -- and what he's looking for at HIMSS 2013.Podcast

Quiz: Wireless networks in health care

In this quiz, test your knowledge of implementation challenges, HIPAA regulations and mobile device usage associated with wireless networks in health care.Quiz

mHealth - Prescription for an ailing health care system

mHealth - Prescription for an ailing health care systemDownload

CIO John Halamka, on writing a HIPAA-friendly BYOD policy

Tablets, smartphones and laptops employees bring in can be secured through a thoughtful combination of BYOD policy and technology controls.Tip

Health care VDI projects in high demand

Solution providers report that health care VDI projects are in demand and creating channel opportunities.Feature

Why CIOs aren't worried about health IT infrastructure

The latest HIMSS leadership survey shows that CIOs rank health IT infrastructure as having the least impact on care. Find out why.Blog

Improving medical technology through interoperable devices

The industry is developing interoperable personal health devices to encourage adoption and improve patient care.Tip

Intermountain develops open source telemedicine software

Intermountain Healthcare's telehealth chief talks about trends in care, as well as the provider's $25M open source telemedicine software project.Podcast

ACOs driving interest in personal emergency response systems

If ACOs want to delay elderly patients' entry into nursing homes, next-generation personal emergency response systems could hold the key.Podcast

Pediatric care benefiting from the advantages of telemedicine

Practitioners around the country explain how telemedicine technology has advantages that are improving pediatric care.Feature

Tips for maintaining the security of biomedical devices

Biomedical device security has increased in importance, due to the rise in use of these devices. Discover some tips to benefit from their use.Tip

Congress explores potential regulation of mobile health apps

In three days of hearings, congressional subcommittees explored the FDA's draft guidance on regulation of mobile health apps. Many questions remain.News | 28 Mar 2013

Guide: Medical speech recognition and natural language processing

Read this guide to learn about the recent history of medical speech recognition technology.Guide

CES gadgets promote data mining in health care, consumer analysis

Health IT leaders might not have come away from CES with much, but vendors are getting creative with personal data mining in health care.Podcast

2012 health care trends: Disaster recovery response, PACS and more

See what 2012 health care trends stood out against all the new developments in the field.Tip

Growing mobile use raises data ownership issues at mHealth Summit 2012

HIPAA requires providers to allow patients access to their records; is this the same thing as ownership? Some mHealth Summit 2012 attendees say no.News | 10 Dec 2012

Understanding the basics of tiered healthcare storage for data backup

Data backup systems put their own special twist on implementing a tiered standby storage infrastructure for healthcare.Tip

The five crucial steps to achieving PACS integration

Organizations exploring their PACS options must first determine how their system will be used and where it will be hosted, among other concerns.Tip

As pressure grows on hospitals, managing data becomes paramount

Health reform and the meaningful use program will make it critical for hospitals to develop effective data management strategies.Tip

Implementing HIPAA-grade health data storage and security

Getting to HIPAA compliance and building cutting-edge storage systems for health data takes more than just an out-of-the-box approach.Tip

Vendor selection, operating system ugrades part of encryption strategy

Hospitals must pre-screen their vendors to determine whether they meet HIPAA's encryption requirements.Tip

Turning information into meaningful healthcare data sets

The process of converting raw information into sets of healthcare data often decreases what can be learned from the data.Tip

Care providers and other areas affected by big data in healthcare

See which areas of the market healthcare big data is affecting, or may affect in the future.Tip

Project portfolio management for meaningful use efforts

Catholic Health Systems implemented a project portfolio management tool to streamline IT efforts. Read expert insight from the project in this Q&A.Q&A

Finding the right storage for server virtualization implementations

Webcast: Health care storage virtualization and data management strategy

Experts from San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital discuss how their storage virtualization project brought the IT infrastructure up to date.Feature

Enterprise infrastructure at UPMC focuses on end-user experience

In this expert interview, UPMC discusses its network virtualization project and goals for creating a streamlined end-user experience.Feature

Q&A: Challenges, benefits of implementing single sign-on in hospitals

Seconds add up to hours when Chilton Hospital reduces login times through single sign-on technology. Learn about its implementation in this Q&A.Feature

HIMSS analytics study weighs in on wireless networks and cloud

A 2013 HIMSS study reveals organizations in the midst of managing wireless networks and cloud computing, among other IT initiatives.News | 17 May 2013

SAN-attached storage provides fast access at a high cost

Is the speed of storage enough to ignore its cost and other shortcomings?Tip

How private or hybrid cloud storage solutions can improve care

Hospitals should use public cloud for population data, but they might also benefit from other cloud options.Tip

Questions to ask before deploying cloud computing storage in healthcare

Hospitals must ask who, what, where and how when planning for public cloud storage.Tip

Options abound for cloud computing in healthcare

There are three main cloud computing implementation options for care facilities. Whether they will increase cloud use remains to be seen.Tip

Function follows form for healthcare unified communications systems

Upgrading your healthcare facility's Voice-over-Internet-Protocol telephony? Here's advice for shopping for a new unified communications system.Tip

Common non-physical options: Virtual desktops, server-based computing

When considering non-physical desktop options, healthcare organizations often must choose between virtual desktops and server-based computing.Tip

Key factors in a healthcare desktop virtualization implementation

Healthcare organizations must consider individual users' remote access and manageability before embarking on a desktop virtualization implementation.Tip

Prioritizing tasks at the top of risk assessment best practices

There are many potential threats to health data security. The best practices for a risk assessment include how to prioritize those threats.Tip

SIEM systems monitor compliance, combat patient data security threats

SIEM systems prove a proactive -- not reactive -- way to monitor HIPAA compliance and dodge security threats to patients' data.News | 15 Apr 2013

Tip: HIPAA omnibus rule and stage 2 test organizational compliance

With stage 2 meaningful use approaching and the launch of the HIPAA omnibus rule, providers have to ensure their EHR adoption strategies are in place.Tip

Optimizing past health IT projects a focus of tech leaders at HIMSS

Many health care leaders are holding off on launching new initiatives in 2013 as they focus on getting value out of past health IT projects.News | 29 Mar 2013

Quiz: HIPAA omnibus rule

In this quiz, test your knowledge of the omnibus rule, the latest HIPAA regulation set to go into effect this September.Quiz

Tip: Use BYOD policies to integrate personal devices securely

The use of personal devices in healthcare continues to flourish. Consider security and BYOD policies when you integrate tablets and smartphones.Tip

Quiz: HIPAA Mobile Security

In this quiz, test your knowledge of BYOD strategies, encryption best practices and potential violations concerning HIPAA mobile device security.Quiz

Support encryption of sensitive health data across locations

Health organizations can support encryption by controlling the location of sensitive data.Tip

Mobile device encryption: Balancing data protection and performance

Organizations are trying to find a balance between convenience and security as they implement mobile device encryption to protect data.Feature

Ten more grains of wisdom from the final HIPAA omnibus rule

While covered entities and business associates must comply with all the HIPAA omnibus rule's 563 pages, here's our news, notes and high points.News | 18 Jan 2013

AHIMA advice for managing personal health information via mHealth apps

Amid the rising use of mHealth apps, AHIMA has released a guide to help consumers protect their personal medical information.News | 03 Jun 2013

EHR interoperability issues plague some telemedicine providers

Telemedicine providers trying to connect their systems to EHRs are waiting for electronic records to be more interoperable.News | 31 May 2013

At ATA 2013, telemedicine reimbursement is the name of the game

ATA 2013 roundup: coal miners gamify heart health; a telemedicine reimbursement progress report; and another instance of where the fax is still king.News

Q&A: Challenges, benefits of implementing single sign-on in hospitals

Seconds add up to hours when Chilton Hospital reduces login times through single sign-on technology. Learn about its implementation in this Q&A.Feature

The tangled web: BYOD and HIPAA

The HIPAA omnibus will become official this fall. Is your organization prepared to handle data breaches, BYOD policies and network security?Opinion

Penn Medicine’s approach to managing BYOD and security

Trying to lock down senior leadership buy-in for IT security and a more HIPAA-compliant technology infrastructure might actually become a little easier, if they become motivated by the more stringent HIPAA omnibus mandates going into effect in September. Tighter security is a must, for the bring-your-own-device, also known as BYOD or consumerization, era is upon us. Without policies to enforce and security software to monitor devices and the network, and encrypt data, the cost of inaction could very well be an expensive data breach.

The new HIPAA regulation not only brings stronger, more specific privacy and security requirements to healthcare providers and their business-associate partners, but it also trips off a new system of audits. Health IT experts are exploring how to manage BYOD policies and boost security to accommodate the new mandates.E-Zine

Any hospital can unleash healthcare innovation

Small hospitals and physician practices may not feel like innovators, but healthcare innovation can happen anywhere.News | 15 May 2013

Health care ripe for near field communication technology

The tangled web: BYOD and HIPAA

Penn Medicine takes three-pronged approach to BYOD management, security

HIMSS analytics study weighs in on wireless networks and cloud

A 2013 HIMSS study reveals organizations in the midst of managing wireless networks and cloud computing, among other IT initiatives.News | 17 May 2013

SAN-attached storage provides fast access at a high cost

Is the speed of storage enough to ignore its cost and other shortcomings?Tip

How private or hybrid cloud storage solutions can improve care

Hospitals should use public cloud for population data, but they might also benefit from other cloud options.Tip

Questions to ask before deploying cloud computing storage in healthcare

Hospitals must ask who, what, where and how when planning for public cloud storage.Tip

Options abound for cloud computing in healthcare

There are three main cloud computing implementation options for care facilities. Whether they will increase cloud use remains to be seen.Tip

Tip: Next-gen virtualizing server workloads in healthcare

Read this expert tip to find out how virtualizing server workloads can help a health organization to reduce costs but doesn't solve every problem.Tip

Healthcare Experience Design show plans patient engagement strategies

Listen to this podcast on patient engagement strategies with Healthcare Experience Design conference organizer Amy Cueva.Podcast

Migrating medical records to the cloud heeds secure storage security concerns

The health care data tsunami, and an increase in breaches, lead IT managers to consider cloud storage security concerns.Tip

Providers must consider security of cloud analytics systems

Cloud analytics systems provide the scalability and low cost providers need, but providers must be aware of their vendor's security offerings.Tip

Tips for thin provisioning storage in a health care setting