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Why believability matters in an effective disaster recovery plan
While the backbone of a disaster recovery plan is meeting HIPAA mandates, effective auditing strategies and data backup, find out why a plan that's believable goes a long way.Podcast
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Storage management best practices for a virtual server environment
Several storage management best practices apply specifically to virtualized environments. Virtualization expert Eric Siebert describes several in this podcast.Podcast
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Securing a virtualized environment to achieve HIPAA compliance
How to prepare for your health care organization's virtualized environment: Pick the apps, lock down security, develop disaster recovery mechanisms, test, test and test some more.Tip
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Health IT purchasing survey results
Health care organizations are considering a number of factors, from EHR implementation to health data security, in their 2012 IT purchasing plans.Photo Story
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How to meet hardware requirements for virtualization of applications
Choosing the right hardware for virtual applications means considering what the app itself and the OS need, plus whether it makes sense to run the app on its own virtual server.Tip
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Five ways to improve virtual machine performance
As health care organizations increasingly rely on virtual servers, IT departments must work hard to maintain high performance. These tips will work on any virtualization platform.Tip
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Finding the right storage for server virtualization implementations
An efficient virtual server environment needs the right storage infrastructure. This article outlines the main storage considerations for a virtual server implementation.Tip
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Conducting IT risk analysis for HIPAA, meaningful use compliance
Meaningful use requires an IT risk analysis that documents a facility's vulnerabilities. So does HIPAA. Here's advice for completing such analyses and achieving compliance.Podcast
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Using health care data analytics to improve information management
Hospitals are a treasure trove of information. Much of it goes unused. This tutorial shows how data analytics tools can improve preventive care, reduce costs and manage risks.FAQ
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Tips for thin provisioning storage in a health care setting
When thin provisioning works, it makes for more efficient use of storage and easier routine maintenance easier. When it doesn't work, capacity overload occurs.Tip
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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
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In choosing EHR for iPad, consider native, virtualized, hybrid options
As physicians continue to use the iPad, an EHR system for the device isn't far behind. Here two experts discuss the pros and cons of native, virtualized and hybrid EHR apps.Tip
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Health IT purchasing survey results
Health care organizations are considering a number of factors, from EHR implementation to health data security, in their 2012 IT purchasing plans.Photo Story
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Tap IT resources for patient care quality improvement initiatives
IT tools to improve patient care quality start with analyzing phone traffic and using CPOE to make arguments for appropriate testing.Tip
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Health app challenge events offer innovation, exposure
Crowdsourcing has hit health application development, and it has proven to be popular, with participants thinking outside the box and often receiving recognition for their efforts.News | 18 Dec 2011
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BI implementation must meet needs of organization, its infrastructure
Health care organizations need to make sure business intelligence projects maintain data quality and consistency while meeting HIPAA requirements. Data integration matters, too.Tip
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Business intelligence planning for health care: Know where to start
Before BI implementation can begin, several key questions must be answered. Chief among them: what information will be needed and what business processes will be addressed.Tip
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The benefits of object-based storage for health care
Object-based storage cuts down on the bottleneck when a large file such as a medical image is opened. This podcast discusses how to use the concept in health care data centers.Podcast
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telestroke (telestroke services)
Telestroke, also called telestroke services, is an approach to treating vascular strokes that allows a neurologist to provide remote treatment for a stroke victim. A telestroke service, which is a sub-category of telemedicine, is often used for medical consultations in rural areas.Definition
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FAQ: How can virtualized storage be used for medical images?
Virtual storage technology can ease the burden medical images place on data centers. This FAQ address the hardware, software and management issues that virtual storage presents.Tutorial
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iHT2 talks health information exchange, technology adoption
Providers are looking forward to greater levels of health information exchange, and at iHT2, participants discuss how to get there.Tip
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Apple co-founder Wozniak: iPhone mHealth apps simplify health care
Keynote speaker and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak shares some controversial thoughts on iPhone mHealth apps and the future of telemedicine at the ATA 2012 annual meeting.News | 02 May 2012
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American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is a non-profit organization that strives to promote telemedicine (medical care delivered through the use of telecommunications technology).Definition
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Mobile health technology needs better usability, infrastructure
Panelists at the iHT2 Health IT Summit dismiss the notion that privacy issues hinder mobile health adoption and point to poor usability and infrastructure as the real culprits.News | 16 Apr 2012
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Mobile devices bring health interoperability challenges, opportunities
The proliferation of mobile devices in health care organizations can hinder, or help, complex health data interoperability initiatives. Medical devices add another wrinkle.News | 06 Mar 2012
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Alarm hazards, dose errors remain atop ECRI hazards list
The ECRI Institute released its top 10 health care technology hazards for 2012. Health care organizations, take note -- some hazards can be controlled or prevented altogether.Tip
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Developing effective mobile health applications: Tips from the field
The best mHealth apps will be inexpensive, easy to use, scalable and unafraid of the cold, according to the vendors, end users and IT leaders who spoke at the mHealth Summit 2011.Tip
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ONC targets patient engagement at mHealth Summit town hall
The Office of the National Coordinator has lofty goals for getting patients more involved in their own care. However, each goal brings numerous technical and cultural challenges.News | 07 Dec 2011
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Expert sees benefits of using Siri for patient education
A radiology professor and Siri early adopter sees the voice-activated personal assistant as a way to find information fast -- and to give quadriplegic patients peace of mind.News | 30 Nov 2011
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New Photoshop image deblurring feature could change radiology
More radiologists could become Adobe Photoshop experts if its 'unblur' feature proves practical for medical image editing, one RSNA speaker posits. Rescanning costs should drop.News | 30 Nov 2011
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Finding a modernized data backup solution for health care
Health care organizations are required by HIPAA to create and maintain data backups. This tip explains how to choose a data backup solution that works for your organization.Tip
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How to choose the right options for your shared storage system
When choosing a shared storage system for your virtual infrastructure, it's important to compare different solutions. This tip examines the pros and cons of shared storage options.Tip
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Understanding shared storage options for your virtual infrastructure
Sorting through all the shared storage options available for your virtual infrastructure can be confusing. This tip offers some best practices for choosing a shared storage system.Tip
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Storage management best practices for a virtual server environment
Several storage management best practices apply specifically to virtualized environments. Virtualization expert Eric Siebert describes several in this podcast.Podcast
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How to create an on-site medical image archive
There's no single solution for health care organizations building on-site image archives. Differing fault tolerance, capacity planning, workflow and retention needs come into play.Tip
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What big data means for health data analytics, in practical terms
An Intel executive explains what big data means for health care, as well as what the chip vendor is doing to improve quality and clinical research through health data analytics.News | 14 Mar 2012
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Not all providers will reap cloud image storage savings
While small health care providers may save money by using a cloud storage provider, larger facilities may be better off managing their own data centers. One CIO explains why here.News | 14 Feb 2012
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Fog surrounding health care cloud begins to clear
Health care's reluctance to embrace cloud computing is waning, in part because it helps meet HIPAA disaster recovery rules, but cost and bandwidth make it a poor fit for some.News | 01 Feb 2012
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Finding the right storage for server virtualization implementations
An efficient virtual server environment needs the right storage infrastructure. This article outlines the main storage considerations for a virtual server implementation.Tip
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Considerations for cloud data backup in health care
Cloud storage is becoming increasingly popular. But there are several points to consider when looking at cloud data backup for health care information.Tip
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Exclusive video: Telemedicine highlights from ATA 2012
In this video from the American Telemedicine Association's ATA 2012 meeting, physician executive Joseph Kim, M.D. and reporter Don Fluckinger highlight key issues.Video
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Experts offer tips on maximizing telemedicine reimbursement
At ATA 2012, experts offer advice, potential strategies and online resources for increasing telemedicine reimbursement for patient care.Tip
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A look at trends in telemedicine adoption, mHealth and Android EHR systems
Payers and patients are warming up to telemedicine and mHealth. Former U.S. Army CMIO Hon S. Pak predicts a rise in telemedicine adoption -- and more Android EHR implementations.Podcast
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Consider real-time location systems for enhanced analytics potential
Real-time location systems offer health care organizations more than the ability to keep track of all their moving parts. RTLS play a role in analytics as well.Tip
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ATA 2012 news coverage
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Mobile health technology needs better usability, infrastructure
Panelists at the iHT2 Health IT Summit dismiss the notion that privacy issues hinder mobile health adoption and point to poor usability and infrastructure as the real culprits.News | 16 Apr 2012
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CIOs tell health IT vendors they need interop, iPad EHR, HIPAA help
Health care CIOs give vendors a laundry list of what they'll buy now, including HIPAA compliance and security help, iPad EHR interfaces and tools to improve interoperability.News | 26 Mar 2012
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Effective iPad security policy enforcement for health care
Using native and third-party iPad management tools will help health care providers enforce the security, privacy and risk management policies needed to let doctors use the devices.Tip
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Addressing security requirements for hospital iPad use
As hospitals roll out iPads, security remains a concern. Whether the devices use native or virtualized applications, there are several best practices for hospital iPad use.Tip
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Preparing network infrastructure for hospital iPad use
Hospital network infrastructure usually supports both wired and wireless access. When staff start using iPads to access patient data, networks must meet additional requirements.Tip
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FAQ: Disaster recovery planning for health care data
Disaster recovery planning takes on special importance in health care organizations dealing with patients and care delivery. Here are the steps for considering a DRP.FAQ
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Mobile device management best practices explained
Get answers to seven common questions about mobile device management best practices in this podcast. Topics include data encryption, risk analysis and mobile OS security.Podcast
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Why believability matters in an effective disaster recovery plan
While the backbone of a disaster recovery plan is meeting HIPAA mandates, effective auditing strategies and data backup, find out why a plan that's believable goes a long way.Podcast
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Channel executives see need to bolster hospital IT security
Regulations leave hospitals scrambling to strengthen security. Channel executives are helping hospitals implement IAM, DLP and encryption technology -- albeit on a budget.News | 05 Apr 2012
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Tips for managing life after a health care data breach
While preventing a health care data breach is a chief concern among hospitals and medical practices, the steps taken after a breach occurs are equally important for future stability.Podcast
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For health care, mobile device support means management, security
As health care organizations are forced to support growing numbers and varieties of mobile devices, robust management, security and user education policies will make things easier.Tip
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Hardware encryption a must with patient data so vulnerable at rest
Given the high number of health care data breaches that are attributed to lost or stolen mobile devices, encryption at the hardware level is arguably the most fundamental way to secure data.Tip
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Report offers PHI security guidance, metrics for breach cost analysis
Without evidence, CIOs and CSOs struggle to prove to hospital leaders that cybersecurity is crucial against threats to PHI security. A multi-group report aims to give IT the ammo it needs.News | 08 Mar 2012
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Effective iPad security policy enforcement for health care
Using native and third-party iPad management tools will help health care providers enforce the security, privacy and risk management policies needed to let doctors use the devices.Tip
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Addressing security requirements for hospital iPad use
As hospitals roll out iPads, security remains a concern. Whether the devices use native or virtualized applications, there are several best practices for hospital iPad use.Tip
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EHR adoption, telemedicine feasible for Colorado's rural providers
Collaboration between Colorado’s health information exchange and the state's telehealth network brings EHR adoption and telemedicine services to rural providers and hospitals.News | 17 May 2012
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Strategies for a smooth telemedicine project implementation
Planning and implementing a telemedicine project involves the right people, the right technology, and workflow analysis. Here's where to start.Tip
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Exclusive video: Telemedicine highlights from ATA 2012
In this video from the American Telemedicine Association's ATA 2012 meeting, physician executive Joseph Kim, M.D. and reporter Don Fluckinger highlight key issues.Video
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Experts offer tips on maximizing telemedicine reimbursement
At ATA 2012, experts offer advice, potential strategies and online resources for increasing telemedicine reimbursement for patient care.Tip
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Quiz: Business intelligence for mobile health care
Test your knowledge of health care business intelligence applications, mobile platforms and data analytics functions in this quiz.Quiz
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A look at trends in telemedicine adoption, mHealth and Android EHR systems
Payers and patients are warming up to telemedicine and mHealth. Former U.S. Army CMIO Hon S. Pak predicts a rise in telemedicine adoption -- and more Android EHR implementations.Podcast
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Finding the broadband pipes for rural telemedicine
Communities can tap into 4G, local T1 lines as the data pipes for future rural telemedicine access, says one CIO managing a large network.News | 04 May 2012
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The future of ballpoint pens as EHR data input devices
Face it: Some docs can't type well enough to use EHR systems. We discuss the future of handwriting with electronic ballpoint pens as EHR data input devices.Podcast
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Apple co-founder Wozniak: iPhone mHealth apps simplify health care
Keynote speaker and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak shares some controversial thoughts on iPhone mHealth apps and the future of telemedicine at the ATA 2012 annual meeting.News | 02 May 2012
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Telemedicine urgent care delivery model extends provider reach
Experts from the ATA 2012 conference predict telemedicine urgent care delivery models will become the norm in 5 years, despite some clinical limitations.News | 01 May 2012
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How to choose the right options for your shared storage system
When choosing a shared storage system for your virtual infrastructure, it's important to compare different solutions. This tip examines the pros and cons of shared storage options.Tip
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Understanding shared storage options for your virtual infrastructure
Sorting through all the shared storage options available for your virtual infrastructure can be confusing. This tip offers some best practices for choosing a shared storage system.Tip
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Private cloud creates control, ROI for large health care firm
Private cloud can give large enterprises an edge over competition, if IT teams realize potential costs and end-user requirements.Tip
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What big data means for health data analytics, in practical terms
An Intel executive explains what big data means for health care, as well as what the chip vendor is doing to improve quality and clinical research through health data analytics.News | 14 Mar 2012
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Not all providers will reap cloud image storage savings
While small health care providers may save money by using a cloud storage provider, larger facilities may be better off managing their own data centers. One CIO explains why here.News | 14 Feb 2012
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Creating a HIPAA-compliant backup in the cloud
For HIPAA covered entities and, increasingly, business associates, cloud services offer a feasible option for meeting backup and disaster recovery compliance requirements.News | 02 Feb 2012
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Fog surrounding health care cloud begins to clear
Health care's reluctance to embrace cloud computing is waning, in part because it helps meet HIPAA disaster recovery rules, but cost and bandwidth make it a poor fit for some.News | 01 Feb 2012
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Securing a virtualized environment to achieve HIPAA compliance
How to prepare for your health care organization's virtualized environment: Pick the apps, lock down security, develop disaster recovery mechanisms, test, test and test some more.Tip
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Stepping carefully into health care cloud computing
Health care providers must plan any cloud migration carefully to protect patient safety and maintain HIPAA compliance.Tip
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Considerations for cloud data backup in health care
Cloud storage is becoming increasingly popular. But there are several points to consider when looking at cloud data backup for health care information.Tip
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