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Data backups are crucial, but prove difficult
Ransomware attacks are insidious. Experts urged healthcare CIOs to invest in proactive security measures to combat the growing threat.
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Meditech makes EHR available through public cloud
When EHR vendor Meditech partnered with Google Cloud Platform, it joined Cerner in a push toward the public cloud. The trend presents new opportunities and new challenges for healthcare CIOs.
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Health system leaders say task force helps drive change
A successful change management strategy should include creating a group to mitigate inevitable technology implementation pain points, according to healthcare leaders.
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DevOps key to VA's digital transformation
James Gfrerer inherited an enormous digital transformation project when he became CIO of Veterans Affairs. He believes the DevOps methodology has been critical to his efforts.
Cybersecurity in Healthcare: 5 Best Practices
The increasing number of sophisticated attacks against health groups is putting CIOs and IT pros on high alert. In this free download, delve into a Q&A with security expert David Finn on how to build a successful cybersecurity program (even with a diminishing budget) to help safeguard your data.
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EASE app used to send updates to families from OR
EASE, a mobile healthcare app, can be used to send updates on patients from the OR to their families. Mobile apps like this create more transparency, but also present a challenge for CIOs.
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CMS replaces meaningful use with new program
CMS is replacing meaningful use with 'Promoting Interoperability' and proposing new Medicare payment programs with looser physician reporting rules and more price transparency.
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NLP extracts meaningful insights from unstructured data
Most of the data in an EHR is unstructured and often ignored. Natural language processing enables healthcare providers to extract meaningful insights from this untapped resource.
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Final rules from ONC, CMS expected in November
Proposed interoperability rules from ONC and CMS are on track to be finalized in November. Here, healthcare CIOs share their thoughts on how proposals will turn into practice.
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Use claims data analytics to detect emergent conditions
Healthcare organizations can apply analytics to claims data to identify markers for emergent conditions, allowing physicians to intervene preemptively.
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Electronic health records are an important part of health IT, and the meaningful use program provides financial incentives for providers to adopt EHR technology.
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Healthcare industry bets on remote patient monitoring
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Cloud for healthcare transforms CIO skeptics into believers
Healthcare was once wary of the cloud, but the technology has proved to be a boon to the industry. This handbook examines the cloud's advantages versus on premises.
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Security, storage among advantages of cloud for healthcare
Healthcare sees value in vacating the premises and migrating to the cloud for lower maintenance costs and better storage, disaster recovery, security, AI and analytics.
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Clinical Pathology Laboratories comes forward, also hit by AMCA breach
Clinical Pathology Laboratories Inc. is the latest victim of a massive data breach that occurred at the American Medical Collection Agency, increasing the number of potentially affected patients to ...Continue Reading
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ONC deputy national coordinator for health IT departs
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will have a new deputy leader starting next month. ONC announced Monday that Jon White, M.D., deputy national coordinator for health IT, will ...Continue Reading
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Data backups are crucial, but prove difficult
Ransomware attacks are insidious. Experts urged healthcare CIOs to invest in proactive security measures to combat the growing threat.
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DevOps key to VA's digital transformation
James Gfrerer inherited an enormous digital transformation project when he became CIO of Veterans Affairs. He believes the DevOps methodology has been critical to his efforts.
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Healthcare breaches are costly in more ways than one
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