Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• How can flash storage aid medical imaging archive needs?

  Expert Brien Posey breaks down why flash storage may not be the best choice for medical imaging archiving in terms of speed and cost, and how it may be useful for other purposes.  Continue Reading

• What technology can make medical records retrieval more efficient?

  When healthcare providers need to retrieve medical records from an EHR, keeping in mind where the data is stored will affect how quickly and efficiently the records can be accessed.  Continue Reading

• What medical records storage requirements should you insist on?

  Expert Brien Posey explains the storage requirements healthcare organizations should insist on before choosing a vendor and system for their medical records.  Continue Reading

• What are some useful multifactor authentication examples?

  Health IT expert Brien Posey offers some examples of multifactor authentication as a way for hospitals to further safeguard access to protected health information.  Continue Reading

• How is hyper-convergence technology used in healthcare?

  Expert Brien Posey explains how hyper-convergence can help healthcare sites better use desktop virtualization, including for storage and scaling needs.  Continue Reading

• Experts discuss the uses of AI; say it will be essential in healthcare

  Two experts agree: AI will become essential to healthcare. AI can help providers step away from the EHR and enable precision medicine.  Continue Reading

• Vendors overcome health information exchange challenges; CIOs have hope

  Vendors demonstrate that interoperability is possible when it comes to patient medication information. This makes CIOs hopeful for the future.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of cloud computing in healthcare: Pop health, value-based care

  Healthcare should be getting ready for the cloud. At least, that's what one health IT expert thinks. Read his thoughts on cloud computing healthcare benefits.  Continue Reading

• Population health: Current, emerging health information management tech

  When it comes to population health, health information management tech plays an important role. A health IT expert discusses current and emerging technologies.  Continue Reading

• Thinking of attempting blockchain in healthcare? Read this first

  Some experts say that a promising application for blockchain is in the healthcare space. Before attempting blockchain in healthcare, read what this analyst has to say.  Continue Reading

• Analyst assesses how blockchain in healthcare will affect storage

  Many healthcare organizations are discussing possible use cases for blockchain. One analyst shares her two cents on the effect blockchain in healthcare may have on storage.  Continue Reading

• How can medical imaging archive systems get the most from storage tech?

  In this Ask the Expert column, learn the most important storage technologies, including data deduplication and flash, to boost medical imaging archive systems.  Continue Reading

• How do you integrate a healthcare VDI environment with flash storage?

  Healthcare VDI environments can work well with flash storage. Expert Brien Posey looks at issues to consider, such as whether to choose an all-flash array or flash storage tier.  Continue Reading

• Q&A: The main reason healthcare organizations violate HIPAA

  The second round of HIPAA audits have commenced, and most likely some healthcare organizations will be found to violate HIPAA. A health IT expert discusses common mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Robotic process automation can speed payer claims processing

  Health insurance payers and healthcare providers can take advantage of robotic process automation to make claims processing more efficient by reducing the human component.  Continue Reading

• Transform healthcare by leveraging the EHR

  Implementing and integrating an EHR in a healthcare organization is one important step in transforming healthcare, but it is not, and should not, be the sole focus.  Continue Reading

• Tech to protect against ransomware, ensure hospital data security

  Hospital data security is at the forefront of everyone's minds in health IT, especially with the increase in ransomware attacks. Two CIOs discuss the essential technology.  Continue Reading

• Expert population health tips for value-based reimbursement

  McKesson Corp. chief medical officer details population health best practices for value-based reimbursement, including care coordination and keeping patients out of hospitals.  Continue Reading

• Two pros offer HIPAA compliance plan advice for app developers

  App developers working on mHealth apps may be bound by HIPAA. Two experts share their advice on how to build a robust HIPAA compliance plan.  Continue Reading

• How to prevent healthcare cybersecurity vulnerabilities via USB

  USBs can create a vulnerable entry point for cyberattacks in healthcare. One CIO details the nuances of the problem and offers up possible solutions.  Continue Reading

• Network monitoring essential to cybersecurity in healthcare

  No one wants to be the next victim of a cyberattack. One CIO says that network monitoring is key to cybersecurity in healthcare.  Continue Reading

• Probst on cybersecurity in healthcare: 'We have to work together'

  As it should be, cybersecurity is on many healthcare CIOs' minds. Marc Probst, CIO at Intermountain Healthcare, shares some advice.  Continue Reading

• What telemedicine best practices can spur adoption?

  Alan Roga, M.D., senior vice president of major telemedicine company Teladoc, says telemedicine best practices lead to wider adoption of telehealth technology and services.  Continue Reading

• Wearable device manufacturers: Focus on usable health apps

  A wearable health technology expert advises wearable device manufacturers to focus on devices and apps that people will use over time, rather than on ones that sell the most.  Continue Reading

• Ask the expert: HIPAA breaches and the tech most likely to cause them

  It's safe to say HIPAA breaches should be avoided at all costs. One CISO discusses the technology most likely to cause a breach and what to do to ensure compliance.  Continue Reading

• Ask the expert: Encryption is key for a HIPAA covered entity

  David Reis, CISO at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, discusses important steps a healthcare organization, as a HIPAA covered entity, should take to remain compliant.  Continue Reading

• What IT skills are essential to dig into healthcare big data?

  To harness big data in healthcare, your staff needs the right mix of IT skills. Joel Vengco, CIO at Baystate Health, explains.  Continue Reading

• Technologies behind value-based care

  Steve Stanic, vice president and CIO at Mississippi Baptist Health System, explains what technology is needed to make value-based healthcare happen.  Continue Reading

• Early steps to value-based healthcare

  The VP and CIO at Mississippi Baptist Health System, gives pointers on how healthcare organizations can work to make value-based healthcare a reality.  Continue Reading

• Ask the expert: Meaningful use compliance by plugging into HIE

  Joining a health information exchange enhances meaningful use compliance by helping meet specific criteria.  Continue Reading

• Ask the expert: HIE participation not that complicated at basic level

  Robust EHR-to-EHR HIE participation fueled by complex data standards is a goal for hospitals. Primary care providers, however, can start with less.  Continue Reading