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

RPA in healthcare: The potential use cases

Robotic process automation (RPA) is beginning to appear in many industries, including healthcare. An expert discusses RPA use cases in healthcare. 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