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Health care IT infrastructure systems and design

• 5G impact on healthcare a ways off, but CIOs shouldn't sit idle

  5G could benefit areas of healthcare like telehealth and remote patient monitoring. That reality is still a few years out, but CIOs should start planning for it now.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare cloud induces benefits in storage, security

  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.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare data breaches persist as security investments flounder

  Healthcare is still catching up to other industries in terms of investments in security and IT. This is complicated by the number of different systems that must be protected.  Continue Reading

• EASE app increases patient-provider communication

  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.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity recommendations for healthcare that won't break the bank

  The key to implementing healthcare cybersecurity best practices is to start small, according to Erik Decker, chief security and privacy officer for University of Chicago Medicine.  Continue Reading

• CardioCompass platform fuses data and AI with patient navigators

  CardioCompass, a remote patient monitoring platform, is backed by machine learning, lots of data and good old-fashioned phone calls.  Continue Reading

• Insurers join forces to control value-based healthcare delivery

  Commercial insurers are key drivers in the transition to value-based care in health systems through joint ventures, analytics and greater control over delivery of patient care.  Continue Reading

• When leading digital transformation, language is key

  Healthcare CIOs need to stop with the technology lingo if they want to lead a successful digital transformation. That was a key takeaway from a panel of experts at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.  Continue Reading

• Multimodal machine learning in healthcare aids patient consults

  In this Q&A, Louis-Philippe Morency talks about how he's building algorithms that capture and analyze the three V's of communication -- voice, verbal and visual.  Continue Reading

• Seeing through the hype: Where AI in healthcare shines

  While AI in healthcare shines in clinical areas like radiology, it is currently more widely adopted in nonclinical areas, such as medication development by pharmaceutical companies.  Continue Reading

• Governance team key to driving technology adoption in healthcare

  The key to a good governance team is involving leaders from every department within a healthcare organization.  Continue Reading

• Ochsner Health System's telehealth program is built on trust

  Ochsner Health System's telehealth team explains why establishing patient and provider trust is critical when building a telehealth program.  Continue Reading

• Health IT security should consider these leading vendors

  Explore these leading products in the cybersecurity market to best protect healthcare systems and patient data from falling victim to cyberattacks.  Continue Reading

• Physician burnout eased with homegrown tech

  Kaiser Permanente fights fire with fire by developing digital tools to reduce technology-related physician burnout.  Continue Reading

• Telemedicine provider MDLIVE talks partnering with health systems

  MDLIVE CMO Lyle Berkowitz talks about why health systems need to start introducing telemedicine -- now.  Continue Reading