Features

Features

• Healthcare breaches drop, but ransomware attacks rise

  Patient data breaches dropped in 2017, mainly due to fewer large-scale breaches, but ransomware strikes intensified and insiders kept hacking.  Continue Reading

• HIPAA compliance not guaranteed with ePHI security

  Medical facilities sometimes believe security is equivalent to compliance with HIPAA -- but not so fast. Organizations must consider other aspects when guarding patient data.  Continue Reading

• Considerations for transgender patient documentation in EHRs

  Most modern EHRs document sexual identity as a fixed, binary value, but classic designations such as male and female fail to include documentation for transgender patients.  Continue Reading

• AI a big data benefit for moving to the cloud for healthcare

  Providers and big vendors are wary, but healthcare in the cloud and the benefits artificial intelligence provides will spur a shift from on-premises systems for analyzing EHRs.  Continue Reading

• Michigan uses prescription monitoring to fight opioid crisis

  Michigan public health officials use e-prescribing and monitoring and analytics software from Appriss Health to fight opioid addiction by tracking overprescribing and abuse.  Continue Reading

• Medical imaging data enables modern healthcare strategies

  Medical images make up a large percentage of healthcare data. Providers can draw insights from that data to make better decisions about patient care.  Continue Reading

• Medical imaging storage strategies aim for the cloud

  Three health IT pros look at the challenges to full-blown cloud adoption and explain why hybrid cloud is a popular approach to storing medical images.  Continue Reading

• CIO explains tech behind integrated healthcare systems and apps

  BayHealth Development wanted integrated healthcare systems to provide a coherent experience for patients and physicians. The organization turned to the new Progress Health Cloud.  Continue Reading

• Machine learning capabilities aid healthcare cybersecurity

  In 2018, healthcare organizations will benefit from applying machine learning to their cybersecurity programs and using it to predict patient outcomes before they happen.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare goals ONC official says CIOs should focus on

  ONC deputy coordinator highlights healthcare goals -- including improving cybersecurity and lowering barriers to interoperability -- that should be top of mind for CIOs in 2018.  Continue Reading

• Medical device cybersecurity critical for patient safety

  At RSNA 2017, an expert warns that insecurity of medical devices, including imaging hardware, threatens patient safety. A security director tells how Mayo Clinic protects devices.  Continue Reading

• Challenges of integrating an EHR with medical imaging storage

  The healthcare industry is still sorting out how to handle storing medical images in general. However, one issue is integrating that storage with the EHR.  Continue Reading

• Improve access to data with efficient healthcare infrastructure

  An efficient healthcare infrastructure can help organizations integrate systems and enable better access to data. An expert explains the key components needed to make this happen.  Continue Reading

• A look at the leading medical imaging software on the market

  Medical imaging systems have evolved to meet the needs of modern healthcare environments. Learn who the leading vendors in the space are and what services their products offer.  Continue Reading

• Orgs take two approaches to creating interoperability platform

  Many in healthcare are trying to figure out how to effectively make interoperability happen. Two healthcare organizations take two different approaches to creating interoperability systems.  Continue Reading