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• When implementing VDI, look to storage enhancements

  Hospitals looking at virtual desktop infrastructure can gain an ally in improved storage capabilities. Flash storage, in particular, has proved useful when implementing VDI. Continue Reading

• Reviving your modern health IT infrastructure

  Infrastructure projects in healthcare organizations seem to be enjoying attention. Cloud, virtualization and hyper-converged technology continue to gain interest. Continue Reading

• Explaining hyper-converged vs. converged infrastructures in healthcare

  A hospital details why hyper-convergence saved it money while boosting staff network access. The pros and cons of hyper-converged and converged options are also described. Continue Reading

• Virtual desktop technology mobilizes healthcare

  Virtual desktop systems host a desktop operating system within a virtual machine that runs on a central server.

  With healthcare organizations, IT managers approve of desktop virtualization's merits in streamlining application installations and ... Continue Reading

• Healthcare IoT applications expand patient care possibilities

  In this issue of Pulse, SearchHealthIT writers examine healthcare IoT applications and share how IoT technology influences patient care, from perspectives of patients and providers.

  First, Scott Wallask draws the line between healthcare ... Continue Reading

• Storage technology in healthcare can aid app performance

  Storage is the component that affects virtual desktop performance and virtual application performance more than any other. Here are considerations for hospitals.Continue Reading

• Virtualization in healthcare organizations streamlines IT management

  Scott Wallask, editorial director for SearchHealthIT, leads off this handbook by interviewing a former healthcare CIO, who lends support to the idea that an enterprise-wide virtual desktop infrastructure implementation can be beneficial to ...Continue Reading

• More healthcare VDI deployments in industry's future

  The number of implementations of VDI in healthcare facilities is expected to keep growing in the coming years, thanks to recent strides made in the virtualization market.Continue Reading

• Where the vendor neutral archive stands in medical imaging

  Vendor neutral archives were touted as replacements for PACS for medical specialties in need of image storage. This guide explains how far VNAs have come in reaching that goal.Continue Reading

• Paper health records slowly being phased out by hospitals

  Paper health records and other forms are frequently scanned into hospitals' electronic systems. Find out why an organization hired a third party to do its scanning.Continue Reading

• Make patient documentation more flexible with SharePoint

  Enterprise content management systems, such as Microsoft's SharePoint, can aid clinical staff with patient documentation tasks.Continue Reading

• How healthcare executives can safely use clinical data

  Healthcare executives and IT departments shouldn't neglect protecting the growing amount of data that's at their disposal.Continue Reading

• Wearable health technology in medical and consumer arenas

  The future of wearable health technology in the medical space may depend on if providers can make a business case for the use mobile devices.Continue Reading

• Providers work for security in healthcare, lock down mobile devices

  With mobile devices proliferating -- and security in healthcare lacking -- providers are ramping up efforts to better safeguard devices and related apps.Continue Reading

• Collect mHealth data and determine what's actionable

  Many vendors offer devices that track and collect mHealth data, but that data hasn't been fully integrated into most patient care situations.Continue Reading

• Consistent connectivity a pillar of Wi-Fi deployment

  Wi-Fi in healthcare facilities is troubled by spotty coverage and physicians' mistrust of its ability to secure their communications.Continue Reading

• Clinical decision support system tracks quality care measures

  Providers that don't schedule checkups frequently enough can be reminded by providers that deploy a clinical decision support system.Continue Reading

• Best practices for mobile healthcare security

  Mobile healthcare security depends on a strong top-down approach that informs employees of all possible threats -- including physical theft and remote device hacks.Continue Reading

• Imprivata user locks down terminals as virtualization grows

  A healthcare system in Michigan reports that it saves countless hours of clinicians' time by using a single sign-on system from Imprivata.Continue Reading

• Hospital IT departments fight to keep healthcare BYOD safe

  Healthcare technology has advanced to the point where mobile medical devices can reliably monitor patients, but their wider implementation will have to wait until security technology catches up.Continue Reading

• Eight pitfalls of healthcare project management

  Healthcare project management can be a long and involved process. To keep a project on course, learn how to communicate long and short-term goals and concerns properly.Continue Reading

• Microsoft Project Adam may reach healthcare specialties

  Dermatologists and radiologists should take notice of Microsoft's recent Project Adam announcement of artificial intelligence that specializes in visual recognition.Continue Reading

• Usability, security tests part of healthcare app development

  Our expert shares lessons learned from the early days of healthcare app development and explains how they apply to today's sophisticated processes.Continue Reading

• Social data a new source for disease surveillance

  Healthcare researchers mine unstructured data from nontraditional sources such as social media to detect disease outbreaks and predict pandemics.Continue Reading

• Ransomware program fuels health data extortionists

  A harmful new hacker tool, ransomware, haunts healthcare CIOs. Learn what providers need to do to shore up health data security and HIPAA compliance.Continue Reading

• Development of mobile technology ahead of useful mHealth applications

  Mobile technology has cleared the way for mHealth applications to be used during care, but mHealth apps aren't quite ready to hit the big time.Continue Reading

• Mobile devices, apps and the patient health management revolution

  Healthcare is in the midst of a mobile transformation, and recent research indicates there's no end in sight to mobile technology use in patient care.Continue Reading

• How can IT avoid the security threats attacking mobile health devices?

  More clinicians are using mobile devices for work, challenging healthcare IT departments to protect these devices without limiting user access.Continue Reading

• Gamification in healthcare isn't just about playing games

  Gamification in healthcare is gaining popularity as providers continue to look for creative ways to engage their patients.Continue Reading

• Next wave of physician crowdsourcing in healthcare: Treating patients?

  Crowdsourcing physicians' opinions online may be the future of patient care, but not before liability and reimbursement issues are settled.Continue Reading

• Derail your patient engagement strategy in six easy steps

  When designing a patient engagement strategy, doing the bare minimum to involve patients and not gauging their satisfaction are two missteps to avoid.Continue Reading

• Teleradiology services improving healthcare access for rural patients

  The rise in teleradiology services affords access to subspecialists by rural patients, saving travel and expense.Continue Reading

• Newest-generation Bluetooth medical devices can disrupt healthcare

  Like iBeacon on iPhones, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) opens up many new uses. Bluetooth medical devices with BLE could change healthcare in many ways.Continue Reading

• Four security tips for HIPAA compliance in healthcare cloud storage

  Healthcare cloud storage for data adds a twist to the usual IT puzzle: HIPAA compliance. Here are four security tips from our resident expert.Continue Reading

• Let physicians push envelope with novel healthcare BYOD applications

  Backed by a security expert, an innovator urges CIOs to let docs find ways to use BYOD in healthcare workflows now -- and solve problems later.Continue Reading

• Developing hospital mobile applications aim to educate patients

  Hospitals are looking to use mobile health applications to give their patients a more detailed look into their facilities.Continue Reading

• Providers fear meaningful use penalties, push to delay stage 2

  Meaningful use stage 2 is pushing providers to engage their patients, something not all specialties can hope to achieve.Continue Reading

• New iPhone fingerprint scanner would provide easy access for doctors

  The iPhone 5s comes equipped with a fingerprint scanner for user authentication, which presents some intriguing use cases for physicians.Continue Reading

• Biometric data captured by smartwatches call healthcare to mind

  A new addition to the growing smartwatch market suggests a future for the devices as health-monitoring tools.Continue Reading

• Not just another health IT term, telecare benefits the elderly

  Amidst a collection of remote patient monitoring terms, 'telecare' has emerged as a word describing proactive care for the elderly.Continue Reading

• Patient interest, better tech will lead to shared decision making

  Online groups for patients with the same conditions and smarter technology may turn physicians into a smaller part of treatment processes.Continue Reading

• How the definition of mHealth varies depending on uses cases

  The definition of mobile health has never been clear-cut, but it's more muddled than ever with the increased computing power of mobile devices.Continue Reading

• Integrating a best-of-breed enterprise content management system

  A desire for integration of all applications has scared some away from best-of-breed. But it can work for enterprise content management systems.Continue Reading

• Many factors complicate data breach assessment and reporting

  Many security incidents may be obvious breaches that require reporting. But a number of factors can make breach assessment difficult.Continue Reading

• Common non-physical options: Virtual desktops, server-based computing

  When considering non-physical desktop options, healthcare organizations often must choose between virtual desktops and server-based computing.Continue Reading

• Key factors in a healthcare desktop virtualization implementation

  Healthcare organizations must consider individual users' remote access and manageability before embarking on a desktop virtualization implementation.Continue Reading

• Tip: Next-gen virtualizing server workloads in healthcare

  Read this expert tip to find out how virtualizing server workloads can help a health organization to reduce costs but doesn't solve every problem.Continue Reading

• CIO John Halamka, on writing a HIPAA-friendly BYOD policy

  Tablets, smartphones and laptops employees bring in can be secured through a thoughtful combination of BYOD policy and technology controls.Continue Reading

• In choosing EHR for iPad, consider native, virtualized, hybrid options

  As physicians continue to use the iPad, an EHR system for the device isn't far behind. Here two experts discuss the pros and cons of native, virtualized and hybrid EHR apps.Continue Reading

• Tap IT resources for patient care quality improvement initiatives

  IT tools to improve patient care quality start with analyzing phone traffic and using CPOE to make arguments for appropriate testing.Continue Reading

• BI implementation must meet needs of organization, its infrastructure

  Health care organizations need to make sure business intelligence projects maintain data quality and consistency while meeting HIPAA requirements. Data integration matters, too.Continue Reading

• Business intelligence planning for health care: Know where to start

  Before BI implementation can begin, several key questions must be answered. Chief among them: what information will be needed and what business processes will be addressed.Continue Reading

• How to amp up your hospital wireless network for PACS, EHR, video

  These days, a hospital wireless network must accommodate PACS, VoIP, EHR access, patient Internet connectivity, even video. Here, three CIOs explain how they got the job done.Continue Reading

• How to purchase, implement a medical speech recognition system

  A speech recognition system can help health care facilities achieve meaningful use, thanks to digitized records; but careful physician training is a must. CIOs show how it's done.Continue Reading

• Virtualization technology what the doctor ordered for health care IT

  According to four execs, virtualization technology -- whether for servers, storage, backup or desktops -- saves money and helps health care providers carry out their mission.Continue Reading

• Choosing the right health care servers is no easy task

  How can CIOs choose the right health care servers for their application environments? Learn more about the types of servers needed and how to rate the requirements for each.Continue Reading

• Healthcare virtualization: How virtual servers benefit health care CIOs

  Learn how virtual servers and consolidation can make it easier for health care CIOs to support legacy clinical systems.Continue Reading

• Deploying desktop virtualization technology in a health care setting

  To deploy desktop virtualization technology successfully, CIOs need to roll out new clients while paying careful attention to existing corporate storage and network resources.Continue Reading

• Health care network availability can be a matter of life or death

  Failure is not an option: Learn why health care network availability is critical for hospitals implementing electronic health records.Continue Reading

• PACS integration turns workstations into imaging hubs

  PACS integration lets medical centers bring disparate imaging systems for specialties such as cardiology and radiology into one interface, cutting costs and improving diagnoses.Continue Reading