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Health care IT infrastructure systems and design

• May 07, 2020 07 May'20

  A health system augments COVID-19 contact tracing with tech

  While tech giants are working to build a large-scale mobile contact tracing platform for use during the current COVID-19 crisis, healthcare CIOs are turning to tools that help automate parts of the process.

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  CIOs should plan for a spike in healthcare cyberattacks

  COVID-19 is introducing new weaknesses to healthcare systems and providing new opportunities for cybercriminals.

• February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20

  Piedmont Healthcare CIO on IT's M&A role

  CIO Geoffrey Brown has helped lead Piedmont Healthcare through the addition of six new hospitals to the health system network.

• February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20

  Telehealth visits could reach tipping point in 2020

  Telehealth visits are poised to grow in popularity thanks to advances in mobile technology and better reimbursement models.

• January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20

  Infor buys Intelligent InSites for real-time location capabilities

  The acquisition will add a new layer to Infor CloudSuite Healthcare and better position the ERP vendor to take on competitors like Epic.

• January 20, 2020 20 Jan'20

  ONC's federal health IT strategic plan shows growth -- to a degree

  ONC's five-year strategic health IT draft plan lays out comprehensive goals, but, in some instances, how to achieve those goals is still murky.

• January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20

  Healthcare CIOs put on alert for potential Iran cyberattacks

  The recent developments between the United States and Iran should put healthcare CIOs on notice. U.S. critical infrastructure including healthcare could be in the crosshairs of Iran cyberattackers.

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  3 healthcare CIOs on what they think 2020 will bring

  Healthcare CIOs at Boston Medical Center, SCL Health and Northwell Health share what's on their agenda for 2020, as well as what they're taking away from 2019.

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  CMS takes Blue Button 2.0 API offline due to coding error

  CMS is working to address a coding issue that's potentially caused the protected health information of 10,000 beneficiaries to be shared with other beneficiaries or apps.

• December 19, 2019 19 Dec'19

  Ransomware tops list of healthcare cybersecurity threats in 2019

  Healthcare CIOs should get ready for a vigorous privacy debate and prepare for more destructive cyberattacks in the coming year, according to experts.

• December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19

  Healthcare security, IT should be separate to be effective

  What can the healthcare industry learn about security from finance, retail and manufacturing? Two CISOs who came to healthcare from other industries give their take.

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Recent ransomware attack cripples nursing homes, acute care facilities

  An IT services vendor is the latest ransomware victim in an attack that has affected roughly 110 nursing homes and acute care facilities.

• November 26, 2019 26 Nov'19

  Data silos hinder IoT in healthcare; tech giants could help

  Healthcare organizations are starting to see value in breaking down IoT data silos to create a single view of a patient. Tech giants may be uniquely positioned to help.

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  Digital transformation projects are an opportunity for healthcare CIOs

  Geisinger Health System CIO John Kravitz gives advice on how healthcare CIOs can lead a digital transformation project within their own organizations.

• November 07, 2019 07 Nov'19

  3 health IT leaders on takeaways from 2019 CHIME Fall CIO Forum

  Healthcare CIOs said the struggle between innovation and keeping the lights on and developing tools for patient data were top of mind at the 2019 CHIME Fall CIO Forum.

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  Allscripts, Northwell Health to build next-generation EHR

  Northwell Health CIO John Bosco's vision for the EHR includess artificial intelligence, voice recognition and the cloud.

• October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19

  Healthcare cybersecurity threatened by cloud misconfigurations

  CynergisTek's Caleb Barlow said misconfiguration of a cloud environment is a top security threat for healthcare organizations.

• September 13, 2019 13 Sep'19

  AI, blockchain top healthcare CIO's list of emerging tech

  In this Q&A, veteran healthcare CIO Geoffrey Brown talks about how his role has evolved, as well as why he's keeping an eye on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain.

• August 23, 2019 23 Aug'19

  Promises for 5G in healthcare are great, but it's still early days

  Analysts offer insight into how 5G works, where it might make the most impact in healthcare and why some of what 5G may offer is more promise than reality.

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  5G healthcare use cases will help justify investment but are elusive

  To invest in the 5G wireless network, healthcare CIOs will need compelling use cases. But since the network won't be ready for years, finding them may be tough.

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  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.

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  MyHealthDirect deal is a push for a seamless patient experience

  Experian's acquisition of MyHealthDirect is a step toward a better patient experience by providing real-time scheduling services across the continuum of care.

• August 09, 2019 09 Aug'19

  Before partnering with tech giants, healthcare CIOs should look within

  To partner with tech giants or not to partner with tech giants? Gartner analyst Laura Craft offers advice on how healthcare CIOs can think through that question.

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  How the CIO role in healthcare has evolved at Northwell Health

  What issues keep Northwell Health CIO John Bosco up at night? Cybersecurity and finding skilled healthcare IT staff who can keep up with innovation.

• July 16, 2019 16 Jul'19

  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.

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  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.

• June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19

  Potential for AI tools in healthcare lies in the long game

  AI in healthcare has the potential to help relieve physicians of mundane tasks, and the potential for greater cognitive capabilities down the road.

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Another 7.7M affected by American Medical Collection Agency breach

  Roughly 7.7 million LabCorp customers may have been affected by an American Medical Collection Agency data breach. It's the same incident that affected Quest Diagnostics.

• June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19

  AI in security is strongest use case for BCBS of Massachusetts

  CIO Beth O'Rorke talks about AI in security as being a natural fit at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts -- and why AI in other areas is still experimental.

• May 28, 2019 28 May'19

  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.

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Repp Health launches new patient tracking system

  Repp Health launched a patient tracking system called Repp Eo, which uses a map interface to show the location and movements of patients, staff and assets.

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  Physician burnout eased with homegrown tech

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

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  Healthcare CIO talks innovation in the face of ever-changing regulations

  For Arthur Harvey, the role of healthcare CIO is multifaceted, from traffic cop to innovator. He talks about challenges, tech trends and the criticality of governance in this Q&A.

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  CareMount establishes post-acute care network for better communication

  CareMount Medical hopes for reduced costs and improved quality of care by improving how the acute and post-acute care settings communicate and measure success.

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  A successful cybersecurity strategy hinges on clear communication

  Changing how an organization handles its cybersecurity strategy requires the development of a governance body, clear communication and a good story.

• March 15, 2019 15 Mar'19

  Philips buys Carestream Health's healthcare information systems

  Philips' acquisition of Carestream Health's HCIS business gives the company more imaging technologies, while boosting its position in the health IT market.

• January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19

  Population health management program growth tied to value-based care

  As healthcare organizations lean toward value-based care, population health management programs will continue to grow as they give providers valuable data analytics.

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Allscripts plans to make PDMP data accessible in EHRs

  Allscripts partners with Appriss Health to make access to PDMP data easier and available to clinicians within their workflows.

• August 09, 2017 09 Aug'17

  Delays for $1 million CHIME national patient ID challenge

  A critic of CHIME'S $1 million patient ID challenge calls it a gimmick, but CIOs defend the project -- originally crowdsourced but now potentially funded by CHIME.