Opinion

Opinion

• Compare EHR systems with these key features in mind

  Compare EHR software options and look at the features they offer healthcare organizations for mobile access, certifications, reporting, workflow automation and document management.  Continue Reading

• Why every hospital needs a natural disaster recovery plan

  No healthcare organization is immune to natural disasters, which is why it is important to be prepared before calamity strikes, rather than trying to pick up the pieces afterward.  Continue Reading

• In the medical imaging market, AI drives investment dollars

  Investors in medical imaging technology leaned toward software that improves AI-related radiology and associated workflows, as evidenced by detailed research.  Continue Reading

• Cloud for healthcare presses on but is slowed by HIPAA anxiety

  Facing mounting pressure to take steps toward the healthcare cloud, hospital systems find themselves balancing modern infrastructure trends with HIPAA safeguards.  Continue Reading

• An inside look at the potential of blockchain in healthcare

  Blockchain could be the solution to fix the tricky problem of healthcare data ownership. Longtime blockchain researcher Adrian Gropper, M.D. explains how it could work.  Continue Reading

• Flash storage trends in healthcare point to NVMe, QLC

  In the alphabet soup of storage technologies, two that health IT professional should pay attention to are QLC and NVMe -- both of which boost flash options.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare APIs weave into common lingo of federal officials

  It's hard to imagine that a federal health policy announcement would have ever included the term 'API', but it's on the minds of health regulators.  Continue Reading

• Digital transformation in healthcare boosts patient engagement

  As healthcare becomes increasingly digital, patients expect a top-notch experience accessing their medical information as they bid farewell to paper records.  Continue Reading

• AthenaHealth CEO Jonathan Bush out as cloud EHR vendor soars

  Jonathan Bush quits as CEO of AthenaHealth in the midst of an unsolicited purchase bid from an activist investor and details surface about domestic abuse in Bush's 2006 divorce.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare ransomware attacks threaten patient safety

  Worry about health IT cybersecurity has shifted from hacker-triggered health data breaches to ransomware and malware exploits that shut down hospitals and threaten patient safety.  Continue Reading

• New risk to cybersecurity in healthcare: Hacker as a service

  Health IT and hospital security professionals must try to stay ahead of cyberattacks against electronic patient records. But now hackers are prepping the next generation.  Continue Reading

• Apple's health app may reshape patient engagement

  As part of its newest iOS release, Apple's health app will provide iPhone users access to their health records, which could encourage other smartphone companies to do the same.  Continue Reading

• SharePoint for healthcare aids HIPAA compliance, workflow automation

  Hospital IT may have a love-hate relationship with SharePoint, but features like Information Rights Management can help ensure the security of PHI and other health data.  Continue Reading

• Analyzing stored medical image data helps picture the future

  The analytics performed on medical images adds a new dimension to clinical data. For providers, this trend boosts population health management and precision medicine efforts.  Continue Reading

• Value-based healthcare is steeped in technology and policy

  Improving patient health outcomes through value-based approaches requires skills from physicians, analysis from technology pros and guidance from federal regulators.  Continue Reading