Tips

Tips

• How hiring ethical hackers can help healthcare organizations

  They say if you can't beat them, join them. That's the approach some organizations take to hacking -- let the hackers come to them.  Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of remote patient monitoring technology

  IT pros in hospitals should consider deploying remote health monitoring technology to provide improved healthcare by limiting the patient visits and having up-to-date patient data.  Continue Reading

• 5 ways to properly secure medical devices

  Medical device security is paramount, so IT professionals should make sure they follow best practices. Here are five ways to secure medical devices to mitigate cyberthreats.  Continue Reading

• How to ensure mobile device security in healthcare

  It's especially important to secure data in healthcare environments, because patients' information is on the line. Things get even more complex with BYOD in the mix.  Continue Reading

• Top 5 reasons to do an EMR replacement

  Switching EMR systems is no picnic. But what if your provider gets acquired, or your small practice starts to grow beyond the EMR's functionality?  Continue Reading

• Telehealth technology improves healthcare access for rural areas

  Rural communities often suffer from a lack of healthcare access, and nursing homes in these areas are doubly at risk. Telehealth brings needed services to these vulnerable populations.  Continue Reading

• Do benefits of remote patient monitoring outweigh challenges?

  Remote patient monitoring keeps healthcare providers informed about their patients' health between visits, and can warn them if something changes that needs immediate attention.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare claims data analytics detects emerging conditions

  Healthcare organizations can apply analytics to claims data to identify markers for emergent conditions, allowing physicians to intervene preemptively.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare NLP mines valuable insights from unstructured data

  Most of the data in an EHR is unstructured and often ignored. Natural language processing enables healthcare providers to extract meaningful insights from this untapped resource.  Continue Reading

• Health insurance mergers aim to reduce costs, improve outcomes

  Insurance payers are merging with healthcare organizations to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Access to patient data for analytics can help them achieve those goals.  Continue Reading

• Fortify these 6 security layers to protect patient data

  As cyberattacks and data breaches continue to plague the healthcare industry, CIOs and CMIOs need to ensure each layer surrounding patient data is secured.  Continue Reading

• Improve patient engagement with mHealth, monitoring technology

  Providing patients with mobile health technology, as well as reminder systems and options for virtual visits, can help keep them engaged in their healthcare.  Continue Reading

• CIOs must evaluate best use cases for AI in medical imaging

  Medical imaging is a mainstay in healthcare organizations, but traditionally stores and retrieve images. It can benefit from advancements enabled by AI, such as data mining.  Continue Reading

• Identify goals to benefit from population health analytics

  Population health analytics are becoming increasingly important to the transition to value-based care. CIOs should evaluate analytics tools for data mining and visualization capabilities.  Continue Reading

• Remote patient monitoring requires medical device management

  While remote patient monitoring devices can be beneficial to hospitals as a way to improve patient engagement, they aren't without their security challenges.  Continue Reading