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Easier medical record access is key to ideal patient journey

A chief medical information officer suggests that giving people easier access to their medical information is one way to improve the patient experience. Continue Reading
Value-based care initiatives benefit from the use of analytics

As healthcare organizations begin to move toward value-based care, analytics can play a critical role in detecting high-risk patients and tracking patterns for certain conditions. Continue Reading
Blockchain can help improve the quality of patient care

Improving patient care quality is an ongoing conversation among healthcare professionals. Learn how the implementation of blockchain can make a difference. Continue Reading
Electronic health records vendors eye move to comprehensive systems

As an influx of data places greater demands on EHRs, vendors are realizing the need to shift toward comprehensive health records to better manage multiple different data sources. Continue Reading
Components of a cloud-based healthcare disaster recovery plan

As more healthcare organizations turn to the cloud for disaster recovery, IT must address HIPAA requirements and connectivity to ensure data is protected in a DR scenario. Continue Reading

Balance healthcare cybersecurity best practices and end-user needs

Hospital IT is constantly looking for ways to secure patient data without inconveniencing staff. The challenge is finding a middle ground that meets security and end-user needs. Continue Reading
Alexa in healthcare can help improve patient satisfaction

Although Alexa has yet to achieve widespread adoption in healthcare, there are several promising uses that can improve both the patient and end-user experience. Continue Reading
AI for patient data analysis enables readmission prediction

AI has a number of uses in healthcare, including analyzing patient data to determine which patients have a high risk of being readmitted after discharge. Continue Reading
Medical imaging data will go further with informatics, mobile

Learn about seven areas to watch when it comes to healthcare imaging data, including how informatics and artificial intelligence will use such information. Continue Reading
Raspberry Pi as a thin client can support VDI in healthcare

Because of its small form factor and low cost, Raspberry Pi as a thin client is becoming a popular replacement device for the traditional healthcare workstation. Continue Reading
Five pitfalls of implementing an AI initiative in healthcare

As more hospitals turn to artificial intelligence to improve patient care and daily operations, missteps like overlooking security and compliance can cause an AI project to fail. Continue Reading

Five cybersecurity best practices for healthcare organizations

Hospital CIOs who want to ensure that their environments are protected should be sure to implement multifactor authentication and AI-based monitoring to prevent data breaches. Continue Reading
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
Store medical images using hybrid cloud data storage

Hospitals that face an influx of medical imaging data can benefit from a hybrid cloud model to store data and enable disaster recovery services. Continue Reading
Reduce healthcare security risks with SaaS-based applications

SaaS applications are hosted by external providers and can remain functional if other applications in a healthcare organization are compromised, mitigating the risk of an attack. Continue Reading