Tips

Tips

• 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

• Remote patient monitoring enables better patient engagement

  Remote patient monitoring enables patients to be proactive about their health while providing their physicians or care teams with greater insight.  Continue Reading

• 5 HIPAA requirements healthcare cloud providers should meet

  Cloud service providers that have healthcare clients must be aware of and comply with HIPAA to ensure the privacy and security of health data.  Continue Reading

• 3 technologies to improve the patient check-in process

  Allowing patients to check in electronically, whether from a kiosk or tablet, can improve the patient experience and reduce the workload for the front desk staff.  Continue Reading

• Consumer health products can be a boon to providers, patients

  As the consumerization of healthcare continues, new products displayed at CES 2019 -- like the first wearable blood pressure cuff -- can be beneficial to providers and patients.  Continue Reading

• 5 healthcare technology trends CIOs should watch in 2019

  Artificial intelligence and blockchain will continue to make a splash in 2019 as top trends for healthcare CIOs to watch. VR, analytics and hybrid cloud also deserve attention.  Continue Reading

• Physicians can reduce medical errors with the help of AI

  EHRs on their own don't always have the capabilities needed to detect abnormalities in a patient's chart. Fortunately, AI can help detect medical errors that may go unnoticed.  Continue Reading

• Microsoft's FHIR Server for Azure aids interoperability efforts

  Microsoft is just one of several tech giants targeting healthcare organizations with the recent release of its new open source FHIR Server for its Azure cloud.  Continue Reading

• 6 steps for mitigating healthcare cybersecurity threats

  Healthcare organizations remain a target for cyberthreats like ransomware and data breaches. These six steps will help health IT departments respond to or prevent cyberattacks.  Continue Reading

• Medical device risk management hinges on strong processes

  Mayo Clinic cybersecurity expert Kevin McDonald has some advice on how health IT pros can reduce the security risks posed by connected medical devices.  Continue Reading

• Use of facial recognition in healthcare improves hospital security

  Healthcare organizations can use facial recognition to analyze patients' emotions and track them within a facility. The technology can also identify suspicious individuals.  Continue Reading

• Questions about the FHIR standard? We have expert answers

  Think you're in the know when it comes to the FHIR API? A hands-on FHIR training session at AMIA 2018 answered some questions you might not have thought to ask.  Continue Reading