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Health care cloud applications and services

• Pros and cons of healthcare organizations moving to the cloud

  Whether you've already adopted the public cloud or are still considering making the move, read these pros and cons to ensure your healthcare organization is getting the benefits.  Continue Reading

• AI technology in healthcare advances surgical, clinical support

  The healthcare industry is beginning to warm up to AI, as the technology helps providers make clinical decisions and assists with certain types of surgery.  Continue Reading

• Ask the right questions before diving in to healthcare CRM

  The healthcare CRM market is crowded and it can be difficult to know how to choose the right solution. Our experts outline the right questions to ask before you begin your journey.  Continue Reading

• 5 steps for creating a healthcare technology innovation plan

  Before investing in and implementing a new technology initiative, healthcare CIOs should first diagnose the condition they want to solve. Then they can research possible cures.  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

• 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

• Five key components of a future-proof health IT strategy

  As healthcare executives begin to build their technology roadmaps, AI and advanced analytics, as well as continuing to focus on security, are essential components to include.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare cloud security benefits from advanced protection

  Although healthcare organizations have wavered on trusting their data to cloud service providers, there are areas where the cloud excels in security.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare cloud adoption challenges include cost and complexity

  Although the cloud offers many benefits to healthcare organizations, it is important for CIOs to properly plan for a migration to mitigate any potential issues.  Continue Reading

• To manage cloud-based healthcare applications, focus on security

  Cloud applications are becoming more common in healthcare settings, but end users must work together with IT to keep these apps secure and protect sensitive health data.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare cyberattacks necessitate use of cloud security tools

  Cloud-based security tools can offer healthcare organizations around-the-clock monitoring and protection at a fraction of the cost of traditional on-premises tools.  Continue Reading

• Five common concerns of cloud services in healthcare

  While the cloud is gaining traction in healthcare, some hospital executives are hesitant to adopt cloud services due to concerns about data security and HIPAA compliance.  Continue Reading

• How healthcare organizations can prepare for cloud service outages

  Healthcare organizations should have a DR and business continuity plan to retain access to patient charts and administrative services in case of a cloud service outage.  Continue Reading

• How to meet HIPAA compliance requirements with personal cloud storage

  Cloud storage options are popular among end users, but data protection concerns may hinder their acceptance in healthcare. Follow these best practices to secure data in the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Medical data storage: What health IT can learn from retail

  When it comes to medical data storage and utilizing that data, healthcare could take a pointer or two from retail, an analyst says.  Continue Reading

• Vendors of public cloud platforms pitching to health IT

  Unmoved by the benefits of shifting some of their operations to the public cloud, some healthcare providers are letting cloud providers bring their services to them.  Continue Reading

• Cloud medical imaging storage is the way of the future

  PACS and VNAs are the image storage standards in healthcare. Cloud medical imaging storage presents benefits that may intrigue healthcare providers to ditch PACS and VNAs.  Continue Reading

• The diverse use cases for cloud in healthcare

  Healthcare cloud services come in various forms, including analytics models and system backups. Those are two of the reasons cloud has the attention of health IT professionals.  Continue Reading

• How to prep before installing healthcare cloud services

  Projecting total costs and confirming a product meets governing regulations are two steps to take before committing to a cloud product.  Continue Reading

• Providers drop healthcare analytics software for cloud

  Healthcare organizations dissatisfied with mining aged data for insight into their business find that cloud analytics keep them more up to date.  Continue Reading

• Health IT vendors look to cloud for imaging offerings

  Improved data compression and lower costs are two reasons more healthcare providers are weighing cloud deployment in their facilities.  Continue Reading

• Must-knows about cloud computing in healthcare

  Healthcare organizations of all sizes can benefit from cloud services, but only if they lock down possible security leaks.  Continue Reading

• VDI helps end users manage healthcare applications

  Vendors are strengthening their virtual desktop infrastructure products to meet the demands imposed by healthcare applications.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise Mobility Suite a management option for health IT department

  Microsoft's introduction of Office for iPad overshadowed an announcement that may have a greater effect on healthcare.  Continue Reading

• New healthcare imaging strategy weighing on provider CIOs

  What's in your healthcare imaging strategy? Making workflows more efficient and meeting meaningful use are part of many providers' newest IT plans.  Continue Reading

• Four security tips for HIPAA compliance in healthcare cloud storage

  Healthcare cloud storage for data adds a twist to the usual IT puzzle: HIPAA compliance. Here are four security tips from our resident expert.  Continue Reading

• New hospital cloud services changing clinical workflows

  New VMware-, Microsoft-hosted healthcare desktop virtualization models create efficiency for health IT buyers.  Continue Reading

• Virtual assistants part of expanding patient engagement

  Patient portals, mHealth apps and free-standing kiosks are some of the more technologically advanced engagement methods used by providers.  Continue Reading

• How to choose the right healthcare cloud services for HIPAA compliance

  Healthcare cloud services may be increasingly viable for your organization. This tip delves into the HIPAA compliance ramifications.  Continue Reading

• The challenges of implementing big data analytics in healthcare

  When implementing big data analytics in healthcare, three main challenges face healthcare providers.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare BYOD: Tips for point-of-care mobile device implementations

  Mobile connectivity can benefit patient care, though it presents security risks. Read how the right BYOD strategy can support mHealth.  Continue Reading

• Key business associate agreement concerns in a post-omnibus world

  The nature of business associates' relationships with providers has changed due to a provision in the HIPAA omnibus rule.  Continue Reading

• Tablet EHRs, other devices support clinical mobility

  Understanding physician workflow is key to choosing what mobile systems they need, such as tablet EHRs.  Continue Reading

• Understanding the basics of tiered healthcare storage for data backup

  Data backup systems put their own special twist on implementing a tiered standby storage infrastructure for healthcare.  Continue Reading

• The five crucial steps to achieving PACS integration

  Organizations exploring their PACS options must first determine how their system will be used and where it will be hosted, among other concerns.  Continue Reading

• As pressure grows on hospitals, managing data becomes paramount

  Health reform and the meaningful use program will make it critical for hospitals to develop effective data management strategies.  Continue Reading

• SAN-attached storage provides fast access at a high cost

  Is the speed of storage enough to ignore its cost and other shortcomings?  Continue Reading

• How private or hybrid cloud storage solutions can improve care

  Hospitals should use public cloud for population data, but they might also benefit from other cloud options.  Continue Reading

• Questions to ask before deploying cloud computing storage in healthcare

  Hospitals must ask who, what, where and how when planning for public cloud storage.  Continue Reading

• Options abound for cloud computing in healthcare

  There are three main cloud computing implementation options for care facilities. Whether they will increase cloud use remains to be seen.  Continue Reading

• Common use of mobile devices makes case for strong BYOD management

  Considering the constant connectivity of today's employees, organizations would be well-served to examine their BYOD policy.  Continue Reading

• Function follows form for healthcare unified communications systems

  Upgrading your healthcare facility's Voice-over-Internet-Protocol telephony? Here's advice for shopping for a new unified communications system.  Continue Reading

• SharePoint in healthcare settings can boost employee policy training

  SharePoint in healthcare has myriad uses: training employees, distributing compliance policy updates and more. Here's how to get the most ROI.  Continue Reading

• Tips for making an app virtualization initiative a success

  Kirk Larson, CIO at Children's Hospital Central California, shares some tips for making a successful app virtualization initiative.  Continue Reading

• Nationwide, HIE connectivity happening slowly, surely

  While the dream of nationwide health information exchange driven by state HIE implementation stays stuck in the planning stage, specialists are sharing patient data on their own.  Continue Reading

• Cloud holds promise for radiology image sharing

  Health care's skepticism about cloud adoption has not hit radiology, where sharing images in the cloud sure beats film and CD-based alternatives. But compliance remains a concern.  Continue Reading

• Negotiating maximum cloud uptime from service providers

  Uptime issues with health care cloud services can lead to HIPAA compliance issues, not to mention lawsuits. To avoid problems, be firm when negotiating service agreements.  Continue Reading

• A quick look at iPad EHR systems

  As iPad adoption among medical professionals climbs, EHR vendors are developing versions of their software for the iPad. Here's a look at key features of 11 such systems.  Continue Reading

• What cloud service providers bring to the health care industry

  Cloud services can help health care cut the cost of storing digital images or operating EHR systems, but working with a cloud service provider requires advanced planning.  Continue Reading

• Web-based EHR may make sense for some providers

  A Web-based EHR system may be preferable to a bulky, client-based application for providers concerned about high implementation, maintenance and infrastructure costs.  Continue Reading

• Why SaaS electronic health records software systems appeal to small practices

  Call it SaaS EHR, ASP EHR, or cloud computing; for physicians, having someone else host an EHR system can be a viable choice for HITECH Act compliance.  Continue Reading

• Managed electronic health record systems are not all created equal

  Not all Software as a Service, managed or hosted electronic health record systems will suit every practice. Here’s what you need to know to sort them out.  Continue Reading