Tips

Tips

• To get more from technology, bridge the IT-clinical divide

  The divide between IT and clinicians might be deep, but bridging it can be the key to successful technology implementations.  Continue Reading

• Common non-physical options: Virtual desktops, server-based computing

  When considering non-physical desktop options, healthcare organizations often must choose between virtual desktops and server-based computing.  Continue Reading

• Key factors in a healthcare desktop virtualization implementation

  Healthcare organizations must consider individual users' remote access and manageability before embarking on a desktop virtualization implementation.  Continue Reading

• Prioritizing tasks at the top of risk assessment best practices

  There are many potential threats to health data security. The best practices for a risk assessment include how to prioritize those threats.  Continue Reading

• Tips for healthcare data breach prevention from Verizon research

  Verizon researchers share tips for sharpening risk assessments to prevent healthcare data breaches. The focus is on devices and business associates.  Continue Reading

• Turning information into meaningful healthcare data sets

  The process of converting raw information into sets of healthcare data often decreases what can be learned from the data.  Continue Reading

• Care providers and other areas affected by big data in healthcare

  See which areas of the market healthcare big data is affecting, or may affect in the future.  Continue Reading

• Big data in healthcare: Lots of data but not enough analysis?

  This series explores how big data in healthcare is affecting analytics. In this introduction, HIMSS 2013 attendees highlight what's top of mind.  Continue Reading

• Q&A: Invest smart in health information security at your facility

  Trying to decide how to use limited capital to upgrade the security of your organization's health information? Start with a HIPAA risk assessment.  Continue Reading

• New patient engagement strategies needed to capitalize on opportunity

  Many factors are driving an increased focus on strategies to engage patients. New thinking is needed to make the most of these opportunities.  Continue Reading

• Beyond HIPAA: Next-generation patient data security threats

  We don't mean to scare you, but with new patient data security threats, HIPAA compliance is the least of the health care CIO's worries.  Continue Reading

• For the best data breach response, name a crisis manager now

  When a healthcare data breach happens, a crisis manager needs to be the point person to maximize HIPAA compliance and minimize the damage.  Continue Reading

• Building HIPAA compliance, patient privacy investment business cases

  Selling senior leadership on HIPAA compliance and patient privacy investments is difficult; here are tips to help outline the business case.  Continue Reading

• Tip: HIPAA omnibus rule and stage 2 test organizational compliance

  With stage 2 meaningful use approaching and the launch of the HIPAA omnibus rule, providers have to ensure their EHR adoption strategies are in place.  Continue Reading

• HIMSS 2013 attendees tell how to make health analytics more relevant

  Most providers' health analytics systems are mired in retrospective reviews. HIMSS 2013 attendees explain how to take these projects into the future.  Continue Reading