Tips

Tips

• Implementing HIPAA-grade health data storage and security

  Getting to HIPAA compliance and building cutting-edge storage systems for health data takes more than just an out-of-the-box approach.  Continue Reading

• Vendor selection, operating system ugrades part of encryption strategy

  Hospitals must pre-screen their vendors to determine whether they meet HIPAA's encryption requirements.  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 maintaining the security of biomedical devices

  Biomedical device security has increased in importance, due to the rise in use of these devices. Discover some tips to benefit from their use.  Continue Reading

• 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