Tips

Tips

• CIO John Halamka, on writing a HIPAA-friendly BYOD policy

  Tablets, smartphones and laptops employees bring in can be secured through a thoughtful combination of BYOD policy and technology controls.  Continue Reading

• Providers must consider security of cloud analytics systems

  Cloud analytics systems provide the scalability and low cost providers need, but providers must be aware of their vendor's security offerings.  Continue Reading

• Tune up privacy compliance for coming federal HIPAA audits

  As OCR wraps up the first phase of its HIPAA audit program, health care providers at AHIMA 2012 begin to see how they will work.  Continue Reading

• HIPAA compliance takes patient, employee and vendor follow up

  Making HIPAA compliance a priority, not a barrier in health care involves policies that educate patients, providers, and vendors, at AHIMA 2012.  Continue Reading

• IT managers should consider several factors for long-term data storage

  The volume of a health care organization's data grows exponentially over time. Measures must be taken to keep long-term data from outgrowing the organization's IT infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Tip: Best practices for implementing EHR

  Without proper management, an EHR implementation may quickly run off the rails. Health care leaders offer tips for keeping the train on the tracks.  Continue Reading

• New mHealth technology brings HIPAA compliance vulnerabilities

  CIOs should brace themselves as mHealth technology such as medical devices, telemedicine, BYOD and MBAN all require new HIPAA compliance strategies.  Continue Reading

• Use these strategies to complete your required HIPAA risk analysis

  Federal HIPAA risk analysis guidance -- which also affects meaningful use compliance -- can be broad and vague. In order to ensure compliance, providers may need some help.  Continue Reading

• HIT managers tackle hospital wireless implementation challenges

  A group of experts offers hospitals wireless networking implementation tips.  Continue Reading

• Nuance CMIO: Free Dragon Dictation iPhone app isn't for patient data

  Like Apple collects Siri data, Nuance collects Dragon Dictation speech data. In Nuance's case it's to "tune, enhance and improve" speech recognition.  Continue Reading

• Tip: Specialists look for tailored EHR solutions

  Choosing the right EHR for specialists is tough in an industry general practice dominates. Experts offer insights and advice for customized products.  Continue Reading

• Tip: Developing a HIPAA-compliant storage plan

  Establishing HIPAA-compliant storage plans requires a three-pronged approach to meet disaster recovery, data backup and emergency operations criteria.  Continue Reading

• Experts see benefits and barriers to using mobile health technology

  Experts discuss benefits and obstacles to implementing mobile health technology, patient engagement and medication adherence.  Continue Reading

• Channel cultivates multiple roles in health care cloud storage

  Channel companies are cultivating a number of supporting roles as hospitals and physicians practices take their first steps into cloud storage.  Continue Reading

• Supporting mobile device usage in a health care setting

  Mobile device usage policies are essential in health care organizations, where employees are using their own tablets and smartphones in the course of their workflow.  Continue Reading