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• Four ways EHR vendors are utilizing advanced analytics in healthcare

  EHR vendors are turning to advanced healthcare analytics to provide hospitals and physicians with a data hub for population health management and identify at-risk populations.  Continue Reading

• Methods for preventing hospital ransomware infections and cyberattacks

  As hackers continue to use more sophisticated tools to execute cyberattacks, there are six steps IT can take to prevent hospital ransomware infections and other cyberthreats.  Continue Reading

• IoT security vulnerabilities turn hospital CIOs' dreams into nightmares

  As the internet of things becomes more widely adopted in hospitals, CIOs and health IT staff must be aware of the challenges of IoT in healthcare, such as device management.  Continue Reading

• Hospital IT must manage, secure remote patient monitoring devices

  With more physicians prescribing wearables and other remote patient monitoring technology to patients, hospital IT must be aware of security and management challenges.  Continue Reading

• Six areas to consider before buying healthcare revenue cycle software

  Hospitals and other organizations that are close to buying healthcare financial software should evaluate their charge capture and submission capabilities, as well as coding processes.  Continue Reading

• How to battle ransomware in healthcare: Tips from a pro

  Fighting ransomware in healthcare is an ongoing and seemingly never-ending battle. A health IT security expert discusses effective tactics healthcare organizations can take.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare ransomware attack: Prevention and backups are critical

  A healthcare ransomware attack may be inevitable. They've increased 300% since 2015. One CIO says that prevention measures and backups are key to protecting the organization.  Continue Reading

• Adoption of cloud in healthcare picks up as patient data grows

  As patient data grows, healthcare organizations face an increasing demand for storage. The enterprise hybrid cloud may be a viable alternative to on-premises infrastructures.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare asset management key to securing medical imaging systems

  Hospitals can prevent cybersecurity breaches by managing healthcare assets such as MRI and CT scanners and requiring mobile devices to register with an MDM solution.  Continue Reading

• Five challenges of IoT in healthcare that put it at risk of failure

  The internet of things has the potential to provide physicians with valuable data that can improve patient outcomes, but there are several barriers to IoT adoption in healthcare.  Continue Reading

• The common health data storage mistake that healthcare CIOs make

  Health data storage helps healthcare organizations remain up and running and helps them innovate. That's why using the right storage tech is so important. A CTO weighs in.  Continue Reading

• CTO: EHR market challenges and how this technology will evolve

  The former CTO of Epic Systems Corp. and current CTO of Pure Storage discusses the challenges facing the EHR market today and shares his thoughts on how he thinks EHRs will evolve.  Continue Reading

• FHIR encourages innovation in health app development

  Health app developers can use the FHIR platform to create applications that support and facilitate interoperability between EHR systems.  Continue Reading

• Integrating an EHR and VNA system? Here are the challenges.

  Implementing an EHR and VNA system at the same time is a daunting task. A CIO who has experience implementing both systems at the same time discusses the challenges he encountered.  Continue Reading

• A healthcare CIO talks about what to look for in a VNA system

  Looking for a VNA system? A healthcare CIO who has already gone through the process of finding and implementing a VNA shares his advice.  Continue Reading