ARTICLES BY MEGAN WILLIAMS

• UC Health Awarded Stage 7 Status By HIMSS

  6/20/2016

  University of Cincinnati Medical Center reaches top EMR Adoption Model. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• Healthcare Organizations Still Trust Slow-Moving Compliance Regulations Despite Risk

  5/5/2016

  The regulatory environment in healthcare is becoming increasingly complex, but healthcare organizations are still managing to keep up. Unsurprisingly, this has created an environment where compliance with regulations frequently takes precedence over actual security.

• Report Analyzes Technology’s Impact On Patient Engagement

  3/4/2016

  A Markets and Markets report offers a qualitative assessment of the technology markets around patient engagement. While the concept of patient engagement isn’t new, the discussion of exactly what technology enables and drives it is just emerging.

• HIEs In 2016: Three States To Watch

  2/22/2016

  As the entire country gets into a groove with health information exchanges (HIEs), a few states are breaking out as front-runners in implementing them in innovative and effective ways. Vermont, Florida, and Arizona in particular have all made significant headway in launching their HIEs and achieving admirable results for their patient and medical communities. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• California Hospital Held For Ransom By Hackers, Pays

  2/19/2016

  Hollywood hospital decides to pay ransom after being forced to work off paper records for more than a week due to a cyberattack. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• ICD-10: The First Roundup

  10/19/2015

  The ICD-10 deadline has come and gone and the healthcare industry is left assessing which predictions were right, which were wrong, and what impact the new coding system is actually having. We’ve put together this collection of updates to give you a clearer picture of the biggest news around ICD-10. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• Clinical Trial Data: What Are The Benefits And Risks?

  2/24/2015

  Summar The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) has released a paper on the benefits and risks of sharing research generated data. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• Best Practices For Replacing Your EHR

  10/3/2014

  One EHR vendor offers up tips and suggestions for selecting a new EHR system. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• Reference And Mobile Tech Gaining Acceptance With Nurses And Health Institutions

  10/1/2014

  The use of mobile in the healthcare environment adds a very much unneeded layer of complexity to the security equation. Add in BYOD issues, and you have a network nightmare that has left most institutions strictly controlling the use of mobile devices.

• Healthcare Breaches Vary Wildly In Cause

  9/23/2014

  Breaches come in all shapes and sizes, as do ways to prevent them. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• 4D Printing Holds Special Potential For The Healthcare Industry

  9/22/2014

  What Is 4D Printing? Essentially, it’s 3D printing with a fourth dimension of chameleon-like transformation.

• How Is Anonymized Data Best Utilized?

  9/17/2014

  From Star Trek-like technology to the fight against Ebola, data anonymization is a cornerstone of many of the most interesting advances of the use of information in tackling medical-related questions. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• How To Entice Patients To Use Portals

  8/27/2014

  A recent survey reveals what patients want – and what’s wrong with – patient portals. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• Leverage Revenue Cycle Systems To Stop Hemorrhaging Money

  8/20/2014

  If there’s any application of IT in healthcare that can resonate with CFOs, it’s revenue cycle. By Megan Williams, contributing writer

• The Early Effects Of The ACA

  8/7/2014

  athenahealth’s non-partisan look at the impact of the Affordable Care Act provides detailed insight into patient behavior and market response. By Megan Williams, contributing writer