FEATURED CONTENT

• How Connected Healthcare Will Change Patient Engagement

  4/20/2016

  Over the past 20 years, technology has dramatically altered one key aspect of our lives: the way we communicate with one another.

• Data Governance: How Hospitals Can Overcome The 3 Biggest Challenges

  7/14/2016

  Big Data and analytics are among the hottest topics being discussed within healthcare right now, and for good reason. The proliferation of information has begun to alter the way both providers and patients view healthcare information. By George Dealy, Vice President of Healthcare Applications at Dimensional Insight

• E-Prescribing: We Haven't Reached The Pot Of Gold Yet

  10/7/2016

  For many years, e-prescribing loomed as an over-the-rainbow, off-in-the-distance goal. Spurred on by government initiatives such as the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (also known as the “eRx incentive” program) and the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program (also known as “meaningful use”), e-prescribing has finally become the norm. By Dewey Howell, MD, Vice President of Clinical Applications, First Databank (FDB)

• Healthcare's Spike In Cloud Adoption Raises Questions For Hospitals And Security Practitioners

  9/4/2018

  It might come as a surprise, being in one of the most highly-regulated industries around, that the healthcare sector has made significant strides when it comes to embracing the public cloud and the myriad cloud applications that exist today. Messaging apps like Slack enable rapid communication while file sync and share apps like Box enable instant collaboration. A good example of a cloud app that has become essential in large enterprises is Microsoft’s Office 365. Adoption in the healthcare industry has nearly doubled in since 2016, up from 30.9 to 57.3 percent in 2018. At the same time, with adoption of new technologies, the door is often left open for nefarious actors to take advantage of misconfigurations and careless employee practices that leave data exposed.

• White Paper: Transforming IT For Accountable Healthcare

  5/5/2011

  This February 2011 white paper looks at the impact of ARRA and PPACA on provider organizations and the role IT can play in preparing healthcare providers for future success in the evolving landscape. An IDC Health Insights White Paper sponsored by HP
• The Pros And Cons Of EHRs In The Cloud

  5/27/2015

  Patient health records – how secure are they? Fast on the heels of the Anthem breach, news of the Premera Blue Cross cyberattack overtook the headlines. According to a Redspin Report, more than 40 million Americans suffered a breach of their personal health information between 2009 and 2014. Of the PHI data breaches in 2014, more than 50 percent were due to hacking attacks; unauthorized access or disclosure was the cause of a third of the hacks. However, as many institutions prefer to avoid the liability, costs and damage to their reputation that result from disclosure and notification, many breaches go unreported, so that the actual numbers might be much higher. By Amit Cohen, CEO, FortyCloud