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• ITAD: Why This Facet Of The IT Life Cycle May Be The Key To Securing Healthcare Data And Empowering Innovation

  3/2/2020

  Not long ago, Microsoft disrupted end users and businesses alike by announcing that Windows 7 was entering its end of life phase on January 14, 2020. As an operating system that stands as an institution due to its enduring and widespread popularity — while out of date, the program still runs on more than a quarter of the world’s desktops — Windows 7 has thrown many into a long-due upgrade process. For healthcare, however, this change may come as a particular blow.

• Ransomware: Cyber Crime's Billion-Dollar Industry

  5/22/2020

  Ransomware is one of the most notorious and destructive tools in a hackers’ arsenal, with companies falling victim to attacks every day. The threat is a type of malware that infects computer systems, identifies underlying data, and holds that data hostage by encrypting it until a ransom is paid. In the last year, the world has witnessed multiple high-profile attacks, including a series of government networks being brought to a standstill after they were infected. Today, ransomware has evolved into a real-world threat and any organization or individual has the potential to become a victim. However, one industry at particularly high risk is healthcare.

• Building And Energizing Your Cybersecurity Workforce

  6/22/2018

  It’s becoming more difficult to identify and attract cybersecurity talent in the workplace. The 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study (GISWS) by Frost & Sullivan suggests that the cybersecurity workforce gap is on pace to hit 1.8 million by 2022, a 20 percent increase from 2015 forecasts. According to the report, 68 percent of survey respondents in North America believe there are too few cybersecurity workers in their department, and a majority believes that it is a result of a lack of qualified personnel. The GISWS study also revealed that nearly 40 percent of healthcare hiring managers are looking to increase their workforces by 15 percent or more this year. In the face of these demands, hospitals and healthcare organizations may want to consider more creative strategies to ensure they have a pipeline of competent talent in the months and years to come. Here are some strategic ways healthcare IT leaders can identify potential internal talent to upskill, recruit quality talent externally and cultivate cybersecurity skills across their workforce.

• Healthcare Is Catching Up To Modern Consumerism — Is Your Organization Ready?

  3/8/2018

  Over the past decade, the patient payment experience in healthcare has changed drastically, often at the cost of the patient experience. If a patient was insured, going to the doctor meant paying a $20 to $50 copay, with the insurance company handling the rest. Providers had the option to then collect the copay or just as easily write off that $50.

• Healthcare Organizations Need To Think Big When It Comes To Cloud

  9/25/2018

  The fact is, we’re living in what is now being called a multi-cloud world—one that is brought on by the convergence of market drivers with organizational initiatives that are fueling digital transformation. A few that top the list include building out the connected health ecosystem through the expansion of mobile and IoT devices and Big Data for genomics and molecular medicine collaborations. The initiatives, when coupled with new value-based care initiatives, bring together both internal and external players in the industry through mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

• Social Determinants Of Health: Digital To The Rescue

  11/1/2019

  Zip code, not just genetic code, is a significant driver of health outcomes.* Indeed, the environmental, social, cultural, community, economic, and educational influences on people’s health over time—collectively known as the social determinants of health (SDOH)—variably impact people's ability to lead healthy lives over time. Organizations have invested heavily in solutions such as affordable housing, case management, and food delivery services to attempt to address SDOH in recent years.