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• A Missed Opportunity To Cut Overhead Spending

  10/29/2019

  A recent article in Health IT Outcomes likened stacks of papers and binders, an often-common-site in hospitals and ASCs, to a red flag. A sign that either technology is not in use, or its use is very limited because employees don’t know how to use the technology or are resistant to changing the way they’ve always done things—on paper. For those who look closer, this red flag also represents a missed opportunity to eliminate unnecessary overhead expenses.

• 4 Changes Coming To The Medical Device Market

  1/28/2019

  The medical device market is constantly evolving, and 2019 will be no different. Here are four possible changes that healthcare providers and device manufacturers should be aware of.

• Assuring The Healthcare IT Evolution Enterprise-Wide

  10/27/2017

  In his keynote speech at the 2017 Healthcare Security Forum, former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge highlighted that a new reality exists with the proliferation of applications and access devices in healthcare. “IoT will become the Internet of Everything,” said Secretary Ridge. “Everything that makes healthcare more efficient, every access point, new device or algorithm, for every positive there’s a negative: risk and vulnerability.”

• 4 Ways To Improve Payer-Provider Data Management

  9/1/2017

  The healthcare industry has experienced unprecedented change in recent years. By Krithika Srivats, Senior Director, Health/Clinical Center of Excellence at Hinduja, Global Solutions (HGS)

• Case Study: Allos Faced A Diverse Set Of Business Challenges

  11/19/2009

  Allos Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Allos has 75 employees in offices in Colorado and New Jersey. Especially with distributed employees, a paper-based system was not meeting the company’s needs for information sharing and collaboration. By KnowledgeTree, Inc.
• 7 Steps For Comprehensive HIPAA Risk Assessment

  12/22/2017

  IT risk assessment, or risk analysis, is one of the main requirements for HIPAA compliance. According to paragraph 164.308, risk analysis is “an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information held by the covered entity.” Failure to establish proper control over risks in the IT environment can result in not only failed compliance audits, but devastating breaches that can lead to civil and criminal penalties and loss of customer loyalty.