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• Case Study: Wandsworth Primary Care Trust

  9/23/2009

  Improved data means we can take action more quickly in areas where parents appear less likely to have their child inoculated. By Microsoft
• Why HIPAA Compliance Does Not Equal Data Security

  8/9/2016

  Many healthcare organizations structure cybersecurity efforts primarily around HIPAA compliance. Because penalties for noncompliance are so stiff, the healthcare industry focuses on HIPAA and is consequently lulled into compliance complacency. This is an erroneous belief that mere compliance inoculates them from every imaginable cyber threat. Unsurprisingly, healthcare has the dubious distinction of being the most likely industry to experience a data breach.

• Why The Future Of Remote Patient Monitoring Is The Future Of Healthcare

  9/1/2020

  Healthcare providers were no stranger to telehealth offerings when COVID-19 arrived in the United States this past spring. In fact, between 2016 and 2019, healthcare practitioner adoption of telehealth services jumped from 14 percent to 28 percent. The pandemic, however, has shown that the ability to provide remote consultative services must now be a core capability for providers.

• Top Payer Priorities For 2020: Optimizing Operating Costs And Boosting Network Efficiency

  1/13/2020

  The health plan market is undergoing a drastic transformation. In the past, the competition had been lean with just a small number of payers. However, the market dynamics are changing. Since 2017, the number of MA plan choices per county has increased by 49 percent. The competition is said to grow even more in the coming years as more health plans are set to enter the market, owing to the fact that nearly 26 million baby boomers will age into Medicare through 2030.

• IoT And Healthcare: Is Your Body The Next Target For Hackers

  6/28/2016

  Healthcare cybersecurity primarily focuses on protecting breaches of patients’ private medical data and, more recently, on preventing ransomware attacks that can lock health professionals out of their systems and make electronic medical records inaccessible. However, as wearable and implantable medical devices are developed and grow in popularity, another concern arises: the potential for hackers to actually attack the body of patients.

• Mobile Messaging In Healthcare: 5 Myths Debunked

  8/16/2018

  The digital world is constantly evolving and healthcare technology is no different. With reports of some hospital doctors visiting up to 50 patients a day, clinicians are busier than ever. As a result, mobile messaging has become a popular way of communicating within healthcare organizations, as it offers a quick, accessible, and familiar solution that anyone with access to a smartphone can utilize.