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• Tackling Healthcare's 3 Major Cybersecurity Challenges

  10/21/2020

  Cyber-attacks against the healthcare sector have been making headlines lately, ranging from attacks on coronavirus drug makers to telehealth and IoT devices. One of the largest medical cyberattacks in U.S. history occurred in September when Universal Health Services was hit with what appears to be a ransomware attack, affecting the company’s 400+ locations for several days. The hospital system’s medication system was all online, making treatment difficult. The staff had to revert to using pen and paper, including hand-labeling medicines, which isn’t just arduous and inefficient; it also increases the potential for mistakes.

• The Great Promise - A Look Ahead To Effective Health Information Exchange

  2/22/2010

  Health information technology and the exchange of health information are critical to next steps in improving healthcare quality, increasing the efficiency of care, and developing expanded, more consistent access. Indeed, almost all of the envisioned benefits of health information technology are dependent in one way or another on the electronic exchange of information that is now done by phone, with paper or fax, or not done at all. The advent of electronic health records and electronic information exchange offers great promise, but also come with great challenges for information security and existing work processes. It is critical to set a long-term vision that ultimately improves health outcomes and incrementally proves that the value of health IT is tangible and worth ongoing investments.
• Why Healthcare Needs Analytics: 12 Challenges Arising from COVID-19

  7/8/2020

  From disrupted supply chains, and the inability to adequately protect patients and healthcare personnel, to massive shortages in capacity, drugs, devices, testing kits, and supplies – the novel coronavirus pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for healthcare providers and public health.

• Key Considerations For Hospitals Looking To Rebuild Or Improve Their Infrastructure

  10/4/2016

  The amount of data generated on a daily basis in a hospital is staggering. Whether the data comes from clinical applications, billing, scheduling, or is generated from new technologies for advanced imaging, mobile devices or implants, all hospitals are faced with figuring out the best way to move, manage, and protect this data.

• Mobile, Integrated Clinical Communications Delivers Needed Efficiencies Under Value-Based Payment Models

  2/23/2017

  The transition to value-based payment thus far has predominantly focused on preventive care, patient engagement, and other ways to improve care quality to keep patients out of the hospital. By Brad Brooks, Chief Executive Officer, TigerText

• Alberta Health Services Optimizes Image Quality With New Medical Displays

  8/26/2010

  This case study highlights how Alberta Health Services effectively replaced old monitors used for diagnostic viewing in radiology and PACS workstations with a standardized series of medical displays. By NEC Display Solutions of America