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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.
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How Do Healthcare Organizations Mitigate Security Risks As They Move More To The Cloud?
6/30/2017
Given the high value of healthcare data — Social Security numbers, treatment records, credit information, and more sensitive personal information — the cost of a breach to a hospital or health system can be devastating. By Rich Campagna, SVP Product, Bitglass
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Transforming Care In The Digital Age
4/21/2017
Can modern virtual care close the gap between patient-reported symptoms and what’s recorded in the EHR?
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Addressing Healthcare's Growing Data Management Problem: 6 Key Considerations In Choosing A Next-Generation Storage Solution
3/18/2019
Virtually every industry is seeing a massive increase in data today – and the healthcare sector is facing a major spike. One contributing factor is an aging population that is driving more usage of healthcare systems in North America and Europe. And at the technical level, advances in medical imaging and genomic research are introducing new types of file types that are larger in size. Industry research firm IDC projects that new data generated by healthcare information and imaging systems will grow from 153 exabytes in 2013 to more than 2,314 exabytes by 2020.
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3 Takeaways For Health IT Companies From The 21st Century Cures Act
2/28/2017
The 21st Century Cures Act (the Act) — with its $6.3 billion in funding (some deferred) — is said to be the most important legislation passed since the Affordable Care Act (ACA). By Akash Jha, Healthcare Consultant at CitiusTech, and Diptarka Biswas, Healthcare Consultant at CitiusTech
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Less Talk, More Action: 3 Ways HIMSS19 Is Kickstarting Conversations
2/21/2019
With HIMSS19 continuing to build momentum for consumerism, integrations, and collaboration – as well as discussing the role they play in reshaping the healthcare industry – it’s with excitement (and anticipation for the future) that I share my perspective on each of these key areas.
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The Hospice Of Florida Suncoast Uses Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PCs To Make Sure Patients Receive The Best Care Possible
7/20/2009
Equip hospice staff with Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PCs, which are light, easy to use and less obtrusive than traditional notebooks. By Fujitsu
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Tablet Computers Help Occupational Therapist Go Paperless
11/14/2011
This case study chronicles how a South Australian Occupational Therapist was able to increase mobility, eliminate paper waste, enhance patient interaction, and reduce documentation times by using a rugged Tablet PC. By Motion Computing
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How Virtua Healthcare Transitioned To An IP-Based Surveillance System
6/27/2013
Since Virtua’s facilities have the latest, state-of-the- art digital equipment, Virtua administrators felt it was necessary to upgrade their video surveillance to safeguard its tools. Their current surveillance system included a number of analog cameras that were not meeting their coverage capabilities and video resolution needs. The video management system (VMS) software became too cumbersome to operate on a daily basis, missing the ability to access usable recorded images.
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Does The Cybersecurity Act Of 2015 Help Or Hurt?
3/7/2016
There was a lot of talk about the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, but does Section 405: Improving Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry really do enough? While the bill is a start to helping the healthcare industry lower cybersecurity risks, the improvements passed may not do enough to protect us from the compromise of sensitive information.