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• Privacy And Security Compliance In Healthcare: Data Breach Costs Continue To Rise

  7/12/2016

  As threats to the security of high-value information become more sophisticated and attacks on IT networks grow more aggressive and persistent, so too does the emphasis on regulations intended to set standards for data management and security. As a result, compliance programs have become a priority for responsible organizations. This is especially true in healthcare, where the combination of personal health information (PHI) and financial data represents the crown jewels for hackers seeking to cash in on the high prices such files fetch on the black market.

• Why Your Workforce Management Team Needs To Play A Key Role In Strategic Planning For 2019

  12/12/2018

  Healthcare organizations today face a myriad of workforce planning issues, from shortages of skilled personnel to needs for improved diversity and inclusion. As budget planning season moves into full-swing, human resource-related topics need their moment in the spotlight. Solutions requiring capital investment need to be discussed with an open mind. Workforce management has become a strategic issue in healthcare. Hence, the team bearing responsibility for juggling the issues deserves a spot at the planning table.

• Big Data And The Future Of The NHS

  4/15/2016

  There is no doubt the NHS is an expansive organization that is as perplexing as it is vast. Indeed, one look at its structure is enough to inspire confusion; its layout reminiscent of a shopping-center map without the helpful “You are here” marker. Instead, disparate boxes devoid of holistic rationale represent our place in a rigid system that faces enormous challenges to remain operational with current spending.

• Video: Intel Talks Healthcare Security At HIMSS 2011

  3/8/2011

  At the HIMSS 2011 show in Orlando, Intel focused on the cloud, mobility, and security. As David Houlding, Intel’s Healthcare Enterprise Architect, told Health IT Outcomes at the event, “Security is everybody’s business.”
• Keeping Patient Information Secure When Implementing IoT

  3/14/2016

  Healthcare is quickly becoming one of the leaders of Internet of Things (IoT) technology due to the wide assortment of connected medical devices. According to research conducted by MarketResearch.com, the healthcare segment of the IoT will be a $117 billion industry by 2020.¹ While IoT may seem like a great benefit to the world of healthcare it does not come without its own problems.

• Combating The Coronavirus With Telemedicine

  2/25/2020

  The new coronavirus (COVID-19), recently declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) an international public health emergency, is hitting closer to home. The virus has infected tens of thousands and continues to spread globally, prompting U.S. healthcare providers—many who are already stretched thin during the busy flu season—to question how they will accommodate a potential spike in visit volume while protecting their patients and themselves.