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• 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.

• Pioneering Tech For Uncertain Times – COVID-19 Accelerates AI Adoption In Healthcare

  9/15/2020

  COVID-19 has ushered in a period of struggle and uncertainty for people, businesses, and industries everywhere – but it’s also forced them to seek and embrace innovative new tools and solutions that can help through the pandemic and beyond.

• Countering HAIs And Superbugs At VA Health Facilities With Surveillance And Innovation

  8/10/2017

  The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning about the enormous threat antibiotic resistant “superbugs” pose to public health. By Diane Ratner, Senior Product Line Manager, DSS, Inc.

• Why ACOs Need More From HIT

  10/16/2018

  As Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) take on more risk under the new Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), they must provide quality care while generating cost savings. This challenge is especially pronounced within the fast-growing senior population, the group most likely to experience a serious or advanced illness and who often need extensive healthcare services.

• Software Quality And Device Recalls

  9/13/2018

  The definition of medical device has expanded quite a bit in the past decade. Not only do wheelchairs, imaging equipment and pacemakers qualify as medical devices, but so do health monitoring apps and digital health trackers. Thanks to the advancements of the digital age, “hospital at home” is the trend. The industry is moving towards a connected care environment where devices that capture data, applications that derive insights from that data and apps that deliver personalized suggestions have become the critical driving factors. Nevertheless, the industry is also fueled by globalization, competition and demand for more advanced treatments. Sensors are at the heart of every device, from small bandages to implants.

• Tackling The Mental Health Epidemic With Telehealth

  11/21/2018

  One in five Americans suffers from mental illness, yet only 44 percent receive treatment. Why? People with behavioral health problems face a growing number of obstacles that prevent them from receiving the care they need – from provider shortages to finances the mere unwillingness to seek treatment due to stigma. With telehealth, primary care physicians – nearly half of which treat mental health conditions – now have another viable option: online cognitive behavioral therapy, or iCBT. In fact, 75 percent of healthcare executives believe telemedicine has the potential to transform the standard of care for behavioral health and psychiatry.