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• Virtual care is the future of healthcare

  2020 was the catalyst healthcare needed. Here we discuss how the industry is shifting to a virtual-first model and doubling down on interoperability for the foreseeable future. Continue Reading

• Real-time customer experience in healthcare is on the horizon

  Forrester's chief business technology officer explains how tools that capture data in real time can help healthcare organizations improve customer experience in a post-pandemic future. Continue Reading

• 5 best practices to consider when implementing telehealth

  The pandemic has rapidly accelerated the adoption of telehealth services and with these best practices, clinics and medical practices can ensure the implementation is a success. Continue Reading

• Physicians harness Healow televisit capabilities

  The eClinicalWorks Healow app came to the aid of two healthcare provider organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused most healthcare organizations to rapidly transition to virtual care. Continue Reading

• Top 5 predictions on digital future in healthcare post COVID-19

  Frost & Sullivan is offering insight on what to expect in the healthcare industry post-pandemic including the acceleration of virtual clinical trials and increased use of AI. Continue Reading

• 5 areas healthcare CIOs should focus on during the pandemic

  What should CIOs and other IT leaders in healthcare prepare for as they face a pandemic? We've identified five key areas they should be looking out for.Continue Reading

• How one medical center overcame legacy EHR systems

  Parkview Medical Center needed to free data held hostage in legacy systems. Here's how the institution succeeded and how other healthcare organizations can follow.Continue Reading

• AI usage in healthcare upgrades imaging, analytics, automation

  Computer vision, deep learning and automation are making greater inroads into radiology, robot-assisted surgeries, virtual nursing assistants and fraud detection.Continue Reading

• How hiring ethical hackers can help healthcare organizations

  They say if you can't beat them, join them. That's the approach some organizations take to hacking -- let the hackers come to them.Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of remote patient monitoring technology

  IT pros in hospitals should consider deploying remote health monitoring technology to provide improved healthcare by limiting the patient visits and having up-to-date patient data.Continue Reading

• How to ensure mobile device security in healthcare

  It's especially important to secure data in healthcare environments, because patients' information is on the line. Things get even more complex with BYOD in the mix.Continue Reading

• Do benefits of remote patient monitoring outweigh challenges?

  Remote patient monitoring keeps healthcare providers informed about their patients' health between visits, and can warn them if something changes that needs immediate attention.Continue Reading

• Healthcare claims data analytics detects emerging conditions

  Healthcare organizations can apply analytics to claims data to identify markers for emergent conditions, allowing physicians to intervene preemptively.Continue Reading

• Healthcare data breaches persist as security investments flounder

  Healthcare is still catching up to other industries in terms of investments in security and IT. This is complicated by the number of different systems that must be protected.Continue Reading

• With the onset of value-based care, machine learning is making its mark

  CMO David Nace talks about Innovaccer's risk model to predict the future cost of one person's care and explains why that's useful in the shift to value-based care.Continue Reading

• Fortify these 6 security layers to protect patient data

  As cyberattacks and data breaches continue to plague the healthcare industry, CIOs and CMIOs need to ensure each layer surrounding patient data is secured.Continue Reading

• Ochsner Health System's telehealth program is built on trust

  Ochsner Health System's telehealth team explains why establishing patient and provider trust is critical when building a telehealth program.Continue Reading

• Identify goals to benefit from population health analytics

  Population health analytics are becoming increasingly important to the transition to value-based care. CIOs should evaluate analytics tools for data mining and visualization capabilities.Continue Reading

• Remote patient monitoring enables better patient engagement

  Remote patient monitoring enables patients to be proactive about their health while providing their physicians or care teams with greater insight.Continue Reading

• Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine to train students with modern tech

  Kaiser Permanente's new medical school will combine cutting-edge tech and a clinical setting to train future doctors.Continue Reading

• Information blocking rule aims to facilitate health data exchange

  The recent information blocking rule from ONC penalizes healthcare organizations and EHR vendors that prevent patients from accessing their health data.Continue Reading

• Consumer health products can be a boon to providers, patients

  As the consumerization of healthcare continues, new products displayed at CES 2019 -- like the first wearable blood pressure cuff -- can be beneficial to providers and patients.Continue Reading

• Medical device risk management hinges on strong processes

  Mayo Clinic cybersecurity expert Kevin McDonald has some advice on how health IT pros can reduce the security risks posed by connected medical devices.Continue Reading

• Anthem data breach settlement points to larger data access

  An expert says the biggest lesson to take away from Anthem healthcare's $16 million HIPAA settlement is the need to control who has access to internal systems and patient data.Continue Reading

• Opioid crisis solutions include analytics, EHR integration

  Health IT stands ready to help battle opioid deaths through greater use of data analytics and improved integration of EHRs and prescription drug databases.Continue Reading

• Cloud for healthcare presses on but is slowed by HIPAA anxiety

  Facing mounting pressure to take steps toward the healthcare cloud, hospital systems find themselves balancing modern infrastructure trends with HIPAA safeguards.Continue Reading

• To get secure cloud storage in healthcare, gauge risks first

  Conducting a risk assessment before moving to the cloud and establishing security controls when you get there are key steps toward achieving cloud security, experts say.Continue Reading

• Take commonsense approach to cybersecurity for healthcare plan

  In this Q&A, a cybersecurity expert suggests that providers should take a reasoned, commonsense approach to developing a cybersecurity for healthcare program.Continue Reading

• Healthcare APIs weave into common lingo of federal officials

  It's hard to imagine that a federal health policy announcement would have ever included the term 'API', but it's on the minds of health regulators.Continue Reading

• Healthcare digital transformation maps the new patient journey

  The modern patient experience features flavors of consumerism combined with healthcare data. Giving patients greater access to that information is one area in which technology options thrive.Continue Reading

• Healthcare AI struggles with funding and data quality

  Finding enough funds and validating data quality can be heavy challenges when it comes to adopting AI technology in healthcare organizations. Hospital IT professionals explain their approaches.Continue Reading

• After implementation of electronic health records, design rises

  Data presentation and interface design will influence how physicians use EHRs in the future. New tools that integrate better with health records will feed off of analyzed data.Continue Reading

• Electronic medical records certification aims at data sharing

  To promote better patient access to their digital health information, EHR certification requirements now include provisions for interoperability and APIs.Continue Reading

• Easier medical record access is key to ideal patient journey

  A chief medical information officer suggests that giving people easier access to their medical information is one way to improve the patient experience.Continue Reading

• Blockchain can help improve the quality of patient care

  Improving patient care quality is an ongoing conversation among healthcare professionals. Learn how the implementation of blockchain can make a difference.Continue Reading

• Best practices for healthcare data migration to the cloud

  EHRs and storage systems will likely have greater involvement in data migration efforts to the cloud, so healthcare organizations should prepare with careful planning.Continue Reading

• Balance healthcare cybersecurity best practices and end-user needs

  Hospital IT is constantly looking for ways to secure patient data without inconveniencing staff. The challenge is finding a middle ground that meets security and end-user needs.Continue Reading

• Don't overlook HIPAA issues when developing AI healthcare tools

  So you have an idea for using AI in healthcare software? Be sure you adhere to HIPAA rules, suggests a healthcare regulatory expert, to avoid noncompliance problems.Continue Reading

• Guide to examples of cloud computing in healthcare

  The potential of cloud computing in healthcare can no longer be understated as cloud providers step up their security features and undergo testing to ensure HIPAA compliance.Continue Reading

• As digital healthcare expands, tough questions arise

  Indu Subaiya, M.D., talks about digital transformation, the intersection of healthcare and consumer tech and how directing short films has informed her work in health IT.Continue Reading

• Five pitfalls of implementing an AI initiative in healthcare

  As more hospitals turn to artificial intelligence to improve patient care and daily operations, missteps like overlooking security and compliance can cause an AI project to fail.Continue Reading

• HIPAA compliance not guaranteed with ePHI security

  Medical facilities sometimes believe security is equivalent to compliance with HIPAA -- but not so fast. Organizations must consider other aspects when guarding patient data.Continue Reading

• When implementing VDI, look to storage enhancements

  Hospitals looking at virtual desktop infrastructure can gain an ally in improved storage capabilities. Flash storage, in particular, has proved useful when implementing VDI.Continue Reading

• Reduce healthcare security risks with SaaS-based applications

  SaaS applications are hosted by external providers and can remain functional if other applications in a healthcare organization are compromised, mitigating the risk of an attack.Continue Reading

• How not to sell IoT for healthcare to hospital leadership

  When discussing an IoT initiative with hospital leadership, be sure to focus on the value the technology can bring to the organization while also addressing potential concerns.Continue Reading

• Five key components of a future-proof health IT strategy

  As healthcare executives begin to build their technology roadmaps, AI and advanced analytics, as well as continuing to focus on security, are essential components to include.Continue Reading

• Six barriers to adopting AI applications in healthcare

  Although artificial intelligence is gaining popularity in many industries, not everyone in healthcare is completely sold on the technology, which can impede its adoption.Continue Reading

• Uses for Bluetooth in healthcare include RTLS, indoor GPS

  Bluetooth technology can be used in a hospital setting to provide patients with indoor GPS and the ability to receive information about equipment and medication.Continue Reading

• Change management culture to support telehealth technologies

  If a healthcare organization wants to successfully implement a new technology, especially telehealth technologies, it needs to create a change management culture.Continue Reading

• Telehealth technologies help save healthcare organization $4.6 million and more

  Telehealth technology has the ability to help healthcare organizations save money, reduce costs and achieve better patient outcomes. That's what Emory Healthcare discovered.Continue Reading

• Artificial intelligence makes scanning medical records easier

  Medical-records scanning can be costly and time-consuming for healthcare organizations that want to go paperless. Artificial intelligence can ease the process.Continue Reading

• The vendor neutral archive market heats up as technology advances

  As technology advances, health systems are increasingly adopting vendor neutral archives to store, share and analyze medical images from multiple specialties, not only radiology.Continue Reading

• Epic's EHR: Challenges and lessons learned at Mass General

  MGH CIO talks about the hospital's recent move to Epic's EHR. The hospital has encountered EHR challenges including moving off homegrown systems and a staggered implementation.Continue Reading

• Cloud medical imaging storage is the way of the future

  PACS and VNAs are the image storage standards in healthcare. Cloud medical imaging storage presents benefits that may intrigue healthcare providers to ditch PACS and VNAs.Continue Reading

• Wearable health technology in medical and consumer arenas

  The future of wearable health technology in the medical space may depend on if providers can make a business case for the use mobile devices.Continue Reading

• The ICD-10 release date: Here are important facts to know

  The ICD-10 implementation date is fast approaching, and providers should know what to expect. Here are some important facts from CMS' ICD-10 resources.Continue Reading

• Guide to healthcare compliance resources and agencies

  There are a handful of groups that function as healthcare compliance resources and regulate rules and programs such as HIPAA and meaningful use.Continue Reading

• Healthcare review sites make physicians reevaluate online presence

  Today's Internet-savvy patients are doing research before scheduling a physician's visit. In turn, providers must be aware of their own online presence.Continue Reading

• Security gets interactive with HIPAA compliance assessment app

  The release of a security risk assessment tool to assist providers with HIPAA compliance was announced by the Department of Health and Human Services.Continue Reading

• Five areas of focus for a healthcare business intelligence program

  Defining healthcare business intelligence is the first step towards its use. A book on the subject has all of its definitions covered.Continue Reading

• Physician's wish: EHR usability 'Easy as using an iPhone'

  What physicians need, says Brigham & Women's Hospital CMIO Adam Landman, M.D., is a high-usability EHR that doesn't require instructions.Continue Reading

• Next wave of physician crowdsourcing in healthcare: Treating patients?

  Crowdsourcing physicians' opinions online may be the future of patient care, but not before liability and reimbursement issues are settled.Continue Reading

• Quiz: PACS integration with other imaging systems and EHRs

  Implementing a PACS requires preparation and adjustments to be made along the way. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of hospital imaging systems.Continue Reading

• Checklist: Can your IT infrastructure support an EHR solution?

  Some facilities are just now doing an EHR implementation; others are ripping and replacing existing EHRs. Make sure your IT infrastructure is ready.Continue Reading

• Copy and paste functions in EHRs have worth beyond medical upcoding

  Use of the copy and paste functions in EHRs remains controversial, but it may not simply be a tool for medical upcoding.Continue Reading

• The five crucial steps to achieving PACS integration

  Organizations exploring their PACS options must first determine how their system will be used and where it will be hosted, among other concerns.Continue Reading

• Clinicians discuss pros and cons of point-of-care testing devices

  The growing use of point-of-care testing devices could improve the efficiency of medical tests, but some users worry about the quality of the devices.Continue Reading

• Strategies for a smooth telemedicine project implementation

  Planning and implementing a telemedicine project involves the right people, the right technology, and workflow analysis. Here's where to start.Continue Reading

• How to meet hardware requirements for virtualization of applications

  Choosing the right hardware for virtual applications means considering what the app itself and the OS need, plus whether it makes sense to run the app on its own virtual server.Continue Reading

• Five ways to improve virtual machine performance

  As health care organizations increasingly rely on virtual servers, IT departments must work hard to maintain high performance. These tips will work on any virtualization platform.Continue Reading

• Using LDAP authentication to limit EHR data access

  With role-based LDAP authentication, "naming models" define the types of patient information an end user can and can't access. This technology improves information security and reduces errors.Continue Reading

• CCHIT-certified EHR systems for meaningful use

  This tip lists CCHIT-certified electronic health record systems. CCHIT is one of several groups that have received ONC approval to test and certify EHR software for meaningful use.Continue Reading

• How EHR standards align with meaningful use

  Federal EHR standards outline the things a system must do to be certified for meaningful use. This chart lists each standard and its corresponding meaningful use requirement.Continue Reading

• How the HITECH Act changes HIPAA compliance

  Thanks to the HITECH Act, HIPAA compliance has become stricter, with bigger fines for data breaches and restrictions on the use of personal data. This tip outlines the major changes to HIPAA compliance.Continue Reading

• State HIE list from the HITECH Act

  The HITECH Act allocated nearly $550 million to develop a health information exchange in each U.S. state and territory. This tip lists each state's HIE and who's in charge.Continue Reading

• Products meeting CCHIT ARRA certification standards

  Using products that meet the preliminary certification standards of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is required for reimbursement under the ARRA legislation.Continue Reading

• Choosing the right health care servers is no easy task

  How can CIOs choose the right health care servers for their application environments? Learn more about the types of servers needed and how to rate the requirements for each.Continue Reading

• Clinical data warehouse boosts research, patient care quality

  At least for larger facilities, the answer to the problem of hospital patient data in discrete silos could be a clinical data warehouse, as the UNC Healthcare System discovered.Continue Reading

• Keeping up with EHR certification, CCHIT certification and funding OR Developments in EHR certificat

  Government and certification bodies are moving at 'supersonic speed' to establish EHR certifications and funding criteria: What you need to know to keep up.Continue Reading

• Tiered storage, SANs essential for electronic health records, images

  Image and electronic health record data storage are a long-term problem for health care IT administrators. Tiered storage and SANs can help prioritize management.Continue Reading