Over the past several years, technological innovations in the healthcare industry have come and gone, but only a handful of trends have matured and achieved widespread adoption among healthcare organizations, according to experts at TechTarget, who add that bots are another new development that is p...
Implementing technology in healthcare systems can be inherently risky; integrating unknown systems without the right processes in place can lead to security breaches, unsecure data and mishandling of patient records. However, the key word in avoiding mistakes is preparation. In my experience, here a...
If 2015 was supposed to be the “year of the hack” in healthcare, cybercriminals really were just getting started. This year, we have seen the rise of ransomware targeting healthcare organizations, plus continued phishing attacks and even some good, old-fashioned laptop theft.
As technology continues to evolve, healthcare organizations of all sizes are working to remain current in what they can offer to providers and patients while also keeping PHI secure. Covered entities now have various options of communication, and HIPAA compliant email is often a necessity.
Over the last two years, chat apps and collaboration tools have made huge inroads into the enterprise. But are these platforms simply a fad, or will they finally succeed in changing enterprise communication and collaboration as we know it? And if it is the latter, who will win the battle for the ent...
Current developments indicate that the healthcare industry will see a significant shift in 2017 toward an all-out embrace of technology, characterized by dramatic growth in wearables, predictive analytics, electronic health records (EHRs), and gamification.
Infinite Computer Solutions, a provider of custom technology-based business process solutions, next-gen mobility solutions and product engineering services, shares his views on the growing trend of digital therapeutics, its potential to bring about a positive transformation in healthcare delivery an...
IT executives and project managers share their tips on how to create realistic goals and the steps you need to take to attain them (with minimal delays or disruptions). Identifying a goal is easy. Achieving it is another thing—especially if you are in IT and have to deal with other departments an...
Recent high-profile hacks have raised awareness around the dangers of insecure communication, bringing one feature in specific into the limelight: encryption. Headline-making encryption vulnerabilities in consumer-facing mobile messaging apps have also exposed the security holes commonplace in third...
Last week, enterprise digital rights management firm Seclore released a study on sharing of secure data among internal and external personnel. Almost all – 98 percent – say that security is a top or significant concern (it’s fair to wonder what the other 2 percent are thinking about). Many believe i...
The Leadership Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question, “How do you avoid hiring the wrong people?” is written by Amit Srivastav, president...
