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Cloud Computing Is Improving Healthcare
By Mike Thomas-From providing real-time clinical data to protecting patient information, cloud computing technology is helping healthcare run better than ever. It’s quite cloudy in the healthcare sector, technologically speaking. Cloud computing in healthcare is growing so fast that total global spending is estimated to reach $500 billion by the end of 2022, with a global market value […]
Security Leaders Share Steps to Building a “Defensible Posture” Against IoMT Vulnerabilities
By Kate Gamble Like many advances in technology, connected medical devices come with both benefits and risks. “They’re a critical component of how we provide care and how we serve our patients,” said Sanjeev Sah, CISO at Centura Health, during a recent webinar. “But these devices also present unprecedented challenges,” particularly given the complexity involved. “We’re connecting […]
U.S. Telehealth Market Size Worth $307.7 Billion By 2028
By Grand View Research-The U.S. telehealth market size is expected to reach USD 307.7 billion by 2028, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It is expected to expand at a CAGR of 44.4% from 2022 to 2028. The increasing adoption of digital health services, favorable consumer base, and substantial investment are the major factors contributing […]
Addressing Safety & Burnout in Healthcare
By Mary Kelly Jagim – The pandemic has taken a significant toll on healthcare professionals due to the increase in critical patients, decrease in staff, reduced supplies, and greater safety risks. For many teams, the increased patient workloads and short-staffed shifts have created longer hours with no end in sight. As leadership at healthcare systems look […]
Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things: Dangers and solutions
By Bill Siwicki: A KPMG security pro offers healthcare CISOs, CIOs and other leaders advice on how to secure devices and keep patients safe. The quickest way for hackers to harm a healthcare provider organization is to target patient information, and many of them focus on databases that support electronic health records. The Internet of […]
Cybersecurity and the Digital-Health: The Challenge of This Millennium
By Daniele Giansanti Cybersecurity The problem of computer security is as old as computers themselves and dates back decades. The transition from a single user to multi-user assignment to the resource and access to the computer resource of the standalone type to one of the types distributed through a network made it necessary to start […]
Tips for Selecting a Cloud Interoperability Solution
By David Chou–There are many different healthcare interoperability clouds on the market right now. Which one should you choose? The answer is not easy, because each company promises to be better than the next. Some offer pipelines for information management, and others focus on digital imaging communications in medicine (DICOM). You might want to start […]
Quadruple aim: More than half of hospitals plan IT spending increases to get there
By Mike Miliard–Cloud-based technologies are the priority, says one Frost & Sullivan analyst, as health systems work to marshal data and deploy AI for quality improvement, cost reduction and improved patient and clinician experience. A new report from Frost & Sullivan finds more than 50% of hospital respondents planning to boost their information technology investments as they manage […]
