Many healthcare organizations rely on a range of vendor platforms, encompassing both private and public cloud providers, to meet their IT requirements. Because healthcare organizations are composed of different lines of businesses with diverse needs, the array of solutions and providers can grow to a seemingly unmanageable mix.
“Many organizations wind up in a multicloud-by-default scenario. Yes, the organizations have...
Wherever there is innovation, those looking to exploit it aren’t far behind. IBM released its version of the personal computer in 1981. While it wasn’t the first PC, the IBM 5150 (which ran on the Microsoft-developed operating system DOS) helped to establish the modern computer market. In 1986, Brain, the first “full-stealth” computer virus, targeted IBM PCs.
It’s been 40...
Cybersecurity is one of the most talked about areas in health IT due to the constant threat healthcare organizations face and the risk to patient privacy and trust as well as to the continuum of care. The proliferation of mobile devices, Internet of Medical Things devices and remote work has left health IT leaders with more endpoints to defend...
Millions of Americans live in rural areas, and a growing number of them are older adults who may want to age in place.
More than 20 percent of the U.S. nonmetro population consisted of adults age 65 and older in 2021, a first in the country’s census history, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual Rural America at a...
Senior care organizations are likely already familiar with sustainability programs that promote better recycling, the use of LED lighting and energy-efficient utilities. They may, however, still be learning about building up their own renewable energy project.
Leaders at National Lutheran Communities and Services discussed the solar energy program at The Village at Orchard Ridge in Winchester, Va., one of its...
Not only do healthcare IT teams have to keep an eye on potential threats from outside their organizations, but they also need to stay on top of possible risks from within.
When it comes to data loss and exfiltration, for instance, malicious insiders are the No. 1 reason behind such instances, according to a recent report from Proofpoint and the...
Senior care organizations are likely already familiar with sustainability programs that promote better recycling, the use of LED lighting and energy-efficient utilities. They may, however, still be learning about building up their own renewable energy project.
Leaders at National Lutheran Communities and Services discussed the solar energy program at The Village at Orchard Ridge in Winchester, Va., one of its...
The increase in cyberattacks and threats in recent years has overwhelmed many traditional security applications and defenses operating within healthcare organizations.
But a modern platform approach, such as Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma Access, can help protect users, connected medical devices, applications, data and just about everything else that exists within a typical enterprise healthcare network.
Deployed as a service using either...
