Shadow IT — software and hardware that run outside of normal IT channels — exists in every organization. Healthcare is no exception, but the special sensitivity to disclosure, loss or abuse of protected health information makes shadow IT a notable risk.
Here are key tips for coping with shadow IT and transforming it to your advantage.
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Quantum computing harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems that are can’t be solved by traditional computers, including today’s supercomputers, according to IBM. Quantum technology can consider numerous variables that interact with each other in complicated ways. In healthcare this offers the potential to advance precision medicine, drug discovery and diagnoses through complex analyses.
Earlier this year,...
Healthcare is about helping people get well and be well.
Modern healthcare is about economies of scale, care-related and organizational efficiency, cost containment, quality assurance, risk management and throughput. The former is inherently humanizing; the latter, historically, the opposite.
Yet modern healthcare delivery demands both. The consequences of that contrast are manifesting widely in the forms of staffing challenges and morale...
To enhance patient outcomes, lower expenses and maximize resources, it is essential for clinicians to participate in their healthcare organization’s budget planning process. Understanding an individual’s impact on major practice objectives is vital for clinicians to provide necessary support in achieving these goals. Such an environment can inspire the entire system to strive for both improved patient outcomes and...
Innovation has always been key to better patient care, and post-acute and senior care is no different. While innovation comes in many forms, the application of technology to senior care and post-acute care can transform care delivery as well as the resident and patient experience. However, it’s important that technology is applied thoughtfully.
The Thrive Center was established in Louisville,...
As health systems pursue sustainability strategies, networking has emerged as an essential element. An effective, intelligent network can facilitate connected ecosystems that leverage data, sensors and automated building systems to enhance efficiency, reduce energy consumption and support sustainability.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. healthcare buildings make up 5 percent of...
The subscriber identification module (SIM) card has gone through numerous evolutions since it was first introduced in 1991, getting smaller and smaller to take up less space inside cell phones and other portable devices.
The physical form factor has its limits, though. Over the past several years, manufacturers have transitioned to embedded SIM, or eSIM, which offers smaller cards that...
Cypress Living used to have a physician lease a space on its campus for residents to receive primary care several days a week. Then, when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, the senior care organization based in Fort Myers, Fla., decided to build out its own medical care practice to connect care teams for a more proactive, predictive approach...
Healthcare has traditionally been thought of as an industry that was slow to adopt technological change. But the past three years have shown that health systems of all sizes could quickly adapt. For example, rather than taking months or years to deploy telehealth services, many were able to offer virtual care in a matter of days or weeks when...
