As healthcare organizations continue to modernize their network infrastructure to support increased bandwidth requirements, newer versions of Wi-Fi 6E are essential for maintaining quality connections. Wi-Fi 6E-compatible devices and applications benefit from a faster, dedicated connection that leads to better speeds and lower latency, which care teams need to share large files quickly.
The Extreme Networks AP4000 Wi-Fi 6E access...
Healthcare organizations find themselves increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated and diverse cyberattacks ranging from ransomware to social engineering.
The threats targeting healthcare applications have the potential to disrupt critical operations and compromise patient care.
While 86% of healthcare IT security leaders said they are feeling confident or more confident about threat visibility, the integration of tools into the security environment remains a...
Internet-connected medical devices represent a fast-growing segment of the care delivery system at healthcare organizations, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Internet of Things — specifically, the Internet of Medical Things, described by Deloitte as “a connected infrastructure of medical devices, software applications and health systems and services” — enables healthcare organizations to collect patient data and streamline...
After a lengthy “pandemic pause,” many healthcare organizations are restarting their clinical communication projects in an effort to increase efficiency and improve patient care. Clinical communication and collaboration solutions streamline and improve interactions among healthcare providers, patients and caregivers. While these solutions hold great potential, it’s crucial for clinical and IT leaders to align their strategic goals with the...
In healthcare settings, computer monitors have traditionally required a stationary base, needed multiple connections and lacked features that would set them apart from other hardware.
Now, with recent mobility and versatility advancements, healthcare workers can bring technology right to the patient: Physicians and nurses can interpret imaging, view an electronic health record and conduct laboratory testing right at the bedside....
Healthcare organizations are facing the growing and ever more complex challenge of defending against cyberthreats and malicious actors as they continue their digital transformations.
To better prepare for attacks and the likelihood of a compromise, healthcare IT security leaders must understand the anatomy of a breach, from the initial attack vector to detection and a rapid, coordinated response.
HealthTech spoke with...
Clinicians typically use several apps throughout their day, and that is likely to continue as the number of healthcare-focused apps increases. The time it takes to type in passwords for those apps can add up, even if an organization uses a single sign-on solution, making entering passwords a tedious step in a clinician’s day that takes away from time...
Cyberattacks not only put patient data at risk but also can impact care delivery. Implementing a next-generation security information and event management system gives healthcare organizations holistic visibility into their IT environments, which could play an important role in maintaining continuity of care in a complex cybersecurity landscape.
Healthcare IT and security leaders can use next-gen SIEM to combine data...
Natural language processing and ambient listening aren’t necessarily new to healthcare, but the technology is quickly evolving to move beyond dictation. Leading products now leverage artificial intelligence to make use of the data generated from the transcript of a clinical visit to generate insights, automate processes that otherwise require manual data entry and make the practice of medicine less...
At one point, Cleveland-based University Hospitals was running as many as 36 different systems to support critical functions, including billing, prescriptions and scheduling.
Finally, in the fall of 2023, the health system consolidated on Epic, bringing the bulk of its operations under the umbrella of the electronic health records system.
It wasn’t a fast, easy or inexpensive process, but it was...
