Of all the tools available to modern medicine, the most potent intervention is sometimes the simplest: food.
Food as medicine programs, often in concert with electronic health records (EHRs) and other data sources, are helping healthcare providers improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases, especially diabetes.
At Pennsylvania-based Geisinger, patients using the Fresh Food Farmacy show lower A1C levels, have fewer...
Legacy operating systems and software applications are pervasive in healthcare, and they pose a serious security threat.
A 2021 report from Kaspersky Lab found that 73 percent of health systems used medical equipment running legacy operating systems. Not coincidentally, only 34 percent of organizations said they had up-to-date and adequate hardware and software security protections.
In some cases, the legacy OS...
Whether to provide more comprehensive patient care or prevent themselves from burning out, a growing number of physicians around the United States are making the transition to concierge medicine. These physicians care for fewer patients but spend more time with them, and by charging upfront membership fees, they avoid many of the hassles of dealing with health insurance.
Though it...
The use of Internet of Medical Things devices is growing in healthcare, and that trend is expected to continue. IoMT devices include hospital equipment, wearable technology and other tools to collect and monitor environmental and biometric data. These solutions can exist within traditional healthcare settings or in a patient’s home.
Remote patient monitoring devices are one example of IoMT solutions...
Travel nurses were in high demand early in the pandemic, with some making upward of $5,000 a week. While demand has decreased since April 2020, nurse shortages mean that many healthcare organizations are still relying on travel nurses to fill staffing gaps.
Many nurses are burned out from the pandemic and now the “tripledemic.” Rather than introduce another person into...
Cuba ransomware actors, with no connection to the Republic of Cuba, have continued to attack U.S. entities, including healthcare organizations, since they were first identified in November 2021. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a new cybersecurity advisory (CSA) this month warning health IT leaders that the number of U.S. entities compromised by Cuba ransomware...
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals includes 170 children’s hospitals that provide pediatric care. CDW has been a CMNH partner for 34 years and has helped raise more than $10 million in vital funds for local children’s hospitals. Through technology implementations supported by CDW and partner companies such as Apple, CMNH has enabled clinicians at its network hospitals to provide more quality...
