Providers care for hundreds of patients every day, but in many ways, they work with even more customers, especially outside hospital walls. Customers expect convenience and responsiveness from the businesses they frequent. But as patients, many still deal with outdated processes that hamper a seamless care experience.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical need for healthcare organizations to take lessons...
As a prime target for cyberattacks and data breaches, healthcare companies must be constantly on guard against new threats. One of the latest and most dangerous vulnerabilities involves a commonly used application tool that resides on many medical devices and in healthcare software solutions.
Log4j is an open-source software that provides logging capabilities for Java applications and offers operational visibility into...
Cyberthreats to the healthcare industry are growing, especially ransomware attacks. In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury warned that North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors have been using Maui ransomware to target healthcare and public health organizations since at least May 2021. They expect these attacks to...
When it comes to the management of rapidly expanding volumes of clinical data, hybrid cloud solutions, which combine public and private cloud environments, are uniquely suited to help. Hybrid cloud solutions can reduce an organization’s data center footprint, consolidate data silos, and provide backup and disaster recovery solutions.
Scott Raymond, NetApp’s CIO for global healthcare, says that when deploying a...
The risk cyberthreats pose to healthcare organizations has never been greater. In 2021, the industry saw an all-time high in the number of data breaches reported (679) and the number of individuals affected (45 million), according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data.
IBM’s “Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021” indicated that the average...
What’s the Best Network Architecture for IoMT?
To secure Internet of Medical Things devices, the basic requirement is isolation: separating each device as much as possible from others. Ideally, each device would be on a separate microsegment with some type of firewall controlling all access in and out.
For larger hospitals, or smaller IT teams, this can be unrealistically complicated. Intermediate...
Healthcare systems require a consistent, reliable and strong wireless connection to support real-time patient care and monitoring. Connectivity is required in all locations accessed by patients, including bathrooms and showers. The multitude of factors and variation in structural composition across these locations present significant challenges for wireless engineers providing this service.
It’s important for wireless engineers to understand best practices...
Just a few years ago, telemedicine was limited and providers were often skeptical. Then, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 spurred growth of telemedicine use. Telemedicine’s benefits, however, go beyond pandemic care. Data has shown that the availability of telemedicine results in fewer missed appointments. Other studies have found that satisfaction with telemedicine is similar to that...
Emerging technologies such as companion robots, artificial intelligence, and zero UI devices, coupled with the growing popularity of virtual reality, wearables and mobile devices can make a huge difference in resident experiences, patient care and clinician workflows within senior living and post-acute environments.
However, despite increased adoption of smart technologies among older adults, many senior care organizations have a limited...
With senior care communities under national scrutiny, April’s “The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality” report includes a recommendation for all facilities to adopt health IT.
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred greater investment in IT for senior care and post-acute organizations. No longer an area of underinvestment, modernized IT solutions will only grow, especially as caregivers, prospective residents and patients,...
