Are you ready for a world without passwords? Earlier this year, tech giants Google, Apple and Microsoft announced efforts to support passwordless sign-in standards set by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. For organizations intrigued by this future, consider these five questions about passwordless workflows:
1. Why is Password-Only Authentication a Security Risk?
Qwerty. 12345. Password. Many people...
Data is a huge untapped resource in healthcare — not because of a lack of data, but because providers, patients and payers generate data that is often unstructured, inaccurate and inaccessible. Data siloes exist across the industry. As healthcare looks to adopt AI solutions, it will need clean, accurate and accessible data sources that don’t compromise patient data privacy.
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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...
Digital health technology can play a major role in achieving health equity, as proven by several telehealth use cases during the pandemic, made possible by telehealth waivers.
To further explore how technology innovation can lower barriers to quality healthcare for all Americans, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has published a Request for Information on Strengthening...
The military is modernizing its systems for telehealth by implementing telecritical care programs that enable 24/7 monitoring of critically ill patients.
The program equips intensive care unit rooms with telehealth technologies, allowing care providers to remotely monitor patients in real time and provide remote support to onsite medical staff.
Col. David De Blasio, chief of medicine at Womack Army Medical Center,...
Long gone are the days when physicians made house calls to care for their neighbors and got paid directly with cash or even goods and services. As healthcare and technology have advanced over the past several decades and payer models have evolved, so have the expectations of physicians and their patients.
Patients started making appointments to visit doctors’ offices, and...
Providing excellent care for patients, both in person and online, is essential for healthcare organizations. Patients have higher expectations than ever, demanding personalized virtual care, convenient access and clear communication.
Unfortunately, providers often struggle to meet these demands, in part because of the administrative burdens placed on physicians. Research shows that physicians spend more time on administrative tasks than working with...
Patients are not the only ones insisting on better and more seamless interactions with their providers. Healthcare organization also want to improve the patient experience, and many are hoping to achieve that outcome through digital transformation.
Though it may be a challenging journey for healthcare systems that have long relied on traditional fee-for-service models, the experiences from digital-first companies offer...
