Remote work, virtual care technology and the proliferation of mobile devices for clinician workflows and Internet of Medical Things devices for patient care are increasing the attack surface for healthcare organizations. Some organizations can have as many as 10,000 medical devices within their environments.
Patient data is some of the most valuable information cybercriminals can target, meaning that healthcare organizations...
Remote patient monitoring tools help providers transition from episodic modes of care to continuous care, which supports preventive care initiatives and improves patient engagement. While RPM devices such as glucometers aren’t new, more RPM devices are receiving FDA approval, including blood pressure monitoring devices, pulse oximeters and continuous glucose monitoring devices.
To support clinicians in collecting data and patients in...
Technologies such as wearables and remote patient monitoring tools make it easier for patients to engage with their health providers and move healthcare toward a continuous care model rather than the traditional episodic model. However, these tools are also leading to increases in the amount of health data collected by providers. In addition to health data becoming more valuable...
Patient portals are growing in popularity and do more than simply provide patients with their health data; they enable patients to engage with their health.
“A patient portal is basically a website where patients can go to get information about their health or manage the logistics around their health,” says Paul Brient, chief product officer at athenahealth, an electronic health...
Digital health tools are transforming patient care across the country, but especially in rural, independent and community hospitals. These healthcare organizations face unique challenges that require careful consideration of health IT investments.
While staffing shortages impact healthcare organizations across the board, independent hospitals face shortages that can limit the specialty services these hospitals offer to patients.
Another challenge for rural hospitals...
As health IT leaders and providers embrace agility and consumer-oriented philosophies at an accelerated rate, they are also being tasked with improving clinician efficiency and wellness in addition to patient outcomes and experiences.
To do that at scale, IT teams must be able to meet healthcare organizations’ needs quickly, be agile in how they operate, and develop and implement new...
In an effort to tackle health disparities globally, Amazon Web Services and KidsX have announced the latest AWS Healthcare Accelerator. The four-week technical, business and mentorship program will select a cohort of 10 startup companies seeking to use AWS to help solve population health challenges and disparities.
Startups focused on one or more of the following areas will be considered:...
Significant demographic shifts headed in opposite directions are placing a major strain on the healthcare industry.
First, the population of the United States is getting older. A May 2021 report projects that by 2040, the U.S. will be home to nearly 81 million adults age 65 or older, up from 54 million in 2019. As the nation gets older, its...
Digital health tools can make healthcare more accessible to patients in medical deserts or who have difficulty attending in-person appointments. They can also help physicians identify risk factors for disease early and provide preventative care. Healthcare technology can empower and engage patients while supporting clinicians, but it must be implemented with intentionality to ensure patient and community needs are...
Of all the healthcare data available, medical imaging is among the richest. In terms of clinical indicators, imaging data contains a tremendous amount of valuable information that’s easily identifiable — and much that’s not visible to the human eye.
Because most patients’ healthcare journeys begin with a diagnostic image of some sort, it’s no wonder that U.S. hospitals and health...
