At Doxy.me, simplicity is key to security
In January and February, telemedicine technology vendor Doxy.me hosted about 250,000 video sessions a month, according to founder Brandon Welch.By May, Welch said, the service was hosting a million...
View ArticleEHRs still posing big safety risks in many hospitals
Medication safety problems are a leading cause of injury and preventable harm in a hospital-based setting. Although electronic health records that include computerized physician-order entry and...
View ArticleFirewalls won't cut it: Protecting data through up-to-date cloud security
Over the past decade, workloads and data have moved increasingly into the cloud. For the healthcare industry, that means personal health information is stored in multiple environments – and so security...
View ArticleA security success story: Using cloud migration to improve data protection
Although security horror stories have become relatively common – especially after highly publicized data breaches – it's more challenging to find examples of healthcare organizations doing the right...
View ArticleAs telehealth becomes the new normal, NCQA updates quality measures
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has given the OK for what it's calling a "sweeping set of adjustments" to 40 of the measures used for HEDIS scores, given the new realities of widespread...
View ArticleThe cybersecurity framework organizations should follow to keep data safe
As healthcare technology continues to advance, it's more important – and more challenging – than ever for provider organizations to secure patient information and keep data safe."Today, healthcare...
View Article1 in 5 patients have found errors in visit notes
Patients who have access to notes from their ambulatory care visits may be able to flag mistakes, increasing record accuracy and safety engagement.A new study published in the Journal of the American...
View ArticleThe potential security crisis presented by rapid telehealth rollouts
The COVID-19 pandemic has provoked an unprecedented upswing in the use of telehealth technologies. But security experts say that rise presents vulnerabilities – and the crisis is "blood in the water"...
View ArticleNuance, Wolters Kluwer partner for voice enabled clinical decision support
Wolters Kluwer Health and Nuance Communications have joined forces to enable clinicians with easier-access evidence-based clinical-decision support via Nuance Dragon Medical One's voice-assistant...
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Telehealth shows promise for fostering better doc-patient relationships
As telehealth use continues to expand, many are wondering what the ramifications will be when, as is widely expected, virtual care becomes a much larger part of the healthcare experience going...
View ArticleRansomware attack leaves 5 years of patient records inaccessible at Colo....
Rangely District Hospital in Rio Blanco County, Colo., issued a notice last week that a ransomware attack had targeted the software necessary to access five years of patient records. In addition, the...
View ArticleSurvey says majority of Americans won't use COVID-19 contact-tracing apps
According to a study commissioned by the security software vendor Avira, 71% of Americans say they won't use COVID-19 contact-tracing apps, with many citing potential privacy and security...
View ArticleMIT CSAIL machine learning tool could help nursing homes predict COVID-19
A unique remote monitoring system, developed at MIT and deployed in some hospitals and long-term care settings, is now showing further promise for advanced assessment of potential COVID-19 outbreaks in...
View ArticleHow Israel's largest healthcare organization puts innovation to work
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Tele-psychiatry helps small provider expand services, treat during pandemic
As is the case nationally, psychiatry is in limited supply in the area of River Valley Health and Dental Center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.THE PROBLEMIt just was not realistic to attempt to recruit...
View ArticleCOVID-19-triggered threat changes will linger beyond crisis, say most...
The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a wave of cybersecurity threats in a variety of industries – and security professionals predict that there will be no return to normality. In advance of its...
View ArticleThe loneliness of the long-distance COVID-19 survivor
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