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Posted on Monday December 05, 2016 | trojan, symantec, stegoloader, ransomware, healthcare
Computer technology firm Symantec is warning consumers that an infamous trojan virus still targets healthcare data across the United States and around the world. This infamous piece of malware hides among image files downloaded with pirated software. Read on to learn more about the Stegoloader infection, how it might target your business, and what you can do to keep it at bay.
Posted on Tuesday November 01, 2016 | virtual personal assistants, healthcare bots, healthcare, health coaching, artificial intelligence
In this day and age, evolving technologies surround and influence people and businesses the world over. Technology has advanced by massive leaps and bounds in recent years, ushering in convenient developments like autonomous self-driving cars. However, in terms of industries for which artificial intelligence (AI) can do the most good, healthcare is at the top of the list. Indeed, self-directed and self-reliant technologies can effect major revolutionary changes upon the healthcare industry.
Posted on Monday October 03, 2016 | healthcare, data analysis, business intelligence
For hospitals, readmission rates are a key performance indicator (KPI). They indicate the quality of care your practice provides and what sort of resources you need in reserve to avoid overcrowding. Some legislation even reduces government payouts to hospitals with high readmission rates. Regardless of whether you want to avoid a stiff penalty or just improve your patient services, data analytics may be the solution, and we've put together all the interesting facts and figures right here.
Posted on Monday September 05, 2016 | security, medical data, hipaa, healthcare, emr, data compliance
If your organization hosts data regulated by the US government, you're familiar with the scare tactics used to sell hosting services. But what lurks behind those vague threats of expensive lawsuits and unfair liability burdens? HIPAA is nearly 100 pages long and few providers actually know what it requires. Unfortunately, it took a massive breach of healthcare-record data to give us a clearer picture, but let's take a closer look at what we can glean from the incident.
Posted on Wednesday June 15, 2016 | washington redskins, theft, security, passwords, nfl, hipaa, healthcare, emr
ESPN recently reported that a laptop containing the medical records of thousands of NFL players was stolen from the car of a Washington Redskins' trainer. And while the team released a statement saying no health information protected under HIPAA guidelines was at risk, the incident shows that EMRs are vulnerable no matter the size of your company. That's why you need to have all medical records completely protected no matter where they are being stored.
Posted on Thursday June 02, 2016 | the act, remote care, online presence, hipaa, healthcare, apple watch
"We are living in a digital world, and healthcare practices need a URL". If Madonna could change the lyrics of her 1984 classic to speak to the healthcare industry, she may have sang something like this. A URL is just one facet of the digital strategy that hospitals and private practices alike will need to adapt if they wish to remain competitive in today's world. Here are a few other trends worth taking note of.
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