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Promoting Healthcare IT Cybersecurity Awareness on Capitol Hill
Promoting Healthcare IT Cybersecurity Awareness on Capitol Hill
Aaron Miri
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Leading into National Cyber Security Awareness Month, last week …
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Let the clinicians be heard: Nuance Dragon’s Peter Mahoney talks voice powered secure messaging
Let the clinicians be heard: Nuance Dragon’s Peter Mahoney talks voice powered secure messaging
Earlier this month, we announc…
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What NHIT week means for me: reflections from a former hospital CIO
What NHIT week means for me: reflections from a former hospital CIO
Aaron Miri
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National Health Information Technology Week (#NHITweek) is taking place this week, September 26-30, 2016. For more than a decade, I had the pleasure and honor of serving as an IT senior leader for hospital systems in the Dallas area as a Chief Information Officer and a Chief Technology Officer. During my tenure it became quickly apparent the massive role that Health IT plays in positive patient outcomes and how crucial it is for the technology to really work for the clinicians. …
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Combing the Galaxy: Imprivata is helping customers locate recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7s devices in their facilities
Combing the Galaxy: Imprivata is helping customers locate recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7s devices in their facilities
Paul Russell
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One of my favorite parts of working at Imprivata is the ability to work on things that improve people’s lives.…
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Unlocking the power of the Digital Clinical Workspace
Unlocking the power of the Digital Clinical Workspace
Kim Johnson
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With virtualization adoption in healthcare reaching an all-time high the impact of technology on care providers and patient care has to be looked at ca…
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Let the clinicians roam free! Building the hospitals of the future with virtualization
Let the clinicians roam free! Building the hospitals of the future with virtualization
Kim Johnson
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Heading into VMworld, I sat down with Imprivata CIO and former Walnut Hill Medical (WHMC) Center CIO, Aaron Miri, to talk virtualization.  …
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Using biometric identification to improve patient safety
Using biometric identification to improve patient safety
It is no secret that the healthcare industry is increasingly embracing new technology.…
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Why Wooster Community Hospital chose to Implement EPCS, and why you should too
Why Wooster Community Hospital chose to Implement EPCS, and why you should too
As the Manager of Information Systems at Wooster Community Hospital with 14 years of healthcare IT experience, Eric Gasser is no stranger to what tools are n…
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HealthEast Care System successfully deploys Epic in rapid time with the help of Imprivata security solutions
HealthEast Care System successfully deploys Epic in rapid time with the help of Imprivata security solutions
HealthEast Care System, the non-profit healthcare organization located in St.…
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Medical errors are the elephant in the room
Medical errors are the elephant in the room
Did you know that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States?…
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Newly appointed ONC Health IT Policy Committee member Aaron Miri talks cybersecurity, interoperability, and positive patient identification
Newly appointed ONC Health IT Policy Committee member Aaron Miri talks cybersecurity, interoperability, and positive patient identification
Aaron discusses the history of the HITPC and his outlook for the committee moving forward in the coming year.…
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How can you improve provider and patient experience? You can ACT.
How can you improve provider and patient experience? You can ACT.
Over the last decade, healthcare has transitioned from an industry that is predominantly paper-based to one that is now becoming widely digital.…
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Cambridge Health Alliance improves provider productivity and enhances patient satisfaction with EPCS
Cambridge Health Alliance improves provider productivity and enhances patient satisfaction with EPCS
Healthcare technology is stuck in the past, disrupting the flow of work for healthcare providers, and taking valuable time away from patients.…
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Teamviewer: Hacked or not?
Teamviewer: Hacked or not?
Underscoring the danger of insecure network connections, hackers appear to be targeting TeamViewer - and the company is denying it. …
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Eliminating Patient Identification Errors
Eliminating Patient Identification Errors
Dr. Sean Kelly
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As the healthcare industry has moved from paper to electronic records for the past decade, hospitals have continuously had to meet increased federal re…
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How can pharmacists successfully implement EPCS?
How can pharmacists successfully implement EPCS?
Q&A with Michele Higgins, PharmD, MBA Michele Higgins, PharmD, MBA, is the pharmacy informatics coordinator for Nebraska Methodist Health System in Omaha, Nebraska. Higgins’ experience, spanning over 20 years, includes implementing systems for automated dispensing cabinets, carousels, pharmacy information systems, bedside barcoding, and setting up a pharmacy department in a brand new facility with a new NICU population utilizing 100% CPOE. Her most recent project has been implementing electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) for providers across Nebraska Methodist Health System. Recently, Higgins spoke about her EPCS implementation experience and advice: …
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CIO of the year Craig Richardville talks interoperability, cyber security, and patient identity
CIO of the year Craig Richardville talks interoperability, cyber security, and patient identity
John Hallock
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During HIMSS 2016, I had the opportunity to talk to one of the true leaders in healthcare technology, Craig Richardville, Carolinas HealthCare Systems’ Senio…
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Four steps to protect against healthcare security breaches
Four steps to protect against healthcare security breaches
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2 patient identification metrics that put patients at risk
2 patient identification metrics that put patients at risk
Even hospitals that follow strict rules and protocols run the risk of patient identification errors, the Healthcare Financial Management Association found in…
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Top cybersecurity experts talk trending threats
Top cybersecurity experts talk trending threats
A look into the trends forecasted by the biggest influencers in the cybersecurity community - here's the top four for 2016.…
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