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E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances: Are System Passwords Acceptable Forms of Authentication?
E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances: Are System Passwords Acceptable Forms of Authentication?
Anurag Juneja
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Interest in electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) continues to increase as hospitals and health systems across the U.S. look for technology solutions to reduce the risk of altered, stolen or fraudulent prescriptions, improve patient safety and satisfaction, and reduce prescription errors and inaccuracies.…
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Scaling Virtual Desktop Infrastructure at Shannon Medical Center – How They Positively Impacted IT Efficiency as well as Patient Care
Scaling Virtual Desktop Infrastructure at Shannon Medical Center – How They Positively Impacted IT Efficiency as well as Patient Care
In a recent webinar, Shannon Medical’s Mike Russell, Assistant IT Director, explained how VDI is positively impacting IT efficiency and patient care. He answered common questions around the topic and explained how VDI started with the CIO’s desktop and is now on a pace to reach 1,400 users.…
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Q&A with Saint Mary’s Hospital: Improving Clinical Communications Enhances Patient Care
Q&A with Saint Mary’s Hospital: Improving Clinical Communications Enhances Patient Care
Sarah Ernst
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Efficient communication amongst physicians, nurses and other providers is critical to the coordination and delivery of patient care, especially given the increasingly mobile nature of today’s clinicians.…
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3 Ways Chronic Pain Patients can Benefit from E-prescribing of Controlled Substances
3 Ways Chronic Pain Patients can Benefit from E-prescribing of Controlled Substances
Diana Tubera MS MSN BSN RN-BC
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Learn how electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) can benefit chronic pain patients: it's simple, fast, and secure. …
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Introducing Imprivata Confirm ID: A New Product for Solving a Critical Workflow Challenge
Introducing Imprivata Confirm ID: A New Product for Solving a Critical Workflow Challenge
Nick Castellano
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Today, we launched Imprivata Confirm ID™, the industry’s first comprehensive product to enable a major shift from paper to electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS).…
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2014: A critical year for opiate addiction policy
2014: A critical year for opiate addiction policy
Dr. Sean Kelly
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2014 was an important year for combating prescription drug abuse. Learn how 2015 is going to be even more momentous. …
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Six Steps to a Successful e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances Project: Part 2
Six Steps to a Successful e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances Project: Part 2
Kyle Vernest
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Ensure EPCS success by following these six comprehensive steps. Deploying Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances shouldn't be a headache.…
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How to Successfully Improve your Clinical Communications: Empower your Crew
How to Successfully Improve your Clinical Communications: Empower your Crew
Margot Lieblich
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Learn how to successfully implement a new clinical communications solution: Listen to your clinical crew and empower them to rally together effectively …
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Six Steps to a Successful e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances Project: Part 1
Six Steps to a Successful e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances Project: Part 1
Kyle Vernest
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Ensure EPCS success by following these six comprehensive steps. Deploying Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances shouldn't be a headache.…
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How Leading New York Hospitals are Approaching I-STOP Compliance
How Leading New York Hospitals are Approaching I-STOP Compliance
Don Busiek
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Learn how leading New York hospitals are critically thinking about, and planning for, I-STOP's mandatory introduction of EPCS processes.…
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The Case for Smarter Clinical Workflows
The Case for Smarter Clinical Workflows
Dr. Sean Kelly
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A seasoned physician shares his perspective on critical cardiology care: improved communication technologies can save time and lives. Learn how now.…
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Third-party access vulnerabilities cause 1/3 of retail breaches
Third-party access vulnerabilities cause 1/3 of retail breaches
New study shows 33% of data breaches in the retail space were due to third-party vendor access vulnerabilities. …
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Four Steps to Successfully Deploy Your Secure Clinical Communications Solution
Four Steps to Successfully Deploy Your Secure Clinical Communications Solution
Sarah Ernst
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Learn how to successfully deploy a new, secure communications platform at your healthcare facility: secure your success by planning proactively …
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Two-Factor Authentication Considerations for e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances
Two-Factor Authentication Considerations for e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances
John Delcalzo
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Make a well-informed decision about which two-factor authentication modalities to introduce to your EPCS process: keep prescriber satisfaction in mind …
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VPNs at the root of home depot data breach
VPNs at the root of home depot data breach
In a not-surprising announcement yesterday, Home Depot reported: “Criminals used a third-party vendor’s user name and password to enter the perimeter of Home Depot’s network. …
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How to Deliver a Signature Customer Experience…and Why it Matters
How to Deliver a Signature Customer Experience…and Why it Matters
Carina Edwards
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A leading Customer Experience expert in the Healthcare IT industry shares her strategy for developing a truly unique & empowering customer experience…
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Why Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances Matters: the Pharmacy Perspective
Why Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances Matters: the Pharmacy Perspective
Introducing Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances is a great business move for pharmacists - read a pharmacist's arguments for EPCS adoption…
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Health 2.0 Conference: Technology Investments for Tomorrow…and Today.
Health 2.0 Conference: Technology Investments for Tomorrow…and Today.
Dr. Sean Kelly
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Secure Communications solutions are needed to solve healthcare's inefficient communications problems: secure communications promise improved patient care.…
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Survey: 50% of Physicians Never Check the PDMP when Prescribing Controlled Substances
Survey: 50% of Physicians Never Check the PDMP when Prescribing Controlled Substances
Dr. Sean Kelly
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Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) is urgently needed: 50% of prescribers don't check prescription drug monitoring program databases.…
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Feeling the Pain of Meaningful Use Stage 2? Try Vicodin
Feeling the Pain of Meaningful Use Stage 2? Try Vicodin
David Ting
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Introducing Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) is a great way to meet the challenging Stage 2 requirements for Meaningful Use.…
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