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As the healthcare industry continues to move away from paper and towards a digitized environment, the risk of cyberattacks increases. Global ransomware attacks, such as WannaCry, have provided evidence that security continues to become a pressing issue in the industry.
I read a good article on FierceEMR recently surrounding a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey on electronic medical records (EMRs) that indicated that the secondary use of this information may be an organization’s greatest asset over the next five years. An overwhelming 76 percent of respondents agreed, and pointed to the abilities for mined data to decrease healthcare costs, predict public health trends and improve patient care. EMRs, with vendors such as Allscripts, NextGen and QuadraMed blazing the trail, have been a huge focal point of healthcare payers and providers, pharmaceutical companies and the general public with healthcare reform a primary platform of the Administration.
At HIMSS18, Imprivata’s Chief Medical Officer, Doctor Sean Kelly, sat down with CommonWell TV to discuss the way in which Imprivata helps healthcare organizations balance efficiency and convenience, and how our partnership with CommonWell Health Alliance is working to improve interoperability in the present healthcare setting.
On Wednesday, November 10th at 1:00 PM EST, I am fortunate to host Kristi Roose, IT director at Mahaska Health Partnership on a webinar where Kristi will share her insights on how to successfully deploy an EMR and help satisfy the requirements of meaningful use and the privacy and security standards embedded in the HITECH Act.
At this year’s annual HIMSS conference, held last month in Orlando, Florida, we joined more than 45,000 professionals from across the globe to showcase innovation and collaboration in the health IT industry.
Before you read, catch up on Part 0: An IAAM system overview and Part 1: Who does what.
In healthcare, it sometimes seems there’s only one constant: change. This ever-shifting landscape makes it extremely difficult for healthcare organizations to meet the goals of managing identity and access to care – particularly amidst increasing pressure to simultaneously improve patient care and reduce costs.
With the Internet of medical things (IoMT) and caregiver mobility on the rise, connected devices and device security is top of mind with today’s IT and security professionals.
On June 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed important legislation that would “require e-prescribing for coverage under part D of the Medicare program of prescription drugs” by January 1, 2020. Requiring electronic prescription of controlled substances (EPCS) would establish a milestone for the role of information technology in combatting prescription drug abuse, particularly the opioid crisis that has gripped our country.