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Technology advances at a breakneck pace these days, and small IT teams with limited resources often scramble to keep their tech secure and useful to clinicians. And that can be a problem, since technology only streamlines and optimizes patient care if it can be successfully deployed. So, even when IT resources are strained, healthcare organizations must still move forward with technology, doing whatever they can to keep up.
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It’s no secret that electronic health record (EHR) systems are costly investments. They’re worth it, of course, because they centralize delivery of care. But they can also impede processes and create friction if clinical workflows are clunky and frustrating. This can lead to challenges for clinicians relying on the EHR and IT teams managing these systems.
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Smaller healthcare organizations don’t always have access to the same advanced digital tools as larger organizations do. Even when under the umbrella of a huge healthcare system, small hospitals won’t necessarily share EHRs, virtual environments, or other key technologies with the bigger facilities in the system.Read the full article at beckershospitalreview.com
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The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a critical tool for healthcare organizations, but maximizing its value requires careful consideration of user adoption.Whether you're adding capabilities, scaling the system, getting back to basics , or migrating to a new EHR, optimizing its usability, security, and efficiency is essential. Let’s explore five key strategies to help you optimize your EHR investment and ensure its success.
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When it comes down to why the Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, a 450-bed community-based hospital, decided to implement a single sign-on (SSO) solution, the reason wasn’t complex or profound. Quite simply, as Phoebe Putney Memorial director of tech services, Michael Elder, puts it, the hospital’s physicians were dealing with multiple log-in passwords from various different systems, even within its EHR from McKesson Corp. (San Francisco, Calif.).
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This perception-and-reality disconnect isn’t due to naiveté or denial on the part of health information management (HIM) directors. The culprit is lack of standardization, whether that be variances in the formulas used to calculate the rate, algorithms for identifying duplicates or how duplicates are reported. As a result, establishing an accurate duplicate rate that would be accepted industry wide is a significant challenge for even the most diligent HIM manager.
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The cyber threat landscape is constantly evolving, but one thing remains consistent — cyber threats are rising, and so is their price tag. Industry analysts predicted cybercrime damage to cost $9.5 trillion in 2024, more than triple what it was less than a decade ago.
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Active Directory (AD) is so ubiquitous on Windows networks that many organizations have not invested time optimizing the tool. However, this consideration is critical. Your AD configuration has significant process and network security implications, so it’s important that you prioritize a review of how you’re currently managing the service. Here are a few guidelines to follow as you assess your current set up:
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Steve Coplan of The 451 Group recently published a terrific report on Virtual Desktops that examines the intersection of management and security. Steve hit the nail on the head in describing the importance of user authentication in securing virtual desktops. This is especially relevant in healthcare, which is rapidly adopting virtual desktop access (VDA) to improve clinician productivity and secure patient data. We were also pleased that Steve mentioned the work Imprivata is doing with VMware around fast, seamless user access for virtual desktops...
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The healthcare industry requires a new digital identity strategy to manage rising socioeconomic challenges, a global pandemic, and an accelerated digital transformation. This strategy should begin with identity and access management practices developed by and for healthcare providers and staff.