Background Surging volumes of patients with COVID-19 and the high infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 challenged hospital infection control/safety, staffing, care delivery and operations as few crises have. Imperatives to ensure security of patient information, defend against cybersecurity threats and accurately identify/authenticate patients and staff were undiminished, which fostered creative use cases where hospitals leveraged identity access and management (IAM) technologies to improve infection control and minimise disruption of clinical and administrative workflows.
Healthcare is usually behind the curve when it comes to adopting new technology - and that has been no different with cloud computing. But as cyberattacks rage and the pandemic continues to swamp hospitals everywhere, health systems have come under fire, forcing industry leaders to reconsider their approach to cybersecurity.
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On my last ER shift, the nurses and I were discussing how all-consuming the COVID-19 crisis is becoming for hospital leadership and front line staff alike...
It’s like our house is on fire and we really don’t have time to focus on anything else.
You want to bring us some more water? Great! Make sure our sprinkler system is working properly? Interested! But if you want to discuss anything else...no thanks!
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) adoption rates have been very slow over the last few years, but now, driven by Meaningful Use pressure, more providers are adopting such technology. That being said, a goodly number of providers still haven’t managed to speed adoption, largely due to doctors’ resistance to changes in workflow, according to a new survey. The survey, in which vendor Imprivata looked at HIT trends, found that 45 percent of respondents were seeing success with CPOE adoption, with more than half their doctors placing orders using CPOE.