In the decades since hospitals and doctors’ offices became the traditional way to receive medical treatment, little has changed regarding the way personal health data is managed. Processes remain heavily paper-based, and data about a person’s health and wellbeing is often spread throughout different locations depending on where the consultation occurred. More recently, the arrival […]
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Obfuscation makes the cloud work for healthcare
Patient data is sacred when it comes to healthcare. HIPPA tells us so. In virtually every medical practice, cost controls are also sacred, and there are points where regulation and modern tools for reducing IT costs can come into conflict. Remote and cloud-based record processing is common in many fields, but adoption in healthcare has […]
Simplifying security with cloud-based management
Mobile devices improve patient care but broaden the target for hackers. They can also be stolen and lost. Plenty of examples of all three breach types are found on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “Wall of Shame.” The theft of just one portable device from an Illinois business associate in 2010 compromised […]
SaaS or on-premises? The security challenge for healthcare applications
The healthcare industry faces a difficult paradox when it comes to IT services. Healthcare has some of the most tightly governed restrictions on how information is managed, but it runs the risk of not delivering services effectively enough if it can’t access modern IT service options. There are pros and cons of using cloud-based and […]
Convertibles make health care IT flexible
Computers have traditionally come in one of a few carefully defined forms. Desktop computers are systems that you go somewhere to use. Laptop computers are machines you can carry different places to use. Tablets are devices you can use while standing up. Health care professionals and administrators would choose the platform that would be most […]