Healthcare to Go
By Art Gross – Isn’t it wonderful how technology has made medical care more accessible? Not only can medical professionals be mobile and go TO their patients, but patients can now take ownership via apps and devices…
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The Future of Care: How Hospitals are Undergoing a “Smart” Transformation
By Abhinav Shashank – When the concept of a digital hospital came into the picture, the initial goal was to shift physician practices from a paper-based approach to a more flexible electronic health record systems.
Precision Medicine Under the Microscope
Understanding how a person’s genetics, environment, and lifestyle can help determine the best approach to prevent or treat disease. Here is what’s happening now in Precision Medicine from Caris Life Sciences, University of Minnesota, City of Hope, University of Vermont Health Network, Lexent Bio, Illumina, & more.
American Cancer Society’s Online Store Hit with Skimming Malware
By Art Gross – The American Cancer Society deals with illness of the human sort, but recently they had to deal with another kind of toxic plague silently taking over. On the outside, things looked fine. But on the inside, there was a silent plague.
Will You be a Healthcare Cloud Change Management Success Story, or a Casualty?
By Scott Whyte – Healthcare and Life Sciences are in the midst of sweeping and accelerating change. From reimbursement models, care delivery venues, digital therapies, consumer engagement, mega-M&A and enabling technologies (on-premise legacy moving to…
Who’s Using My Data?: HIPAA and Allowed Uses
By Matt Fisher – Privacy of health information is receiving a significant spotlight as a result of big technology companies moving into the healthcare industry. While Amazon and Microsoft seem to slip past many headlines, Google is not in the same boat.
Balancing Patient Engagement and Awareness with Medical Device Cybersecurity
By Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD & Suzanne B. Schwartz, MD, MBA – Medical devices are increasingly more advanced and interconnected, sharing information via Wi-Fi, the internet, our phones and across hospital networks.
New Research Intensifies AMA’s Call for Improved EHR Usability
A new study issued recently found electronic medical records (EHRs) as currently designed, implemented and regulated, lack usability as a necessary feature, resulting in EHRs that are extremely hard to use compared to other common technologies.
CMS Selects Top 25 Participants to Advance to Stage 1 of the CMS AI Health Outcomes Challenge
CMS announced the Top 25 Participants selected to advance to Stage 1 of the CMS Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge. These Participants will demonstrate how AI tools – such as deep learning and neural networks – can be used to predict unplanned….