Patient Data Privacy is Impacting the Accuracy of Covid-19 Reporting
Data, and lots of it, is crucial in tracking the spread of COVID-19, identifying high-risk populations and crafting the best care. Exchange barriers and strict privacy protections of patient data are slowing this process down. To prevent the spread of the novel...
InterMed and Natural Disasters
Natural disasters can throw a wrench into any medical facility’s operations — from damage to power outages and more. While it’s impossible to know what to expect from a natural disaster entirely, there are plenty of steps you can take to better protect your patients,...
Evaluate Your Cyberspace: It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: #BeCyberSmart In its 17th year running, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance - are launching the annual campaign to encourage American organizations and individuals...
AI and Machine Learning Are Helping in the Fight Against COVID-19
In a world afflicted with the novel coronavirus, healthcare technologies and patient interactions have had to adapt as fast as possible to the rapid changes brought on during the pandemic. Technologies like AI and machine learning abruptly became an important solution...
Cybercriminals Target Healthcare Institutions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Cybersecurity is an increasingly significant threat to companies worldwide, especially those within the healthcare industry. Since 2009 the number of reported data breaches has increased each year. The number of patient records breached each year ranges from the...
How ECMO Life-Support Technology Is Saving Lives During COVID-19
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) life-support technology is a less well-known, but critically effective option for treating COVID-19. Ventilators have been a crucial component in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but in some of the worst cases, they aren’t...
Password Manager Vulnerabilities | Are you at risk?
The need for complex, random, and unique passwords for each online account is only increasing, making password management software a necessity as passwords get more and more difficult to remember. A new study out of the University of York in England has found that...
Device Servicers, OEMs Spar Over Wyden’s Right-To-Repair Bill
By Kelly Lienhard Third-party medical device servicers say they support Senate Finance Committee ranking Democrat Ron Wyden’s (OR) bill that would allow independent service organizations to repair medical devices for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency, though they...
Covid-19 and HTM Changes
COVID-19 has put unprecedented pressures on U.S. and worldwide healthcare systems as they deal with strained supplies and overworked equipment. Technology is crucial in combating this pandemic, but technological solutions have been varied across healthcare systems and...
Patient Data Privacy is Impacting the Accuracy of Covid-19 Reporting
Data, and lots of it, is crucial in tracking the spread of COVID-19, identifying high-risk populations, and crafting the best care. Exchange barriers and strict privacy protections of patient data are slowing this process down. To prevent the spread of the novel...
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