Being up-to-date in your industry is important for any job, but is even more crucial in the evolving world of healthcare IT. Thankfully, these six sites make it easy to keep up with breaking stories, tech updates, industry trends, and more. 1. Healthcare IT News Healthcare IT News is a great source for news in […]
Top 5 Tips for Creating and Securing Passwords
As cybercrimes continue to surface at an alarming rate, hacktivist attacks and online information thefts are becoming an everyday occurrence, putting us all at a greater risk than ever before. From the 2018 Macy’s data breach to phishing and malvertising, there is an obvious trend of instability within the online realm when it comes to […]
5 Ways to Encourage Stakeholders to Outsource Your IT
We get IT. You know how valuable outsourcing can be when it comes to your company’s IT needs. Maybe even Mike and Scott in the offices next to you know, too. But with so many stakeholders above you in the chain of command, getting the go-ahead from fellow decisionmakers can pose quite the challenge. To […]
Current Trends in Healthcare IT
As our world becomes more and more dependent on technology, telehealth is growing rapidly in popularity. Technology and IT improvements in the healthcare field now allow for doctor visits and prescriptions without requiring patients to leave the comfort of their home. Here are five topics in the healthcare IT world we have identified as currently […]
The HITECH Act’s Health IT Infrastructure Standards and Requirements
The HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act was passed in 2009 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Auto of 2009 (ARRA). This piece of legislation was created to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), and its supporting technology, in U.S. healthcare organizations. The 7 major goals of the HITECH […]
e-PHI Data Security: What is e-PHI Data Theft?
PHI stands for protected health information and includes just what it sounds like: identifiable information in a person’s health data records, such as health details, date of birth, Social Security number, fingerprints, photos/images, and even financial information. e-PHI is the same thing, it’s just used, held, and transmitted via electronic form (there are actually 18 […]