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Google Cloud, Splunk Help Orgs Boost IT Infrastructure Security

May 8, 2020 - Google Cloud and Splunk Inc, recently announced a strategic partnership to help organizations leverage data analytics for IT infrastructure security and drive actionable insights from their data.  Splunk, provider of the Data-to-Everything platform, will make Spunk Cloud available on Google Cloud to help customers uncover the value of their...


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Hospital Networks at Risk from URGENT/11 Vulnerabilities, FDA Warns

by Fred Donovan

Hospital networks and medical devices are at risk from URGENT/11 vulnerabilities that lurk in their IPnet network connection, warned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week. The...

Regional Groups Team to Set Up Great Plains Health Data Network

by Fred Donovan

The Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) and the Wyoming Primary Care Association are partnering to establish the Great Plains Health Data Network. The network is expected to enable...

Wireless Networking Infrastructure Remains Challenge for Hospitals

by Fred Donovan

Wireless networking infrastructure continues to be a challenge for hospitals and health systems, a recent survey by Spok found. Almost half of 450 healthcare professionals from U.S. hospitals and...

Kettering to Deploy Health IT System for Faster EMS, Hospital Links

by Fred Donovan

Kettering Health Network is implementing a new healthcare IT system designed to speed exchange of patient information between emergency medical service (EMS) personnel and hospitals. Kettering is...

Wi-Fi 6, 5G Could Be Turning Point for Health IT Infrastructure

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare organizations are deploying more bandwidth-intensive connected medical devices and mobile devices, which are straining existing health IT infrastructure. Next-generation wireless networking technologies, such as Wi-Fi 6 and 5G...

AdventHealth Team Successfully Tests Remote Robotic Surgery

by Fred Donovan

Roger Smith, PhD, and his team at Florida-based AdventHealth Nicholson Center recently conducted a successful Department of Defense (DoD)-funded trial on remote robotic surgery. Smith, who is chief...

AT&T, Nihon Kohden Expand Telemeter Wireless Networking Options

by Fred Donovan

The AT&T Foundry has teamed with Nihon Kohden to retrofit Nihon’s LifeScope G3 telemeter worn by hospital patients to monitor their vital signs so that the device can toggle between Wi-Fi and...

First U.S. Smart Medical District Upgrades IT Infrastructure

by Fred Donovan

The Illinois Medical District and IGNITE CITIES, a tech consulting firm specializing in smart cities, have launched the first smart medical district in the United States designed to improve patient...

Cynerio Gets $7M for Healthcare Internet of Things Security Product

by Fred Donovan

Cynerio, a startup providing cybersecurity for healthcare Internet of Things devices, has received an infusion of $7 million in its latest funding round. Investors in the most recent round are...

New Service Could Help Hospitals with Wireless Networking Strain

by Fred Donovan

With all the connected devices in healthcare environment, wireless networking capacity has become a priority for IT teams in hospitals. One solution being proposed by the CBRS Alliance is to use...

Lack of Broadband Access Can Hinder Rural Telehealth Programs

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Telehealth programs allow patients to connect with their care providers from local clinics or the comfort of their homes. While this is useful to many patients who can’t easily meet with a...

Software-Defined Networks Support Future-Proof Connectivity

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Organizations are broadening their healthcare networks to reach out beyond the confines of the facility. In order to do this successfully there needs to be more visibility and control over the network,...

Remote Patient Monitoring Supports Vendor Connectivity, Technology

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Reducing patient visits and improving long-term patient health motivate healthcare organizations to embrace remote patient monitoring. However without the healthcare network to support healthcare...

Building Scalable Healthcare Internet of Things Networks

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Network connections continue to be a challenge as healthcare organizations improve their healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. “The rising demand of chronic disease management,...

Planning for Coverage, Capacity in Healthcare Network Upgrades

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Planning for network coverage and connectivity in healthcare network upgrades takes more than simply adding access points to existing infrastructure. Understanding how wireless signals interfere with...

Ensuring Healthcare Networks Can Keep Key Data in the Fast Lane

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Wireless and cellular technologies are advancing, and healthcare networks need to keep up in order to support digital tools and connected medical devices. Applying network upgrades to existing systems...

Improving User Experience with Healthcare Edge Networking, AI

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Healthcare poses unique challenges for IT infrastructure especially when it comes to solving challenges presented at the edge of the network. Understanding healthcare edge networking and how it’s...

Using Broadband, Wi-Fi for Healthcare Internet of Things

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) devices are becoming more prominent in the industry as many organizations see the value in tracking assets and monitoring patient health digitally. As more devices...

Addressing Healthcare Network Connectivity Challenges

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Network connectivity is a critical piece of health IT infrastructure. As organizations continue to add connected medical devices and other IT tools to their digital environments, reliable networks are required to allow providers to...