Wi-Fi 6, 5G Could Be Turning Point for Health IT Infrastructure
HITInfrastructure 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 cellular, could be the solution to this growing problem. To ease network congestion, the Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking standard is expected to provide...
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Pros, Cons, and Strategies for Implementing Healthcare Multicloud
Healthcare multicloud is becoming an attractive way for organizations to deal with the explosion of digital health data in electronic health records, connected devices, Internet of Things, and healthcare apps. As more healthcare...
How Network Segregation, Segmentation Can Stop Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations have been on the rise in recent years, with sometimes devastating results.* From EHR downtime to compromised patient data, these cyberattacks can significantly disrupt the operations of...
Consumers, AI Will Challenge Health IT Infrastructure Leaders in 2019
As part of the healthcare industry’s ongoing transformation, health IT infrastructure is undergoing rapid change. Seamless, future-proof health IT infrastructure development will become increasingly important as the use of artificial...
Applying Automation Technology to Health IT Infrastructure
As healthcare organizations rely more heavily on technology to support patients and clinicians, the automation of health IT infrastructure can become a valuable strategy for reducing waste and improving performance. Automation can be...
Addressing Healthcare Network Connectivity Challenges
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 interact...
Planning for Data Backup, Recovery in Health IT Infrastructure
Healthcare data backup and data recovery are critical components of every health IT infrastructure. The inability to access data is a serious issue in healthcare. Organizations constantly face the possibility of data breaches, ransomware...
Understanding Healthcare Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Healthcare Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), sometimes called Hardware-as-a-Service, is becoming more popular as organizations migrate parts of their infrastructure to the cloud. Infrastructure delivered as a service can significantly cut...
Pros and Cons of PACS, VNAs for Medical Image Data Storage
As healthcare providers invest in new medical imaging technologies that produce increasingly large and complex data files, organizations need to implement infrastructure tools that can support the storage and appropriate access of necessary...
How to Build a Successful Healthcare Mobility Solution
Mobile devices are a significant part of health IT infrastructure as users look for the most convenient ways to use devices to treat patients. Building a healthcare mobility solution is key to ensuring the devices are fully supported and...
Benefits of Software-Defined Networking in Healthcare
Healthcare organizations are rapidly introducing more connected devices into their health IT infrastructures, which calls for increased network visibility and management. Entities currently deal with Wi-Fi connectivity supporting cloud...
Healthcare Data Storage Options: On-Premise, Cloud and Hybrid Data Storage
Healthcare organizations are building their IT infrastructures to be more flexible and scalable to meet the growing data demand. With value-based incentives for data analytics and the increased number of connected medical devices constantly...
Considerations for Deploying Healthcare Wireless Networks
Wireless networks are the lifeblood health IT infrastructure, but developing and deploying reliable WiFi to support present and future IT initiatives can be a challenge. Clinicians and staff are becoming dependent on mobile and...
Why Application Programming Interfaces Are Key for Healthcare
Healthcare organizations seeking to create interoperability between internal apps, EHRs, and other data exchange tools, are increasingly turning to application programming interfaces (APIs) to manage the flow of information between...
Understanding HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Options for Health IT
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Why diversifying clearinghouse, banking partners is crucial
RevCycleIntelligence Clearinghouses and banks are crucial in supporting hospitals’ financial health, enabling providers to focus on delivering high-quality patient care. However, a recent cyberattack that shut down one of the largest clearinghouses in...
Improving mammography utilization to cut breast cancer mortality
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Employing telehealth to ease the hospice transition for kids with cancer
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Exploring 10 ethical considerations in genome editing
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