Search Tag: healthcare IT
2024 16 Sep
The healthcare industry has long struggled with the inefficiencies of information exchange, a critical process plagued by fragmented systems and outdated technology. This disjointed approach results in delays in patient care, increased operational costs, and even compromised patient outcomes. Many solutions have been proposed, but they often introduce...Read more
2024 02 Sep
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth, one of the largest healthcare processors in the United States, served as a grim reminder of the vulnerabilities that healthcare organisations face. The attack not only exposed patient records but also disrupted the broader healthcare ecosystem, causing delays in prescriptions, insurance claims, and patient...Read more
2024 02 Sep
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth, one of the largest healthcare processors in the United States, served as a grim reminder of the vulnerabilities that healthcare organisations face. The attack not only exposed patient records but also disrupted the broader healthcare ecosystem, causing delays in prescriptions, insurance claims, and patient...Read more
2024 02 Aug
The healthcare industry has witnessed significant technological advancements over the past decade, and e-prescribing is one of the most transformative. E-prescribing involves the digital creation and transmission of prescription information from healthcare providers to pharmacies, streamlining the medication prescribing process. The history of...Read more
2024 02 Aug
The healthcare industry has witnessed significant technological advancements over the past decade, and e-prescribing is one of the most transformative. E-prescribing involves the digital creation and transmission of prescription information from healthcare providers to pharmacies, streamlining the medication prescribing process. The history of...Read more
2024 11 Jun
A universal viewing, diagnostic workflow and data management platform that takes healthcare from silos to synergy with an Enterprise Imaging solution that unifies patient information. Mach7 Technologies, a company specializing in innovative medical imaging and data management solutions for healthcare organizations, is pleased to announce...Read more
2024 30 Apr
International medical IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has appointed Bart Thielen as the new Managing Director of Sectra Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg). As of May 1, he will replace the current Managing Director, Peter Osinga, who is retiring this summer. Bart Thielen has a long history with Sectra, with...Read more
2024 30 Apr
International medical IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has appointed Bart Thielen as the new Managing Director of Sectra Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg). As of May 1, he will replace the current Managing Director, Peter Osinga, who is retiring this summer. Bart Thielen has a long history with Sectra, with...Read more
2021 06 Jul
Ransomware attacks against healthcare organisations have jumped about 45% since early November, following an alarming 71% increase in October 2020, making healthcare the number one target of ransomware attacks that month. Fending off these attacks can be incredibly difficult, but it’s not impossible. HealthManagement offers several best practices...Read more
2021 06 Jul
Ransomware attacks against healthcare organisations have jumped about 45% since early November, following an alarming 71% increase in October 2020, making healthcare the number one target of ransomware attacks that month. Fending off these attacks can be incredibly difficult, but it’s not impossible. HealthManagement offers several best practices...Read more
2019 05 Dec
Mayo Clinic has announced that healthcare IT veteran John Halamka M.D., will lead its Mayo Clinic Platform at the start of January 2020 The platform will position Mayo Clinic as a global leader within digital healthcare. Dr. Halamka, an emergency medicine physician, has held a number of eminent digital healthcare positions over...Read more
2018 07 Nov
The gain from entering the digital landscape. With the clock clicking for fully entering a digital landscape that will benefit patient and provider, medical labs need to act fast. Baher Al Hakim, CEO of Medicus, an AI-based platform that converts data for effective health insights, spoke to HealthManagement.org about the whats, whys and, importantly,...Read more
2017 07 Nov
In today's interconnected environment, protecting healthcare IT systems against malware attacks seems to be an uphill task for infosec professionals. The recent spate of ransomware attacks (e.g., WannaCry) has made many infosec teams to be more aware of cybersecurity issues associated with the Internet of Things (IoT). But some IT experts see some...Read more
2017 16 Feb
Hardly a day goes by without some new revelation of an information technology mess in the U.S. - whether nuclear weapons updated with floppy disks to needless deaths from medical errors, many of which are caused by preventable interoperability communication errors. According to a report released to Congress, the Government Accountability...Read more
2017 23 Apr
Transform, Disrupt, Accelerate: The New Roadmap for Technology Leadership The CIO’s job is not for the shrinking violet these days. Threats emerge quickly, as do opportunities if you’re nimble enough to capitalize fast enough. Because technology has become a part of everything, the CIOs who succeed today can write their ticket to even more powerful...Read more
2016 23 Nov
Locky, the deadly ransomware that has been wreaking havoc on healthcare networks has ramped up its methods of attack making decryption even tougher. A report in Healthcare IT News says there has been a drop in the frequency of ransomware attacks in recent months owing to a rise in decryption tools for ransomware strains like Crysis but Locky...Read more
2016 10 Oct
The U.S. Department of Labour has given $7 million to a new umbrella group overseeing healthcare tech apprenticeships. The American Health Information Management Association Foundation (AHIMA), American Hospital Association, (AHA), American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and the National Centre for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) are...Read more
2017 25 Apr
conhIT – Europe‘s leading event for Health-IT celebrates anniversary and takes place from the 25th to the 27st of April 2017 for the tenth time on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds. Along the entire value chain it shows how modern IT can improve healthcare quality and support institutions in competition. Manufacturers, users and representatives from the...Read more