Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Protecting Your Patients and Your Organization From IoT Security Risks. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to weigh in on Internet of Things security – an important topic as medical devices grow in importance and abundance. Advice included implementing zero trust security, asking more of third-party partners, and taking steps to understand the overall threat landscape. Read more…
Translating Healthcare Documents in an Instant. Lexmark’s Seth Johnson demonstrated a scanner using optical character recognition (OCR) to translate documents to any number of languages. The company also showed Healthcare IT Today its technology that can print documents when a network is down. Read more…
Understanding the Use Cases for Robotic Process Automation. RPA is positioned to automate many mundane tasks that require lots of clicking within a software application, Hyland’s Ashley Ljubi told Healthcare IT Today. One key to boosting adoption is low-code development, which lets end users without programming expertise create automations. Read more…
Environmental Health Surveillance Enhances Public Health. In his latest interview with the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Colin Hung learned about the role of GIS technology in mosquito control and wastewater monitoring, both of which help officials identify hot spots, warn the public, and deploy resources accordingly. Read more…
CIO Podcast: Data Privacy. Colin stepped in for John Lynn on the latest episode to interview Rob McDonald at Virtru about the importance of a data-centric approach to zero trust and also how to use automation and encryption to improve HIPAA compliance without placing an additional burden on front-line workers. Read more…
3 Things That Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level. It’s no secret that traditional EHRs are burdensome to clinicians and patients alike. Dr. Mark Pratt at Altera Digital Health suggested that prioritizing usability, enhancing interoperability, and offering flexibility can make next-level EHRs possible. Read more…
Why Are So Many Healthcare Companies Still Being Breached? Supply chain attacks, social engineering, and over-reliance on legacy EHRs leaves healthcare organizations vulnerable, according to Imperva’s Terry Ray. Employee training and vendor risk management are two important steps forward. Read more…
Key Benefits of Drones for the Healthcare Industry. Greg James at DroneUp explained how drones expand access to mail-order prescriptions and durable medical equipment through reliable and frequent deliveries, all while lowering operating costs and reducing an organization’s carbon footprint. Read more…
Enhancing Patient Adherence and Improving Treatment Outcomes. Only half of patients adhere to prescribed treatments. Christine Lee at AnalyticsIQ said the solution lies in looking at the data, seeing what the SDOH factors present in their lives, and developing plans to address barriers and improve outcomes. Read more…
How Virtual Reality Is Revolutionizing Healthcare Marketing. There are more than 170 million VR users around the world, freelance writer Ali Williams pointed out. Wise healthcare marketing teams can use VR to collect data on nonverbal body language, provide immersive facility tours, and improve educational tools. Read more…
Featured Health IT Job: Epic Application Analyst/Coordinator at Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in Washington state, posted to Healthcare IT Central.
Bonus Features for July 30, 2023: Amazon gets into the generative AI game, and HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- Behavioral health technology infrastructure NeuroFlow acquired Capital Solution Design (CSD), the parent company of Behavioral Health Lab.
- Patient intake and outreach vendor Phreesia acquired MediFind, which helps connect patients to advanced care.
- Health management system developer Parker Health secured $25 million in Series A funding.
- Chronic disease patient community Eureka Health launched with $7 million in seed funding.
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