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COVID-19 Is Ushering in a Consumer Revolution in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

We’ve collectively journeyed from shelter-in-place, to cautious reopening, to varying levels of comfort with (and adherence to) public health practices designed to keep us safe while we figure out […]. We’re now several months into navigating our next normal.

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Three Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Improve System Security Right Now

Healthcare IT Today

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Cybersecurity Task Force has stepped up its efforts to provide resources that address the rising threat of cyberattacks across healthcare and the public health sector.

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Five Things Hospitals Should Do Immediately to Improve their Cybersecurity Posture

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jonathan Goldberger, Senior Vice President, Security Practices & Strategic Sales at TPx Hospitals face the threat of cyberattacks daily and each attack threatens the hospital’s public brand and, worst of all, public health.

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Cybersecurity: Hoping for the Best, but Preparing for the Worst

Healthcare IT Today

We reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for these answers. The following is what they had to say on how to stay safe and can be used as a little check list for your healthcare cybersecurity efforts. Hackers are finding holes in the gaps created by fragmented systems.

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Telehealth and VR – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and Colin’s 2024 Healthcare IT Predictions Health Equity Predictions Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions Telehealth and VR Predictions And now, check out our community’s Telehealth and VR predictions.

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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Within healthcare, the technology and expertise exist to help providers, payers, public health, health information exchanges, and healthcare IT companies exchange data. Interoperability will just happen as companies like Rhapsody offer integration as a service.

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The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

Many clinical data records can be exchanged between providers and regional public health agencies through health information exchanges. Moving beyond health system-wide or regional interoperability has been a challenge due to several financial and operational hurdles.

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