Ephraim Schwartz

The new network will be automated and, as such, capable of monitoring more prescriptions than it previously could. It will also provide a platform for Surecripts future plans, CEO Tom Skelton said. 

Healthcare IT News delves deep into infrastructure-as-a-service offerings from Amazon, IBM, Google, Microsoft, CDW, ClearData, Verizon and VMware.

Amid the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape peppered with hackers, ransomware, nation-states gunning for coveted PHI, hospitals must safeguard against attempts to penetrate their networks. Here's a roundup of the top IDS and IPS tools for doing that.

The challenge for IT professionals is implementation because a product isn’t truly HIPAA-compliant until the system is in place.

Align your architecture and deployment to work within your budget while keeping in mind your annual costs of maintaining the system.

A threat that could compromise a device automatically signals Cisco’s Identity Services Engine and Cisco TrustSec to quarantine and prevent the attack.

Symantec Data Center Security uses a combination of host-based intrusion detection (HIDS), intrusion prevention (HIPS) and least privilege access control.

Fortinet uses an integrated approach to scan both perimeter and internal traffic to protect not only the data center but medical devices as well.

IBM's Protocol Analysis Module (PAM) uses heuristics and behavior-based analysis to identify and stop threats.

Juniper maximizes computing power in the cloud as files traverse various security devices by forking the file and sending a copy to its cloud-based service.