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Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan is the Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare IT News. Sullivan writes the Innovation Pulse column and covers major HIT topics including government policy and emerging technologies. Follow Tom on Twitter @SullyHIT

Privacy & Security
By Tom Sullivan | 01:14 pm | August 17, 2017
The first Homeland Security Secretary explains that hospitals need to focus their finances and accept that they must invest in creating not just a culture of security but one of resiliency.
Privacy & Security
By Tom Sullivan | 03:14 pm | August 16, 2017
Take our poll and we’ll report back on what other hospital IT shops are planning to do.
Privacy & Security
By Tom Sullivan | 02:52 pm | August 16, 2017
They’re difficult to memorize so employees skirt hospital IT rules when conjuring them up anyway, group says.
Analytics
By Tom Sullivan | 12:15 pm | August 16, 2017
Yes, there’s a difference, and speakers at the HIMSS Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum in October will offer a glimpse of the information-fueled road ahead.
Population Health
By Tom Sullivan | 11:29 am | August 14, 2017
San Mateo County Health System incorporated social determinants of health into its patient records to reduce ‘epistrophic’ events among its vulnerable population.
Security
By Tom Sullivan | 02:16 pm | August 11, 2017
The group published the guidance to help hospitals define what job roles cybersecurity teams require and, ultimately, to help them find top talent.
Cloud Computing
By Tom Sullivan | 04:57 pm | August 10, 2017
Hospitals can use the tech to create blockchain networks with governance, security and other transactional capabilities, the company says.
Security
By Tom Sullivan | 10:19 am | August 10, 2017
The sector is now making security a top priority, hiring CISOs, undertaking threat management and penetration testing, all more than ever.
Population Health
By Tom Sullivan | 11:55 am | August 09, 2017
Speakers at the upcoming Pop Health Forum share insights about what the future will look like.
EHR
By Tom Sullivan | 01:17 pm | August 08, 2017
Geography matters more than many people probably realize, and this month’s big deal gives Allscripts a much stronger market share west of the Mississippi.