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Workflow
U.S. federal officials this week called on physicians to eradicate faxes by 2020 while hospitals in Australia and England had situations of their own.
IT Infrastructure
Making security personal to employees and engaging future generations to rekindle the dwindling talent pool are a good start.
Electronic Health Records
Security researchers notified the open source EHR managing software of nearly 30 critical vulnerabilities – the second set of vulnerabilities found in a year.
Electronic Health Records
Tech, policy and an ecosystem of smartphone platforms are all cause to be very optimistic, says Ricky Bloomfield, MD.
Workforce
While the industry is changing at rapid pace, leading HIPAA attorney Pam Hepp says there are plenty of opportunities for women when they push the boundaries of their comfort zones.
Revenue Cycle
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's charity is looking for startups to develop tech for healthcare.
Electronic Health Records
The hospital hopes that 18 months of intensive training, with help from more than 100 experienced volunteers, will pay dividends as clinicians make use of the new integrated record.
Electronic Health Records
The hospitals already run the vendor’s Patient Administration System and will now be implementing its Electronic Patient Record software.
Privacy & Security
A configuration error left a database filled with healthcare data exposed on the internet, and the data could be accessed and changed by anyone without a password.
Data Warehousing
Active training via simulated phishing, progressive disciplinary measures, disabling hyperlinks and document execution from emails are among the suggestions.