Network Infrastructure
Tufts Medical Center has announced a plan to bring virtual reality to patient care, giving prospective patients a detailed view of the pre-procedural process, complete with a 360-degree view of the medical facility and staff.
Scripps Health has hired Andy Crowder as its chief information officer and corporate senior vice president. He comes to Scripps with Epic implementation experience at MaineHealth.
Putting population health into practice has been challenging for many institutions, as all data is based on 'basic determinants.' Success will be based on new technologies, like genomic and real-time data, as institutions move toward community-based models.
When nine organizations -- several of them health IT vendors -- urged Congress in a Dec. 7 letter to resist delaying Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, the plea came with an outline for strengthening interoperability.
Massachusetts General Hospital has implemented Vocera technology throughout its perioperative services departments with the goal of quieter, more efficient and effective staff communications.
MaineGeneral Health CEO Chuck Hays provides details of a cyber attack on the health system's network that has put patient data at risk and involved an FBI investigation.
Windows 10, which Microsoft is positioning as an 'Operating System as a Service' model, offers several innovative new features that will be useful to healthcare users. Here are some things to know for a successful enterprise-wide migration.
A new survey from HealthITJobs.com shows that health IT workers are in high demand, and many -- especially those with "executive" in their title -- command top dollar.
Fewer than half of U.S. hospitals support an infrastructure capable of two-factor authentication, The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT reported in November, while 35 percent of critical access hospitals and 40 percent of small rural hospitals report the lowest levels of capability.
Can a pacemaker be hacked to induce a fatal arrhythmia? Yes. But is that the most clear and present danger in a world where hospitals are running critical medical devices on unpatched versions of Windows XP?