An innovative concept that started in urban centers is making its way into the heart of rural America: hospital-at-home care. The idea stemmed from the realization that patients in rural areas often face significant…
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When making the case for cybersecurity funding, 76 percent of respondents said that showing the cost of a data breach in lost sales and lost productivity was an effective method. Making those upfront investments…
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Faced with rising threats, healthcare IT leaders are increasingly turning to zero trust. As a cybersecurity framework, zero trust requires all users, both inside and outside an organization’s network, to be authenticated, authorized and…
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1. Know What’s on the Hospital’s Network
Review the current environment. Analyze and measure the uptime and reliability of mission-critical servers, operating systems and applications.
2. Establish and Align Goals Across the Organization
Identify all pertinent stakeholders…
Applying Guardrails to Generative AI Use Cases in Healthcare
Dr. Leith States, chief medical officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, described generative AI as a tool set that potentially could be…
“Medicine is not made up of just feel-good stories,” said Dr. Christine Tsien Silvers, a healthcare executive adviser at Amazon Web Services. “I’ve cared for patients who my colleagues and I were not able…
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Focus Areas for Payviders to Guide Their Transformations
Based on my experience supporting payers, providers and other healthcare organizations in their digital transformation journeys, I see four areas where payvider organizations should focus their technology…
Rapidly Expanding Technology in Patient Rooms
The Patient Room ‘Next’ framework envisions a flexible, technology-enabled space in which patients receive state-of-the-art treatment regardless of where that treatment is being provided. Consistent care can be provided from…
LLMs, Data Privacy, Patient Safety and Hallucinations Earlier this year, the World Health Organization released guidelines for the ethical use of LLMs and other AI in healthcare. WHO recognized the potential for LLMs while highlighting…
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