Articles By Megan Williams
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HIEs In 2016: Three States To Watch
2/22/2016
As the entire country gets into a groove with health information exchanges (HIEs), a few states are breaking out as front-runners in implementing them in innovative and effective ways. Vermont, Florida, and Arizona in particular have all made significant headway in launching their HIEs and achieving admirable results for their patient and medical communities. By Megan Williams, contributing writer
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California Hospital Held For Ransom By Hackers, Pays
2/19/2016
Hollywood hospital decides to pay ransom after being forced to work off paper records for more than a week due to a cyberattack. By Megan Williams, contributing writer
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Health IT Interoperability Standards Released By ONC
2/2/2016
Healthcare is charging into interoperability, and the Office of the National Coordinatory for Health IT (ONC) has released guidance to smooth things along.
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Online Doctor Visit App Is Most Downloaded
1/20/2016
Mobile apps are becoming commonplace in the healthcare landscape and continually proving their value in both monetary savings and improved patient care.
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Data Breach At Arnett Healthcare Affects 30K Patients
1/15/2016
In a change of pace from the larger incidents of 2015, a missing storage device is the root of one of the most recent healthcare data breaches.
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AT&T Advances Connected Health With Texas “Innovation Center”
1/14/2016
This year is continuing to shape up as the year of connected health and some recent moves by AT&T in conjunction with a new partner confirms that.
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Why You Should Share The 2015 Data Breach Tally With Your Healthcare IT Clients
1/12/2016
The numbers are in on the Office Of Civil Rights’ tracking of healthcare data breaches (via Forbes) and as expected, they aren’t pretty.
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Top Healthcare Tech And Market Predictions For 2016
1/8/2016
Here are technologies healthcare IT VARs might want to keep on their radars in 2016.
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Healthcare Shows High Risk From Brute Force Attacks According To Industry Report
12/28/2015
According to an Alert Logic report, 87 percent of organizations are using cloud infrastructure. Beyond that, analysts are predicting that spending for cloud computing will cross $200 billion in 2016. All this amounts to hackers having a larger “attack surface” through which they can gain access to data — something it’s essential that your clients understand, especially in relation to the threats that are particular to healthcare.
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3D Printing Wins Health IT Hackathon
12/18/2015
Philadelphia’s health innovation community gathered together last month for Independence Blue Cross’ free Health Hack hosted in conjunction with Jefferson Health System. The hackathon was designed to tackle healthcare access and delivery through innovative solutions and address the most pressing issues in the industry.