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HHS kills HCCIC cyber command center, aligns with Homeland Security

By Jessica Davis 04:44 pm October 31, 2018

The new HHS-DHS Health Cybersecurity Coordination Center, HC3, replaces the Healthcare Cybersecurity Communications and Integration Center after a year of turmoil and unraveling.

"We cannot underestimate how connected we will be" as data and technology become even more ubiquitous, said futurist Michael Rogers at the HIMSS Big Data and Healthcare Analytics Forum.

What it will take for big data to achieve its potential in healthcare

By Mike Miliard 04:21 pm October 31, 2018

From basic information governance to advanced precision medicine, health systems large and small describe their strategies for putting data to work.

North Florida Women's Care in Tallahassee.

Text messaging leads to $10,000 more revenue per month at North Florida Women's Care

By Bill Siwicki 12:00 pm October 31, 2018

The mobile patient engagement system also cut no-shows by half and increased the number of referred patients seen by 25 percent.

5 (more) things we learned by focusing on cybersecurity in October

By Tom Sullivan 10:06 am October 31, 2018

We took a pulse of the state of infosec, heard experts rate industry maturity and learned smart tactics for advancing your security posture.

Cerner gives new updates on DoD and VA EHR rollouts

By Mike Miliard 04:16 pm October 30, 2018

As MHS Genesis moves past Pacific Northwest pilot sites and into the next phase in California, work at the VA "is only beginning."

Ransomware that won’t quit: SamSam still pummeling U.S. healthcare

By Jessica Davis 03:03 pm October 30, 2018

A new Symantec report finds the notorious, highly targeted virus is primarily hitting the U.S. – especially the healthcare sector, where hackers may believe orgs are more likely to pay.

KLAS: Secure texting vendors morphing into communications platforms

By Bill Siwicki 01:08 pm October 30, 2018

A new report looks at nearly 20 vendors and sees that the market for texting tech is changing – as is the way providers are using the tools.

Patient engagement tech reduces no-shows by 60% at Bedford Commons

Patient engagement platform reduces patient no-shows by 60% at Bedford Commons OB-GYN

By Bill Siwicki 12:56 pm October 30, 2018

Through the technology, the provider organization also has collected 635 online reviews for its website.

Focus on cybersecurity: 5 things we learned this month

By Tom Sullivan 10:15 am October 30, 2018

Synthetic ID theft, infosec dashboards, the real weakest link and more factored into the security conversation during October.

How Australia’s Princess Alexandra Hospital became digital ready

By 01:15 am October 30, 2018

According to Executive Director PAH-QEII Network at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Dr Michael Cleary, the hospital was identified as a “lead site” in the early days of strategy for the implementation of software.