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Cybersecurity: The enemy is already inside the gate

By Susan Morse 09:12 am August 21, 2019

A number one recommendation is to know all of the touch points for data: how it comes in, how it's used, where it's stored and how it goes out.

Above: A side-by-side comparison of multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation. Left image shows manual lesion segmentation, while right shows fully automated lesion segmentation. Image courtesy of SNAC.

Australia’s SNAC develops AI tools to improve brain scan analysis

By Dean Koh 03:17 am August 21, 2019

Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre (SNAC), an Australian company co-located with the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, is building AI tools to automate laborious analysis tasks in their research workflow, such as isolati

Close to one-third of healthcare employees have never received cybersecurity training, report shows

By Jeff Lagasse 04:58 pm August 20, 2019

There is an apparent lack of awareness of federal regulations in both the U.S. and Canada to keep patient information secure.

Clinical decision support systems will surpass EHRs as prime caregiver interface: report

By Bill Siwicki 03:35 pm August 20, 2019

Health IT vendors are building greater flexibility into clinical decision support systems so they can optimally function in a dynamic healthcare environment, Frost & Sullivan finds in a new report.

An identity and access management expert illustrates this critical area of information security and offers tips on how to best control who is accessing protected health information (PHI).

Healthcare organizations must lock down identities and access to PHI

By Bill Siwicki 01:39 pm August 20, 2019

An identity and access management expert illustrates this critical area of information security and offers tips on how to best control who is accessing protected health information (PHI).

Software: The fix for overburdened hardware

By Benjamin Harris 12:06 pm August 20, 2019

Underlying weaknesses in common OS’s are slowing hospitals down. Software can help fix them.

800-bed Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Carolinas Medical Center deploys smartphone-based communications tech for caregivers

By Bill Siwicki 11:11 am August 20, 2019

Atrium Health’s flagship hospital sees the cloud-based clinical communications platform enabling reduced length of stay, reduced readmission rates and faster delivery of critical care to patients.

UW Medicine Valley Medical Center.

Mobile clinical communications saves Valley Medical Center tens of millions of dollars

By Bill Siwicki 10:56 am August 20, 2019

The communications system, integrated with the provider’s Epic EHR, is used throughout most of the medical center, and it has helped the organization boost HCAHPS scores in almost every measure.

Advances in uninterruptible power supply technology deliver cost-effective protection for edge data centers

09:24 am August 20, 2019

Advancements to three-phase uninterruptible power supply bring greater efficiency and modularity, along with a reduced footprint, improved connectivity and a lower total cost of ownership.