Surprise: Hospital Data Loss Underserved, Few Have HIE
Don’t Get Caught up in Hospital Data Loss A study from Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation reveals that only 30 percent of hospitals in the U.S. are part of a health information exchange (HIE). While there has been a slight increase in the number of healthcare providers involved in HIE participation since […]
A Scary Story About Hospital Data Loss
If you are like anyone else associated with the healthcare industry, you shudder every time you see news about a hospital losing patient files. Hospital data loss is a very real problem that every healthcare facility faces. Are you doing everything you can to prevent these losses? Late last year, hospital data loss was reported […]
Combat Hospital Data Loss With Accessibility, Archiving
Complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is not something most healthcare providers find to be a simple task. However, violating HIPAA regulations means fines, something most smaller providers can’t afford to risk. There are rules regarding hospital data loss and making sure data is backed up in a secure fashion. To […]
Nearly 30 Million Hospital Data Records Breached Annually: Do You Have a Plan?
Don’t Let Your Hospital Data be Compromised The numbers are staggering – too many healthcare providers are allowing their data to fall into the hands of the wrong people. According to Redspin, a security firm, around 30 million patient records a year have been compromised since the HITECH Act went into effect in 2009. These […]
There’s no Replacement for a Hospital Data Loss Plan
Combat Hospital Data Loss With Offsite Solutions There no longer exists a medical environment that doesn’t take into account how critical data is to their day-to-day operations. Furthermore, regulations requiring the safekeeping of data also force the hand of hospital administrators. Fortunately, providers are approaching hospital data loss with an eye to the cloud – […]
Managing Hospital Data Without PACS Bulk
Healthcare IT professionals are becoming more familiar with the phrase “deconstructing PACS.” It’s essentially the process of looking at PACS from a new angle. No longer are professionals in the medical industry interested in bulky proprietary units that make it next to impossible to efficiently share medical imaging. Thus, more have taken on the deconstruction […]
Surprising Hospital Data? Only Small Handful of Hospitals Reached Stage 2
According to the federal government, the outlook for healthcare professionals achieving acceptable levels of Stage 2 meaningful use is not well. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported recently that a total of four hospitals have met the standards for Stage 2 of electronic health records (EHR). Hospitals that have enrolled in the federal […]
Three Reasons Cloud Based PACS Helps Avert Hospital Data Loss
There is a reason so much talk about the cloud exists today – there is value in the cloud, especially for picture archiving communication systems (PACS). When a medical facility is backed by cloud-based PACS, diagnostic viewing becomes easier and more efficient, and from just about anywhere. With a vendor neutral system, sharing between PACS […]