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The Five Main Components of a Fully Developed EHR System
The adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems has seen tremendous growth across geographies, especially in the US. According to American Hospital Association data shared by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, over 93% of American hospitals are enabled by some form of EHR in their organization. Implementing an EHR system … Continued
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Zero Trust Security: Key Concepts and 7 Critical Best Practices
What is Zero Trust? Zero trust is a security model to help secure IT systems and environments. The core principle of this model is to never trust and always verify. It means never trusting devices by default, even those connected to a managed network or previously verified devices. Modern enterprise environments include networks consisting of … Continued
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What Is a Secure SDLC?
What Is a Secure SDLC? The Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework defines the entire process required to plan, design, build, release, maintain and update software applications, including the final stages of replacing and decommissioning an application when needed. A Secure SDLC (SSDC) builds on this process, integrating security at all stages of the lifecycle. When … Continued
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How MSPs Can Provide Irreplaceable Value in Uncertain Times
If you have been following the financial news lately, you have surely become all too familiar with the challenging economic conditions that have emerged in 2022. Though the primary concern in the media is how a recession will affect consumers, the impact on businesses must also be considered. As rising inflationary concerns put pressure on … Continued
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What IT Pros Can Learn from the Marriott Data Breach
Despite the best efforts of individuals to protect their own data, they cannot always account for the cybersecurity shortcomings of larger organizations such as their employers, financial institutions, and healthcare providers entrusted with their personal information. Recently, it was made painfully apparent that hotels should also be added to this list of vulnerable entities based … Continued
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Developing a Data Breach Incident Response Plan
With cybersecurity boundaries going beyond the traditional walls of an office and attack surfaces constantly expanding, data breaches are inevitable. Managing risks from data breaches requires organizations to develop a comprehensive incident response plan – an established guideline that facilitates incident detection, response and containment, and empowers cybersecurity analysts to secure a company’s digital asset. … Continued
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3 Effective Ways to Enhance Patient Safety with EHR Alerts
Hospitals that adopt electronic health records (EHR) to optimize clinical workflows face the decision of how to integrate EHR alerts into their workflows. The rationale is to surface actionable data from EHR systems and present healthcare providers with this information to supplement their day-to-day clinical decisions. Though providers gain immense value from EHR alerts that … Continued
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Choosing the Right Incident Notification Tool for Your Incident Response Plan
Is your IT team ready to respond to an increasing volume of data security incidents? According to the 2021 Annual Data Breach report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, 2021 saw a record number of data breaches, representing a 68% increase from the year prior. The most recent Cost of a Data Breach report from … Continued
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Driving Effective Communication in Nursing
Effective communication in nursing is central to providing top-quality patient care. Nurses communicate with patients to understand their health issues, and they provide them with the care and compassion needed for recovery. Accomplishing effective communication with patients directly impacts patient health outcomes, and it has far-fetched implications when carried out ineffectively. As such, effective communication … Continued
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Crossing “The Last Mile” with an Incident Response System
IT Teams Are Losing in the “The Last Mile” For IT organizations, the last mile is the all-important final communication relaying automated notifications of system failure to the human team members who can solve them. Despite advances in monitoring technology, your IT team could still be losing in the last mile without an incident response … Continued
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