How cyber criminals use the Dark Web to monetize stolen healthcare data
If you ' re concerned with data security or privacy these days -- and who isn ' t? -- you need to understand the fast-changing world of cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism and cyber-espionage. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Core Technologies, Security Source Type: blogs

HIMSS Media has acquired MobiHealthNews
For seven years, MobiHealthNews has been a go-to site for news, commentary, online events and research. Now it is the newest member of the HIMSS Media family -- the leading source of digital health news. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Core Technologies, Telehealth, Mergers and acquisitions, Operations, Population and Public Health, Care Source Type: blogs

Four reasons for optimism about the ongoing healthcare overhaul
None of us would have the jobs we currently occupy without some ability to focus on details. But maybe that focus on the trees blinds us to changes in the forest. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Quality Care, Core Technologies, Public Policy, Interoperability Source Type: blogs

The changing role of the CIO
John Halamka, MD, reflects on how the position of CIO has evolved during his 20-year career. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Workforce Development, Leadership, Core Technologies, EHR Source Type: blogs

Incorporating cybersecurity into the DNA of telemedicine
You don ' t need to take a defensive stance that restricts data exchange. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Core Technologies, Security, Telehealth, Interoperability Source Type: blogs

Telehealth: Should states set their own rules?
A recent look at the telehealth policies of one U.S. region isn ' t particularly promising. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Public Policy Source Type: blogs

Closing HIPAA compliance gaps: Getting your policies in order
Believe it or not, there are 52 possible policies that organizations may need in order to comply with HIPAA. To determine which ones are required, an organization must perform a comprehensive risk assessment and gap analysis. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Public Policy, Regulation Source Type: blogs

Visualizing the future of healthcare data
Meaningful use of analytics to improve quality of care and organizational efficiency is contingent on an accessible user-friendly interface. How can " users " find their way back into the " user experience " ? (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Analytics, Clinial and business intelligence, Core Technologies, EHR, Data Science, Clinical decision support, Quality Care Source Type: blogs

Precision medicine: From data to information to knowledge
Penn Medicine ' s CIO reflects on IT moving from the basement to the boardroom, increasing vendor participants, engagement with the clinical community and the future point toward which the industry is headed. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Core Technologies, Patient Access, Population and Public Health, Care Source Type: blogs

Payers begin to offer incentives for user's digital health data
(SPONSORED) With such massive, diverse member populations, payers have realized they can no longer rely on simply averaging data from their independent information systems to affect cost and quality of care. They need a more personalized approach to help their members. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Analytics, Data Science, Core Technologies, Patient Access Source Type: blogs

Startups target home care for seniors
A trio of emerging technology companies are bringing new wares to market that make aging in place more comfortable. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Public Policy Source Type: blogs

Why a 3 percent rise in telehealth usage makes a big difference
Telemedicine is a complex enough market that even a tiny uptick should be seen as encouraging. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Telehealth Source Type: blogs

Confidence versus competence
John Halamka, MD, reflects on the difference between confidence and competence. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Workforce Development, Leadership Source Type: blogs

A tour of the Dark Web: home of the cyber-criminal
Most people navigate the World Wide Web via well-known search engines such as Google or Bing. Underneath the publicly accessible web, however, is the " Deep Web, " the part of the web that is not indexed by common search engines. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Data Science, Data management, Core Technologies, Interoperability, Security Source Type: blogs

mHealth: Sci-Fi to med students?
Particularly when it comes to seeing patients, technologies just don ' t cut it. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - June 15, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Public Policy Source Type: blogs