As healthcare transitions from a fee-for-service to a pay-for-performance model to improve patient engagement and outcomes, the future of care delivery for organizations centers on a network of IP-connected computers, sensors, and devices through which doctors, nurses, and patients can securely share information. In this HIMSS industry solutions and healthcare IT news webinar, David Bratt, Director of Technology Services at Miami’s Children’s Health System, Matt Crawford, Director of Solutions Marketing at Citrix, and David Ting, Imprivata’s co-founder and CTO, talk about how the “Internet of (Healthcare) Things” (IoHT) minimizes the need for direct patient-physician interaction while allowing providers to deliver more personalized treatments, using patient health information from wearables in a secure and reliable way.…

To be effective in healthcare, it is critical that patient information is accurate, secure, and connected to the right patient. But manual patient identification commonly used as the first step in the care delivery process is often riddled with errors and issues that contribute to increasing medical identity theft, as the Wall Street Journal wrote earlier this month. …

Despite continued efforts at the state and national level to address the issue, opioid addiction has raged on in 2015. Massachusetts is no exception. Just last week, the Boston Globe reported that there were 1,256 opioid-related deaths in the Bay State in 2014, which exceeded estimations from the state’s Department of Public Health released earlier their year.…

In order to know the true cost of exposed medical records, it’s important to understand why this information is targeted. Learn more in this article. …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are nearly 23,000 deaths caused by overdoses of prescription medications every year. That's more than the number of deaths from cocaine and heroin combined. States have responded with new legislation, including New York’s I-STOP requirements, which mandate the electronic transmission of all prescriptions, including prescriptions for controlled substances, by March 27, 2016.…

Studies have shown that providers spend less than 25% of their time performing direct patient care. The rest of the time they spend accessing patient records and documenting in the EMR (25%), communicating with colleagues (20%), documenting medications, or entering orders and prescriptions (20%).…

Effective March 27th, 2016, the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing (I-STOP) Act requires electronic prescribing of all medications, including controlled substances, in the state of New York. There are many requirements for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) and for I-STOP. Prescribers must use e-prescribing software that has been certified and audited, complete an identity proofing process, obtain two-factor authentication for each prescription, in accordance with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) regulations, and register substance e-prescribing software with the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE).…

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the latest voice from the boardroom professing serious concern about their level of cyber-attack preparedness.…

At the 23rd National HIPAA Summit in Washington, D.C., regulators and privacy professionals met to discuss the challenges associated with ensuring the security of EMR data and the appropriate use of protected health information (PHI).…

Inefficient communication costs the average U.S. hospital $1.75 million a year, according to the Ponemon Institute. But how can hospitals enhance communication efficiency while ensuring the safety of protected health information (PHI)?…

Did you know, on average, care providers log into Citrix workstations and applications 70 times a day, entering a username and password each time? That’s 45 minutes wasted per provider, per day!…

Last week at the HIMSS15 Conference in Chicago, Surescripts sponsored a panel discussion titled Advancing Care with Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS). The group discussed the relatively slow adoption of EPCS among care providers, despite the fact that electronic prescribing of non-controlled substances has been swiftly embraced by prescribers and pharmacists. According to Santosh Kalkar, today in the U.S. about five percent of providers and 71 percent of pharmacies are enabled with EPCS. …

Desktop virtualization is changing the way care providers work at North Bend Medical Center (NBMC) in Southern Oregon. Doug McCleod, CTO and Joshua Rabe, Systems Architect at NBMC recently discussed the impact of desktop virtualization on IT efficiency, provider productivity, and patient care. They are successfully completing their Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) project on time and on budget.…

Wireless technology is the future of authentication - a future we're happy to welcome. The promises of DEA-compliant wireless authentication technologies are immense: they will foster simpler, more user-friendly authentication options, streamline clinical workflows, and enhance patient care. …

Technology can be an important tool in the effort by curtailing the diversion of prescription drugs, which kills 16,000 Americans each year, twice as many as die from cocaine and heroin combined.…

As HIMSS15 gets closer, Imprivata continues to preview the presentations that will take place in our booth (#3848). Customers will share their success stories, lessons learned, and best practices using Imprivata solutions.…

The recent spate of high-profile security breaches across the healthcare industry has revealed a shift in how attackers are accessing and pilfer patient records and other sensitive information. Most healthcare organization leaders I speak with have taken steps to reinforce their perimeter defenses with firewalls, intrusion detection, deep packet inspection, and other strategies.…

Security, usability, and interoperability need to be baked into health apps for patients to reap their full benefits. Otherwise, they won't enhance care …

Interest in electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) continues to increase as hospitals and health systems across the U.S. look for technology solutions to reduce the risk of altered, stolen or fraudulent prescriptions, improve patient safety and satisfaction, and reduce prescription errors and inaccuracies.…

In a recent webinar, Shannon Medical’s Mike Russell, Assistant IT Director, explained how VDI is positively impacting IT efficiency and patient care. He answered common questions around the topic and explained how VDI started with the CIO’s desktop and is now on a pace to reach 1,400 users.…