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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.
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LEXINGTON, MA- May 13, 2008 - Imprivata®, Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, today announced that it has delivered identity and access management solutions to 35 National Health Service Trusts across the UK.
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ArchitectureThis article discusses details of Windows Network Load Balancer (NLB) configuration to balance two or more XTAM Server nodes. Earlier we discussed XTAM Server multi-node architecture built using Microsoft IIS server as a load balancer. We also provided example configuration for XTAM Server multi-node deployments using Apache HTTPD server.
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What makes healthcare such a prime target for cyberattacks, and how can we protect sensitive health information without burdening medical staff? In our latest episode, we promise to answer these questions with the expert insights of Joel Burleson-Davis, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Imprivata. Joel reveals the high stakes involved in healthcare cybersecurity, the unique challenges posed by a mix of legacy and modern IT systems, and the critical need for security solutions that integrate seamlessly into clinical workflows.
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Let’s face it: passwords are exhausting.We’re required to change them frequently (and seemingly always at the most inconvenient times). Also, pass “words” have evolved into lengthy, complex pass “phrases.” Trying to remember them is a mental strain, but it certainly beats the Herculean task of trying to reset your password.
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Ransomware attacks or IT outages can have a significant effect on the public, impacting the accessibility of critical needs like healthcare, transportation, and other goods and services. For example, patients may be diverted to other medical facilities if one hospital system goes down, potentially creating a ‘medical desert’ in rural areas and putting public health at risk. Or manufacturing plants may pause production, impacting their bottom line and causing supply chain shortages.
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I’ve been practicing medicine long enough to remember the days before the electronic health record (EHR). My ‘ER note’ for each patient was hand-written on paper, one page long. I carried 50 ER notes around on my clipboard throughout my entire shift. After board rounds, I finished them up and handed them to the Unit Coordinator who would fax them to the coding department and file them into paper medical charts. Written orders and paper scripts were the norm.