Data Privacy & Healthcare Cybersecurity: Addressing the Growing Challenge for Healthcare Organizations

myron 01 20, 2023

Data privacy and security concerns are top of mind for healthcare leaders, and healthcare organizations face a growing challenge. Put simply, the reliance on digital technology to store and process protected healthcare information (PHI) is opening the door to many...

myron 01 13, 2023

Even as the world still grapples with the impact of a global pandemic, cybercriminals have continued to exploit vulnerabilities in the healthcare industry. In 2022, 674 data breaches were reported, impacting about 49.8 million records. Healthcare cybersecurity threats will continue...

melody 12 29, 2022

As the healthcare industry prepares for 2023, the adoption rate of healthcare technology will continue to accelerate – particularly clinical communication and collaboration (CC&C) platforms. In 2022, our CC&C resources overwhelmingly resonated with readers. From guidance on finding the best...

cheryl 12 21, 2022

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is an issue that has plagued hospitals and patients alike for many years, and the COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the problem and created a sense of urgency for addressing it. ED overcrowding occurs when there is not...

ricardo-estrada 12 16, 2022

Many healthcare organizations use portals to communicate with patients, which are cumbersome and don’t provide the best user experience needed for efficient provider-to-patient communication. Patients prefer having a direct conversation with their physician without having to deal with downloading an...

will-oconnor 12 02, 2022

Healthcare has come a long way, but advancements like electronic health records (EHR) are limited in functionality. EHRs were designed as a record-keeping source for patient information and billing purposes. They cannot serve as an adequate communication platform for healthcare...

john-elms 11 16, 2022

The data universe is growing at unprecedented speed, with an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes created, captured, and shared every day. Experts predict this number to increase by more than 180 zettabytes by the end of 2025. While digital information enables...

chris-lowder 11 02, 2022

The healthcare industry suffers from a frightening amount of medical errors due to miscommunication. These preventable errors can lead to poor patient outcomes, avoidable costs, and malpractice cases. In addition, care teams can feel frustrated and burned out when communication...

myron 10 26, 2022

As technology advances quickly, healthcare organizations face additional challenges in ensuring patient privacy and the security of their information. In fact, security and compliance questions are the main barrier to the fast adoption of digital technology within the healthcare industry....

melody 10 17, 2022

Delivering top-notch care and achieving positive patient outcomes have become more difficult since the pandemic. Increased pressure on care teams has led to strained communication, stress, burnout, and preventable errors due to ineffective communication. With these obstacles, many organizations are...