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Under the leadership of Stephen Arndt, consulting CIO, Medicalodges – a Kansas-based post-acute healthcare company – was looking to transition away from maintaining its own hardware on premises and needed a partner to help its small IT team maintain and monitor its data center infrastructure. As a healthcare services provider, Medicalodges is subject to HIPAA regulation. In order to maintain compliance, the company required a solution with inherent business continuity and redundancy.

Is your HR department equipped to handle the Health Care Reform Changes? NuView is the only vendor that offers this level of flexibility and configurability designed to help you adapt to the healthcare reform changes. Download to see the changes and timeline for important issues planned during each calendar year.

Healthcare organizations are a favorite target for determined attackers. Any disruption to critical services provides a strong incentive to pay a ransom and patient medical data is highly lucrative for the information it contains. Research finds that providers have traditionally under invested in IT security, which further compounds the problem. Read the report to learn: • Important cyber security risks • The impact of a data breach to your organization • Key regulations around the globe

Regulatory fines for violations of HIPAA in the US, DPA in the UK and GDPR can cost organizations millions of dollars. And providers can’t afford the costs of cyber security incidents which can range from prolonged downtime, not being able to care for patients, to paying a ransom to unencrypt important data. Learn the biggest threats to your organization and how to improve protection against: • Ransomware such as WannaCry and Petya • Malicious URLs that entice users to click • Bad Attachments that can infect your network • Business email compromise that siphons information or cash from your organization • Internal employees and the potential for malicious intent or careless mistakes

Is your healthcare organization part of the 90% that conducts annual cybersecurity assessments?* Do you wonder where your IT peers are headed with their cybersecurity plans and how they prioritize their initiatives? Recent HIMSS survey results reveal these insights and more, plus the 5 steps to improve your email security’s prognosis. This E-book contains startling facts and important cybersecurity insights every healthcare IT security leader needs to know. *HIMSS Analytics survey conducted on behalf of Mimecast, December 2017

The NHS is currently evolving to meet the needs of an ageing population. This means that not only is the delivery of clinical care more challenging in the acute hospital set- ting but it increasingly relies on enhanced information access in the primary care, mental health and community environments too.

Hospitals from across the world are facing increased pressure to improve operations from multiple directions. Legal requirements, an aging population in many developed countries, and an ever-increasing need to be service-oriented are forcing hospitals to do more with less. Those that learn to effectively harness the information generated by their IT systems will enjoy substantial productivity improvements.

Ambrose Co-CEO, Greg Slamowitz provides a comprehensive explanation of challenges in the health care system and the recent health care reform legislation. The presentation focuses on the topics that matter most to small business leaders: reasons for change, mandates for individual and employer coverage, tax implications and more.

Learn to escape the chaos of regulatory compliance with Integrated IT Portfolio Management. This eBook for healthcare IT executive shares how to gain greater visibility into the delivery and execution of complex projects such as implementing EHR implementation, ICD-10 compliance efforts and the Affordable Care Act.

This paper will explore the current environment of growth in healthcare IT and the emergence of mobile devices as enablers of this growth.

To prepare for value-based care models, Mercy Health System uses interoperable solutions to attest for Meaningful Use, implement 24 ACO clinical quality measures in three months, and achieve PCMH Level 2 Certification in eight sites. With a healthy EHR core, Mercy is prepared for future growth.

Healthcare organizations are integrating intelligent virtual assistants to enhance online experience and reduce costs. This guide overviews the capabilities and benefits of using virtual assistants to engage, optimize, and complement existing service channels.

This guide reviews market drivers which are spurring innovation in benefits self-service and enrollment as well as wellness engagement. In addition, it overviews the main capabilities of the leading virtual assistant solution, CIVA benefits advisor.

This guide reviews some market drivers which are spurring innovation in patient engagement and wellness participation. In addition, it overviews the main capabilities of the leading virtual assistant solution, CIVA health adviser.

The Internet of Things offers countless opportunities to grow your business, increase recurring revenue, and retain satisfied customers for longer periods of time. If you can measure it, you can monetize it. And when you combine the vast amounts of big data available with the IoT, there are endless opportunities ($14.4 trillion worth!) for monetization across all industries and functions—from healthcare to B2B to automotive and nearly everything in between. The following articles will help you maximize and monetize the Internet of Things.

This white paper explains how to tie wellness program outcomes to a benefit plan with premium differentials. Many organizations are now using this benefits strategy to drive health care accountability and choice. Learn the laws and best practices.

This white paper explains: • Why some physicians are wary of Meaningful Use incentives • The workflow benefits of cloud-based electronic health records • How Intel, Terremark and CareCloud set the standard for cloud services • How cloud computing eliminates the need for larger IT departments • How a large doctor group overcomes common challenges with the cloud

Find out how three physicians are using technology to effectively battle operational difficulties and declining profitability.

The power of analytics is undeniable, but before moving your practice into the future you should know where you stand today. This whitepaper will teach you to implement a healthcare analytics strategy at your practice, which is essential to improving productivity, increasing profitability and improving patient outcomes. Download this white paper and learn how to: • Assess and improve healthcare analytics reporting capabilities • Optimize medical practice efficiency in real-time • Evaluate what you need from the right analytics system • Manage patient populations more effectively • Maximize profitability through data-driven decision-making, and more.

A Practical Guide to IDF/MDF Infrastructure Implementation Once relegated to early adopters and casual home users, VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) has matured. An essential element of any unified communications (UC) system, it is now the standard method of voice communication in business, education, government and healthcare. If your organization has not already migrated to VoIP, the question is not so much if it will, but when. Cost is the primary driver, since the data network performs double duty by carrying voice traffic as well. VoIP also offers capabilities that far exceed traditional phone systems, with unified communication platforms promising to integrate messaging, mobility, collaboration, relationship management, zoned security, intelligent call routing, disaster recovery, video, teleconferencing, status updates and other advanced features. The transition to VoIP presents a number of challenges, including assessing the ability of your network to handle not only additio

Implementing a private health exchange might seem like a daunting task for an employer to consider, but what if it’s not? With the right planning, expertise and stakeholders, moving to a private health exchange can be a smooth transition for both the employer and employee.

Why prepare now for ICD-10? While the October 1, 2014 deadline for compliance may seem to be in the distant future, an informative whitepaper by GE Healthcare describes the importance of advance planning and outlines a plan for success.

A recent KLAS publication reported more than a third of ambulatory practices (ranging from small to large) will replace their current EMR system. Why? Poor functionality, sun-setting products, and concerns about the corporate viability drive replacement needs. KLAS notes that while providers are still evaluating niche EMR products, many organizations are seeking the stability of established vendors. With Health Information Technology, especially EMR, moving from “nice to have to need to have,” selecting the right EMR has become a mission critical business driver.

The central theme of industry wide adoption of EHRs is based on the concept of “meaningful use,” which by design is a metric that will connect all the moving parts of this complicated initiative into a system that communicates and delivers high-grade electronic healthcare services. To qualify as a “meaningful user,” eligible providers must demonstrate use of a “qualified EHR” in a “meaningful manner.” It is a lofty and worthwhile goal. This white paper examines the total cost of ownership for “meaningful” EHR adoption in a physician practice.

Medical providers and facilities maintain diverse imaging systems that make management, storage and retrieval challenging. Vendor-neutral archives can address the challenges with central storage facilities, a common interface and simplified access. Learn more in this whitepaper.