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Technology

A new front in the cybersecurity war: The 'internet of things'

Hospitals need to be proactive to prevent hacks of connected medical devices

June 11, 2018

Song Li, Charles Pilcher, M.D., and John Gepford

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Hospitals can intercept and prevent attacks on connected medical devices.

Community health

Information exchange portal closes the gap between health system and social services

Successful Dallas project reduces ED visits by 36 percent

March 12, 2018

Matt O'Connor

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A successful project launched by the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation in Dallas resulted in a 36 percent reduction in emergency department visits.

Health IT

Creating actionable intelligence

Boards can help to refocus their hospitals' health information systems on performance improvement

March 12, 2018

Gerard M. Nussbaum and Jeffrey C. Bauer

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If used correctly, data and information technologies can drive organizational improvements, support enhanced decision-making, and enhance patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Technology

Don’t be taken hostage

Prevention and a planned response can help hospitals deal with the risks of a ransomware attack

October 9, 2017

Jeffrey Davis, Ethan Rii, and Caitlin Podbielski

One Comment

Trustees need to consider best practices and meet board obligations before, during and after a ransomware attack.

From the Editor

Taking advantage of tech

Health Care's Most Wired survey shows hospitals embracing IT

July 10, 2017

Brian Frankie

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Health Care's Most Wired survey shows hospitals embracing IT.

Most Wired

Most Wired hospitals using tech to drive efficiency

Survey: Integration of EHRs, population health still underway

July 10, 2017

Rebecca Vesely

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Survey shows hospitals are using tech to improve care, but integration of records and population health are still underway.

Technology

Cybersecurity: It's clinical, too

Connected medical devices bring new risks. Trustees can help manage them.

July 10, 2017

Anthony J. Montagnolo

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Trustees can take a number of steps to help manage the new risks that come with connected medical devices.

Technology

Preparing for cyber crisis

Trustees must devote resources, energy to prepare for and respond to computer attacks

October 10, 2016

Chris Williams

One Comment

Trustees must devote energy and resources to prepare for and respond to the constant threat of computer attacks.

Most Wired

Prevention, Communication, Prediction: Major Tasks of Health Care IT

This year's Most Wired survey shows that hospitals are tackling cybercrime, telehealth and predictive analytics

July 12, 2016

Paul Barr

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This year's Most Wired survey shows that hospitals are tackling cybercrime, telehealth and predictive analytics.

Memo From the Committee on Governance

Staying ahead of cybersecurity risks

Trustees need to understand their hospital's vulnerabilities and its security and response plans

June 7, 2016

Margaret Dahl

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Trustees need to understand their hospital's vulnerabilities and its plans to deal with threats to networked technology.

Health Care Technology

Experts aim to get ahead of hackers who may target medical devices

Instances of criminals high jacking medical devices — or “medjacking,” as some have dubbed it — are rare. But several experts in the field, representing everyone from NASA to academic medicine, aren’t waiting around for the crime to take hold.

December 7, 2015

Marc D. Halley

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Instances of criminals high jacking medical devices — or “medjacking,” as some have dubbed it — are rare. But several experts in the field, representing everyone from NASA to academic medicine, aren’t waiting around for the crime to take hold.