Hospitals are implementing information technology at an unprecedented rate: Through a combination of government incentives, payer and patient demands, and competitive concerns, EHR systems, image archiving systems, desktop virtualization, and advanced patient data security are becoming the norms at healthcare institutions. While technology can be a powerful catalyst, it is merely a tool. And technology’s ...

Hospitals purchasing tablets for use by employees have a wide variety of options available. Choosing a model that is easy and quick to deploy, maintain, update, and restore can dramatically reduce the time that the IT department must spend on management, which can save a great deal of money over the lifecycle of the device. ...

Security is more important in the healthcare setting than many other industries. Breaches of patient data can result in HIPAA violations and government investigations. Breaches of system security can cause breakdowns of equipment used to sustain life and patient health. Phishing expeditions can cause thousands or millions of dollars to be lost or stolen. With ...