by | December 18th, 2011

Is Cloud Computing Right for Your Practice? 5 Questions

Is Cloud Computing Right for Your Practice?

There’s a growing revolution in the healthcare industry that is changing the way providers and patients communicate, collaborate and interact.

Cloud computing is a transformative innovation in healthcare IT and has become a popular tool for practice management.

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by | December 7th, 2011

Cloud Washing: Looking Past Marketing Jargon

Cloud Washing

Statistics on the increasing popularity of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications and other cloud services point to a positive correlation between healthcare and cloud computing.

Unfortunately, many marketers are taking advantage of the trend to rebrand traditional software applications as cloud and mislead potential customers.

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by | December 5th, 2011

How Better Security Can Boost Your Bottom Line

Make Security Your Selling Point

Recently, a healthcare provider in California got a lot of media attention for its patient data security measures. The coverage, however, wasn’t the kind of free publicity a medical practice might hope for.

The news of the mid-October theft of a desktop computer from an office of the Sutter Health system initially passed with little fanfare, but when word spread that the PC contained the confidential information of over 4 million patients, the incident became a big story.

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by | September 6th, 2011

What Health Care can Learn from Facebook

What Health Care can Learn from Facebook

The healthcare industry is facing a monumental shift in how it handles information. The paper records, faxes and phones calls are being replaced with electronic health records, emails and instant messages. As the industry transitions to technology-enabled health care, it could learn a lot from how Facebook built its system to evolve, engage and connect its users.

As new regulations influence innovations in health care, the decisions made today will transform how health care is delivered tomorrow. Let’s look at how some of Facebook’s features can be applied to health care to make sure that change is leveraged to enhance the process and improve patient outcomes.

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