Information Technology January 2021 - Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
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1/29/2021
Healthcare Real Estate Sector Remains Strong
Telehealth will supplement patient care, changing the needs of the facility
1/29/2021
COVID-19 Focus Opened Door to Other Illnesses
Drug-resistant bacteria and fungi have grown opportunistically in health care settings
1/29/2021
Cyber Attacks Require Healthcare Organizations To Take Action
Extraordinary increase in connected medical devices makes hospitals more vulnerable
1/27/2021
Cyber Criminals Exploit COVID-19 in Attacks
Increasing attacks spur need to adopt cybersecurity best practices to keep pace with evolving threats
1/26/2021
Looking for Trouble: Proactive Tactics for IT Security
Strengthening employee security education and training should be a key focus for all healthcare entities
1/25/2021
Judge Tosses Penalty Against Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
$4.3 million penalty stemmed from two instances of lost, unencrypted USB drives containing patient data
1/22/2021
Healthcare Technology: The Impact on Data and IT
Even before COVID-19, managers faced myriad challenges to their data infrastructures
1/19/2021
IT Security in the COVID-19 Era
Senior care facilities can be particularly vulnerable to security risks
1/18/2021
Cyberattack Increase Tied to Vaccine Distribution
Attacks on web applications jump 51 percent since December
1/18/2021
COVID-19 Leads to Television as Diagnostic Tool
Converting existing televisions in nearly 1,200 patient rooms into virtual care endpoints
1/15/2021
Telehealth Grows Amid Pandemic and Is Likely To Stay
Virtual visits must focus on patient experience to be a viable option
1/13/2021
Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Skyrocket
Attacks against healthcare organizations have jumped about 45 percent since early November
1/12/2021
Report Faults Security Efforts for Patient Information
Only 6 percent of audited organizations adequately fulfilled requirements for reducing risks and vulnerabilities
1/12/2021
Ransomware Attacks Continue to Plague Healthcare
Facilities are implementing measures designed to keep critical data safe and secure
1/12/2021
Cyberattack Tactics Included Guessing Passwords
Perpetrators of the attack used common hacker techniques to get passwords
1/11/2021
Healthcare Facilities Eye Blockchain To Address Challenges
Blockchain can do many things, from providing secure encryption of patient information to handling epidemics
1/5/2021
Hospitals Receive Ransomware Alert
The advisory finds that malicious cyber actors are increasingly targeting the healthcare sector
1/5/2021
Revisiting IT Issues as Vaccine Rollout Expands
The IT infrastructure in many hospitals and healthcare facilities might not be up to the task of a successful vaccination program
1/5/2021
Healthcare IT Responds to Battle Pandemic
Adoption skyrocketed as hospitals, health systems and facility managers increasingly relied on digital health technologies