Health Care Industry

WHITE PAPER: If the worldwide health system is not in crisis, it is under intense pressure and cost cutting trends in the light of the global downturn are only set to continue. For most hospitals and medical establishments budget allocations for IT were expected to be smaller in 2009 than in 2008.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 26 Nov 2010

EGUIDE: For hospitals, timely access to patient data is critical for maintaining normal operations during a natural or man-made disaster. This e-guide will help health care providers create and implement effective disaster recovery and business continuity plans -- complete with advice from providers who had to put those plans into action.

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: It is ultimately up to each individual health care facility to determine the data backup options that best suit their needs, so long as the overall solution adheres to regulatory requirements.Access this e-guide for an overview of pros and cons of different types of backups.

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

CASE STUDY: In this brief case study, discover eSignature's method of capturing electronic signatures at appropriate points in the work flows, storing relevant information, and enabling an audit trail to be retrieved for each applicable asset.

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW: Interact with leading healthcare compliance and IT experts from across the U.S. in this free, one-day virtual seminar. Learn best practices for cloud computing and disaster preparedness, as well as how to achieve federal EHR reimbursements.

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 | Premiered: Dec 1, 2011, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT)

EGUIDE: As health care IT seeks to find ways to cut costs everywhere, it will be forced to aggressively adopt primary storage optimization technologies such as thin provisioning. Learn more inside this exclusive e-guide.

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: If data is encrypted, health care providers are not subject to new, strict data breach notification laws. Server, storage and network encryption adds yet another layer of protection. So why do so many organizations avoid encryption? This presentation download will cover the basics of encryption and explain why its benefits outweigh its costs.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: In order to maintain patient privacy while complying with HIPAA standards, medical records must be tightly protected and there must be a solid backup plan in place in the case of a data breach. In this e-guide, learn how to prevent data breaches as well as what to do should a safety breach occur.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: Health care CIOs are caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, demanding patients and increasing numbers of wireless medical devices are requiring they open up their wireless networks. On the other, tighter rules for HIPAA compliance are forcing them to lock networks down. Find out how your peers are coping with this challenge.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: While virtualization may be approaching maturity in many IT shops, it's just coming of age in hospital data centers. It may prove to be a golden age, however, as the push to virtualize gains momentum on all fronts: servers, storage, backup and desktop. Access this exclusive e-guide to read virtualization success stories from four health IT leaders.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: In addition to providing quality care, health care facilities continuously search for ways to increase patient satisfaction and proactively manage their overall health.Inside this white paper, learn about CRM technologies that help meet these goals by supporting chronic disease management, business intelligence and more.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 19 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Choosing the right PoC technology can improve your hospital’s ability to deliver quality patient care. This means you need to adopt PoC solutions that are readily compatible with existing systems, accommodate your budget and can comply with government criteria. Learn about services available to ensure a smooth transition to PoC.

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 | Published: 17 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: In an ever-digitized storage environment, there can be an array of threats posed to patient medical records. Amidst all of these concerns, how can you be sure which virtual server environment is right for you? In this exclusive e-guide, learn how one company successfully took the leap to a virtualized server environment.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: How can you be sure that you are making the most of your virtualized system? Not only should your network be organized and easy to navigate, but it should work for you in terms of lowered costs and increased productivity. In this e-guide, learn about SAN technologies and how they can be utilized to the outmost extent in the health care setting.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

WEBCAST: For all healthcare providers, properly secured email and other web 2.0 tools help lower costs while improving service delivery. But failing to protect patient data or meet regulatory requirements could mean large fines and strict penalties. Watch this webcast to uncover the top 5 messaging and collaboration risks.

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 | Premiered: Oct 13, 2011

EGUIDE: Can the iPad be incorporated into health care networks without breaking security requirements? In this exclusive resource, get answers to some of the most common questions about using iPads in health care facilities.

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 | Published: 05 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: Patient care is heavily dependent on not only an up-to-date storage infrastructure, but an environment that will allow for fast and easy data exchange between healthcare providers. In this e-guide, you will be introduced to available options in the networking/storage space and how they might be the right fit for your organization.

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 | Published: 26 Sep 2011

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, sponsored by Belden, you will learn the pros of switching over to a converged network, ultimately enabling you to make a sound judgment call for your organization.

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 | Published: 26 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Thanks to new advances in storage technologies, healthcare providers today have a better alternative to PACS. Learn how adding networked storage hardware that runs on a single platform can integrate PACS applications, enhance interdepartmental communication and improve the security and sustainability of data archives.

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 | Published: 26 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Today’s hospitals are increasingly using new applications to lower operational costs while boosting patient safety, care and service levels. So how can healthcare leaders ensure optimal performance of medical applications? Inside, learn about converged network strategies for simplified management of multiple medical systems.

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 | Published: 26 Sep 2011

EGUIDE: Something as seemingly trivial as a truck hitting a telephone pole can suddenly leave health care employees unable to access clinical applications and patient data. This tip discusses how providers can create, and update, business continuity plans to ensure that key systems and processes are maintained.

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 | Published: 20 Sep 2011

EGUIDE: The HIPAA Security Rule requires all HIPAA covered entities to create a plan for first protecting and then restoring confidential patient data in the event of a disaster. Unfortunately, HIPAA does not say much about what should go into such a disaster recovery plan. Inside this e-guide, find tips for a compliant disaster recovery plan.

Posted: 19 Sep 2011 | Published: 19 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: PACs systems are expensive to support and the rising volume of medical image data is outpacing the limited functionality of the traditional PACS archive. So how can healthcare facilities ensure that medical images are securely stored, while meeting EHR compliance requirements? Learn about the storage and data management options available to help.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 | Published: 14 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Healthcare facilities are rapidly adopting electronic health records (EHR) in order to meet regulatory compliance requirements. Central to this effort is document conversion — the scanning of new and existing records to digital format. Inside this white paper, uncover best practices for a HIPAA-compliant approach to EHR transition.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 | Published: 14 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: 70% of hospitals expect to meet EHR meaningful use guidelines this year. Yet, 78% expect to continue to treat patients using paper records for up to 5 more years despite the financial incentive for meeting these requirements. Inside this white paper, learn how your peers are transitioning to an EHR system.

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 | Published: 14 Sep 2011