How do you use Google in your practice?

Google is the behemoth in the industry. Most of us use it every day in some capacity. Want to try a new Italian restaurant? Look it up on Google. Have a question about local events? Google it.

And do we love using Google.

We’ve just moved through a year of rapid change. Maybe it’s time for a digital transformation. But what does that really mean?

Most tech companies define digital transformation as the ability to reshape business or services by replacing manual or non-digital processes with digital, or upgrading older digital technology with newer, more agile systems.

Using multiple cloud providers to operate your practice is no longer optional; it’s required for sound business practices. Instead of bringing everything in-house, it makes more sense to use cloud-based solutions to help you through your busy days.

A HIMSS Analytics survey found that 83 percent of healthcare practices already use cloud-based services regularly, with 35 percent of them using a multi-service platform for at least half of their data and infrastructure.

Change. It’s a word that has become a part of our everyday vocabulary this past year.

No matter what your business looked like before 2020, chances are it doesn’t look the same today. And no matter how much you wish to return to “normal,” those days aren’t coming back.

IoMT is an extension of IoT, or the Internet of Things. IoMT stands for Internet of Medical Things, also known as healthcare IoT, and is a collection of medical devices that connect healthcare IT systems through online networks.

If medical devices are equipped with Wi-Fi, and allow machine-to-machine communication, that is IoMT. IoMT devices link to cloud-based platforms that allow data to be stored and analyzed.

There are apps to track your fitness. There are apps to track your health.

Choose an app that makes it convenient to register your heart information and share it with doctors. Or another that automatically shares your health readings with whoever you select.

Looking at obsolete technology can be a blast from the past. The buggy whip. The quill pen. The phonograph.

While most of these old tools can’t be found outside of a museum, others are brought back for nostalgia. Still play your favorite records? Love to write letters with a fountain pen? Classical tools are often considered an art form.

Why are you in the market for a new security and surveillance system? What do you hope to accomplish with video surveillance?

The obvious answer most people give is “increasing security,” but that concept means different things to different businesses.

A help desk is no longer just for large companies. Help desk features can be beneficial for many different business models, forming the backbone of IT integration. It can improve productivity throughout your organization, as well as ensure your systems stay safe and secure.

Security is something on everyone’s minds these days. And there are a lot of ways hackers and malicious behavior can impact your practice.

Increasing the complexity of your EHRs? PHI can be one of the most vulnerable systems you have.

Implementing smart medical devices into your practice? Be sure to update regularly to ensure hackers can’t get in.