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.
In a perfect world, all health data would be located in a central database. A patient’s records would be readily available to anyone who accessed them, painting a clear picture of their medical history from birth forward. Medical staff could easily see every interaction they had with a medical team, no matter where it occurred.
When you hire an employee, you put your trust in that employee that they will always do the right thing. They will work hard and do their job well while working for you.
Of course, that doesn’t always happen. The news is filled with stories of employees who are anything but good employees.
Humans thrive on ease. If you want a way in, look for the open door.
And for hackers, that often means email.
So far in 2021, tens of thousands of email servers using Microsoft’s Exchange Server software have been hacked. According to Microsoft, hackers gained access to email accounts, and used malware to create an open pathway for later use.