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IT as a Strategic Resource

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Information technology can be the catalyst in transforming the health care delivery system.

Interoperability: What Boards Need to Know

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For hospitals and health systems interoperability means applying this concept to the sharing of information in electronic health records (EHRs) and other health information through a fluid process that gives multiple providers in multiple locations actionable information to support safe and quality care and to engage patients in their own care.

Understanding the True Cost of Clinical Technology

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For the past few years, “prices” in health care have generated some eye-popping headlines in the press — most notably drug prices. It is not news to anyone in health care that the prices providers pay for drugs and for health care technology seem to rise every year. Further, providers face the daunting task of needing to buy ever-increasing amounts of technology just to keep pace with clinical innovation.

Health Care 2.0 and Beyond

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A three-stage framework can help boards to identify information technology priorities

Experts aim to get ahead of hackers who may target medical devices

A group of cybersecurity experts, representing everyone from NASA to academic medicine, formed a committee targeting the small but potentially lethal threat in which a hacker takes control of a medical device, an act known by some as “medjacking.”

Artificial Intelligence - The Next Revolution in Information Technology

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Boards need to understand artificial intelligence to evaluate its evolving benefits and risks.

How Hospitals Can Prepare for Inevitable Breaches of Patient Data

Snapshot A series of high-profile breaches underscored the vulnerability of online records and the ability of cyber-criminals to

Creating actionable intelligence

Hospitals and health systems have created a wealth of data by adopting electronic health record systems that can integrate information from a variety of sources.

Cybersecurity: Its clinical, too

Imagine this text message shows up on your smartphone: “Dear John, we have complete control of your pacemaker software.

Don’t be taken hostage

Ransomware is a new threat facing computer systems worldwide.