Tag: healthcare IT

Tackling Healthcare CIO Challenges: Securing Infrastructure, IT Expertise and Costs

Nearly one in five healthcare CIOs have had a security breach within the past 12 months, according to statistics compiled by McKesson in Understanding Your CIO. Their top infrastructure IT focus is on systems that secure personal health information (22 … Continue reading

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The Effect of Michigan Health System Mergers on Health IT

Last year, Michigan saw widespread health system mergers, with a focus on the need to deliver integrated care. Part of the change may come from a shift in how healthcare is sold, meaning a switch from the traditional fee-for-service model … Continue reading

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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) with Virtualization

Kirk Larson is presenting at Online Tech’s Fall into IT seminar, Friday, September 14 at 12PM ET. He will present BYOD: From Concept to Reality, a case study of how the Children’s Hospital of Central California uses a virtual environment … Continue reading

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Overview of the SCOTUS Decision and Its Impact on Healthcare IT

UPDATE: If you missed our webinar this afternoon, be sure to watch a video and view the slideshow here! Our next webinar is Overcoming Cloud-Based Mobility Challenges in Healthcare, July 17 @2PM ET. *** Don’t miss a timely overview of the … Continue reading

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Overcoming Cloud-Based Mobility Challenges in Healthcare

Join us for a free educational webinar on Overcoming Cloud-Based Mobility Challenges in Healthcare with Rich Mendis, Co-Founder and CMO of AnyPresence and April Sage, Director of Heatlhcare Vertical and Marketing at Online Tech. When: July 17, 2012 @ 2 P.M. … Continue reading

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Upcoming Webinar: Healthcare Security Vulnerabilities

Join us for a free webinar on Healthcare Security Vulnerabilities with Adam Goslin of High Bit Security, next Tuesday! When: June 19, 2012 @ 2 P.M. ET Where: Online - Register using GoToMeeting. Who: Adam Goslin of High Bit Security What: … Continue reading

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Liveblogging from Online Tech’s Spring into IT Seminar!

I’m liveblogging from Online Tech’s Ann Arbor data center – our Spring into IT seminar is underway! The first presentation of the day is You Are Vulnerable: How Not to be a Data Breach Statistic by Adam Goslin of High-Bit Security, … Continue reading

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Liveblogging from HIT ’12 – Day 1

We’re liveblogging from Jacksonville, Florida for the next couple of days, covering the HIT (Healthcare Information Technology) ’12 conference, Healthcare Information Transformation April 3-4, 2012. Online Tech’s HIPAA hosting solutions are fully audited and compliant to provide complete PHI protection for … Continue reading

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HIMSS ’12: Cloud Computing for Healthcare

The healthcare IT HIMSS ’12 conference this year was full of great educational sessions and presentations from industry leaders and health IT professionals. One presentation with speakers native to our home-base of Michigan, Navigating the Cloud: Risk and Protections for … Continue reading

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Healthcare IT Priorities: Comprehensive EHRs with Simple Implementation and Low Maintenance

In order to achieve federal meaningful use requirements, the top planned IT projects include purchasing or upgrading their EMR or EHR software (58 percent). According to a recent InformationWeek.com survey of business technology professionals at physician practices, hospitals, healthcare centers … Continue reading

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