How Technology Prevents HIPAA Violations
January 9, 2019
8 min read
HIPAA violations are growing in number and cost, and have affected medical facilities of all sizes. [...]
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Reducing Unnecessary Hospital Visits with Telehealth
December 28, 2018
7 min read
It's no secret that medical facilities are understaffed, overcrowded, and often underfunded. Patients seem to be shipped in by the truckload, and factors like staffing shortages and doctor burnout have many professionals worrying about increased wait times and decreased patient satisfaction. [...]
How Medical Computers can Help Combat the Opioid Crisis
December 7, 2018
4 min read
Prescription opioids have been in the news quite a bit lately. Congress just recently passed sweeping legislation, commonly known as the SUPPORT bill, to help combat the opioid epidemic that has been on the rise the past several years. According to studies done by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, [...]
Bringing Medicine to the Field with Mobile Technology
December 5, 2018
6 min read
There can be no doubt that mobile technology has completely changed the way we interact with the world. It has also had a major impact on nearly every industry from agriculture to e-commerce. The healthcare industry is no exception. There are a number of ways that medical grade tablets are changing [...]
Breaking Down the ROI of Medical Computers
November 19, 2018
6 min read
It can be difficult for an IT department in any industry to convince a CFO to write a bigger check for computer hardware. The fact remains that healthcare computers are going to be more expensive than a commercial grade computer. But it is also important to understand that IT hardware is, at a minimum, [...]
Improve Interoperability with the Right Medical Computers
September 25, 2018
5 min read
Every organization consists of different departments working in sync together to move forward. This is doubly true with healthcare organizations such as hospitals, which measure success in lives saved and patients healed rather than profit and loss. A given hospital's medical-grade computers need to [...]
5 Ways Mobile Health Clinics Benefit from Medical-Grade Tablets
September 4, 2018
6 min read
When most people think of medical care, they think of traditional care facilities such as hospitals and medical clinics. But times are changing, and the advent of new technology has freed healthcare facilities to move&hellop; literally. Mobile healthcare clinics are becoming increasingly common: able [...]
4 Ways That AI will Affect Medical Computer Systems
August 28, 2018
5 min read
The term "artificial intelligence" conjures images straight out of science fiction blockbusters: super-smart machines controlling all aspects of life, and often running wild to destroy their human creators. In reality, however, AI is very different&hellop; and in many ways, it's already here. [...]
3 Ways to Extend the Life of Legacy Medical Devices
August 21, 2018
6 min read
Legacy technology is defined as technology which is no longer produced (or in many cases even supported), but which still functions and can be used. The medical industry is filled with legacy technology, and while it eventually becomes necessary to sundown a given piece of medical tech - retiring it [...]
4 Ways Telehealth Is Improving Patient Care
August 14, 2018
6 min read
Telehealth is the practice of using medical grade computers and medical tablets to provide health care remotely. Telehealth practices put doctors in closer contact with distant patients, save time and energy with instant communication, and improve point-of-care services with accurate and detailed information. [...]