Search Tag: healthcare IT
2025 10 Nov
Clinical collaboration depends on timely communication, shared context and information that can move across care settings without friction. Cloud infrastructure underpins many of the tools that enable this, from secure communications to analytics and documentation support. By placing services close to end users, scaling compute for data-intensive...Read more
2025 04 Nov
Behavioural health services face sustained pressure from administrative burden, variable assessments and rising burnout. Interest in artificial intelligence has grown as providers look for tools that support documentation, surface risk and promote consistency without displacing clinical judgement. At the same time, concerns about unguided digital...Read more
2025 04 Nov
Mobile workstations have become central to documentation, communication and bedside tasks, yet onboarding and day-to-day management can introduce friction for healthcare organisations. Lost carts, depleted batteries and devices awaiting repair divert attention from clinical priorities and consume scarce IT resources. With the right tools and focus...Read more
2025 04 Nov
Mobile workstations have become central to documentation, communication and bedside tasks, yet onboarding and day-to-day management can introduce friction for healthcare organisations. Lost carts, depleted batteries and devices awaiting repair divert attention from clinical priorities and consume scarce IT resources. With the right tools and focus...Read more
2025 04 Nov
Mobile workstations have become central to documentation, communication and bedside tasks, yet onboarding and day-to-day management can introduce friction for healthcare organisations. Lost carts, depleted batteries and devices awaiting repair divert attention from clinical priorities and consume scarce IT resources. With the right tools and focus...Read more
2025 31 Oct
Healthcare generates vast volumes of information, much of it locked in unstructured formats that demand manual review before it can support timely decisions. The challenge intensifies when data moves between care settings with uneven digital capabilities. Smaller providers without certified electronic health records (EHRs) struggle to receive,...Read more
2025 31 Oct
Healthcare generates vast volumes of information, much of it locked in unstructured formats that demand manual review before it can support timely decisions. The challenge intensifies when data moves between care settings with uneven digital capabilities. Smaller providers without certified electronic health records (EHRs) struggle to receive,...Read more
2025 27 Oct
Hospitals depend on reliable digital services to deliver safe,timely care, yet traditional monitoring often alerts teams only after something has gone wrong. Observability offers a fuller view of system behaviour by unifying telemetry across applications, infrastructure and networks, helping IT leaders detect patterns that precede incidents, understand...Read more
2025 27 Oct
Hospitals depend on reliable digital services to deliver safe,timely care, yet traditional monitoring often alerts teams only after something has gone wrong. Observability offers a fuller view of system behaviour by unifying telemetry across applications, infrastructure and networks, helping IT leaders detect patterns that precede incidents, understand...Read more
2025 27 Oct
Hospitals depend on reliable digital services to deliver safe,timely care, yet traditional monitoring often alerts teams only after something has gone wrong. Observability offers a fuller view of system behaviour by unifying telemetry across applications, infrastructure and networks, helping IT leaders detect patterns that precede incidents, understand...Read more
2025 23 Oct
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) delivered through simple text messages and phone calls is gaining traction as a way to scale long-term condition management and value-based care (VBC). By removing the need for connected devices and meeting patients on familiar channels, the approach aims to drive engagement, improve adherence and streamline clinical...Read more
2025 23 Oct
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) delivered through simple text messages and phone calls is gaining traction as a way to scale long-term condition management and value-based care (VBC). By removing the need for connected devices and meeting patients on familiar channels, the approach aims to drive engagement, improve adherence and streamline clinical...Read more
2025 18 Oct
Digital transformation in healthcare has enhanced care but also increased cyber risks. With rising threats like ransomware, phishing and data breaches, clinical decision-making is jeopardised when patient data is compromised. Effective cybersecurity is now a clinical imperative, not just an IT concern, requiring robust systems, staff training and...Read more
2025 29 Sep
Ransomware and other cyber threats continue to test healthcare resilience, yet many health systems still struggle to answer a basic question in a crisis: which assets are at risk and how are they connected. Accurate, centralised inventory management closes that gap by giving IT and security teams real-time visibility of hardware, software and...Read more
2025 29 Sep
Ransomware and other cyber threats continue to test healthcare resilience, yet many health systems still struggle to answer a basic question in a crisis: which assets are at risk and how are they connected. Accurate, centralised inventory management closes that gap by giving IT and security teams real-time visibility of hardware, software and...Read more
2025 10 Sep
Healthcare organisations have become increasingly reliant on digital infrastructure, exposing them to a growing range of cybersecurity risks. Penetration testing provides critical insights into where vulnerabilities exist and how effectively they are managed. Recent industry analysis shows that healthcare performs better than most sectors in limiting...Read more
2025 10 Sep
Healthcare organisations are under sustained pressure from staffing gaps, rising complexity and persistent security threats. When outages are discovered through user reports, it is already late in environments where downtime carries life-or-death implications. Observability promises a more proactive footing by delivering unified insight into application...Read more
2025 10 Sep
Healthcare organisations are under sustained pressure from staffing gaps, rising complexity and persistent security threats. When outages are discovered through user reports, it is already late in environments where downtime carries life-or-death implications. Observability promises a more proactive footing by delivering unified insight into application...Read more
2025 03 Sep
Healthcare systems across the world are contending with rising levels of clinician burnout, a problem intensified by heavy administrative workloads, inefficient digital systems and increasing demands on time. Although technology has often been identified as a major contributor to these pressures, it also offers significant potential to support...Read more
2025 03 Sep
Healthcare systems across the world are contending with rising levels of clinician burnout, a problem intensified by heavy administrative workloads, inefficient digital systems and increasing demands on time. Although technology has often been identified as a major contributor to these pressures, it also offers significant potential to support...Read more
2025 18 Aug
The use of personal devices for professional purposes, known as bring your own device (BYOD), has become common in hospitals. Clinicians increasingly rely on smartphones, tablets and laptops to access electronic medical records, support decision-making and communicate with colleagues. This flexibility enhances efficiency but exposes sensitive...Read more
2025 28 Jul
Hospital readmissions represent a major challenge for health systems worldwide, contributing to increased healthcare costs and adverse patient outcomes. With better integration of electronic health record (EHR) systems into clinical care, interest has grown in their potential to deliver interventions aimed at lowering readmission rates. To assess...Read more
2025 28 Jul
Hospital readmissions represent a major challenge for health systems worldwide, contributing to increased healthcare costs and adverse patient outcomes. With better integration of electronic health record (EHR) systems into clinical care, interest has grown in their potential to deliver interventions aimed at lowering readmission rates. To assess...Read more
2025 14 Jul
Cyber-attacks targeting healthcare organisations have risen sharply, with over 250 million records compromised in 2024 alone. The growing threat landscape has exposed the limitations of current defence strategies, which typically rely on fragmented systems to manage risk. These disconnected tools, while individually useful, fall short of providing...Read more
2025 14 Jul
Cyber-attacks targeting healthcare organisations have risen sharply, with over 250 million records compromised in 2024 alone. The growing threat landscape has exposed the limitations of current defence strategies, which typically rely on fragmented systems to manage risk. These disconnected tools, while individually useful, fall short of providing...Read more
2025 06 Jul
Introducing new technologies in healthcare settings often encounters friction, particularly when frontline staff are not fully engaged in the process. At Nebraska Medicine, successful implementation of a real-time locating system (RTLS) was achieved by prioritising nurse involvement, education and hands-on experience. Through strong collaboration...Read more
2025 06 Jul
The implementation and use of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) across the Asia-Pacific region are shaped by a diverse array of economic, technological and organisational factors. Based on a 2024 HIMSS survey of 200 healthcare professionals from 17 countries, the EMR Experience in Asia-Pacific 2025 Report explores how systems are adopted, maintained...Read more
2025 30 Jun
With the ongoing digital transformation of healthcare, hospitals are increasingly expected to integrate advanced technologies that enhance efficiency, reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. Yet many institutions lack a clear way to measure their progress toward becoming ‘smart’. Without a structured method to assess digital maturity, investments...Read more
2025 13 Jun
As the healthcare sector becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the demand for skilled IT professionals grows. However, the complexities of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, as well as the challenges of recruiting new talent have led healthcare organisations to focus on upskilling their existing...Read more
2025 13 Jun
As the healthcare sector becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the demand for skilled IT professionals grows. However, the complexities of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, as well as the challenges of recruiting new talent have led healthcare organisations to focus on upskilling their existing...Read more