IG in Healthcare

Humans are social animals but what differentiates us from other animals is being “Humane.” We have higher intelligence than other animals, we are compassionate, and, most importantly, can distinguish good from bad. Being good is to have empathy. Unfortunately, nowadays ...

COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed the way we live and work in a short amount of time. Artificial intelligence (AI) has helped society in many ways, and now AI is being put to use to help doctors find patients with COVID-19 ...

Paris, France - March 26, 2020 - Under the guidance of the World Health Organization and the European Union message stressing the importance of data sharing, Dawex, a leading data exchange technology company, today announced the launch of a COVID-19 ...

The SARS epidemic began in 2003, slightly less than 2 years after I departed from Singapore to Vancouver, BC, Canada to accept an adjunct teaching position in the SLAIS program, University of British Columbia. Before the illness could be contained, ...

The coronavirus, which brings on the disease Covid-19,  has made its way to the United States.  Despite your feelings on whether the virus is something we need to be concerned about, there are some concerns you need to be aware ...

  In 2018, the WannaCry malware epidemic knocked out more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries. In some hospitals, WannaCry encrypted the data on all devices, including medical equipment. The headlines associated with healthcare-related data breaches should make organizations implement ...

  According to IDC, the IoT market will reach almost $750 billion this year. A major problem that the IoT brings is the rapid accumulation of large amounts of data. The adoption of IoT technology is resulting in previously unimaginable ...

  These approaches can help hospitals to effectively implement IG Assemble a multidisciplinary team. Make sure all disciplines — information technology, health information management, compliance, C-suite, legal, revenue cycle, risk management, quality, finance, security — are represented. Define everyone’s role ...

  One of the most remarkable tech advances to come out of the current digital revolution has been the practical use of artificial intelligence (AI). From robotics to machine learning, and across all business sectors, AI is not your grandfather’s ...

5 Key Steps in Leveraging AI in Healthcare A fundamental aspect of today’s artificial intelligence (AI) applications is the strategic leverage it gives users. While all business sectors will benefit from AI, the healthcare industry will see widespread adoption as ...

  Leading healthcare organizations that have implemented IG programs share some common characteristics: Value information as an asset – understand the value and risks of information and strive to link information value to organizational objectives; Collaborative culture – recognize ...

Americans are suffering from crippling medical debt in a uniquely American epidemic that affects 20% of the population and has accumulated roughly $81 billion in debt. These numbers are expected to increase alongside rising uninsured rates and growing popularity of ...

Book Preview - David Metcalf, PhD The pace of change in healthcare over the next 10 years will intensify and with this quickening pace, pressure will be applied to old business models and operating systems. So many changes are upon ...

Medical mistakes kill over 250,000 people each year in the U.S. It is the third leading cause of death overall, behind heart disease and cancer, according to a study by doctors at Johns Hopkins. These numbers are certainly low, ...

  The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs recently raised alarm bells regarding the nation’s push to modernize the use of electronic health records (EHRs). The VA ran its own healthcare infrastructure as a function of the Department of Veterans Affairs. ...

  Given Apple’s expansion into the bio-medical wearables market, data protection in healthcare becomes a formidable task, particularly because these wearables produce a staggering amount of data. Apple’s wearable footprint has the benefit of being coupled with basic security ...

  In recent months there has been much talk about declining iPhone sales. While the reasons for this are debatable, not in dispute is the number of iPhones in use today. Although Apple has stopped reporting iPhone sales numbers, ...

Cybersecurity attacks on medical devices can disrupt or deliver inaccurate patient care, as well as negatively impact business operations, resulting in staggering financial impacts due to lost revenue, fines, and penalties. Bruce Schneider, security expert, defines the term “Wicked Problem” ...

Thousands of American Lives Could be Saved Using IG Principles and Methods In November 1999, as the rest the United States dealt with the cultural and cult-prophetic aspects of Y2K, the Institutes of Medicine published a report titled: To Err ...

Given the complexity of the healthcare industry, IG is emerging as a useful tool for securing patients’ electronic health records (EHR) and controlling who and what accesses these records. Crucially, IG also is helping to manage the explosion of electronic ...

Over the last decade, healthcare informatics has emerged as one of the fastest growing employment sectors. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not include a specific healthcare informatics career path, the Bureau uses the title Medical Records and Health ...

One of the great triumphs of 20th century medicine was the use of technology as a tool to expand human life expectancy. In 1918, the average American lived into their early fifties. Women lived to be 48.4, while men lived ...

Robert F. Smallwood, MBA, CIP, IGP is a thought leader in Information Governance, having published seven books on IG topics, including the world’s first IG textbook, which is being used in many graduate university programs, as well to guide corporate ...