Category: Telehealth

The recent Anthem Healthcare data breach, which compromised the personal records of as many as 80 million individuals, continues to demonstrate that virtually any industry is vulnerable to cyber-attacks. This breach also signals that now is the time for healthcare providers to take a long hard look at their data security strategies, and start making […]

Editors Note: As part of our ongoing series on telehealth, we are reaching out to our TED partners to get their take on the latest trends impacting telehealth adoption. Veronica Culver, Director of Corporate Marketing at KBZ, a Cisco Authorized Distributor, gives us her thoughts on the top three trends for public sector. Telehealth – […]

Editor’s Note: With TED (Iron Bow’s mobile Telehealth Education Delivered vehicle) hitting the road and travelling to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) locations across the U.S. to spread awareness for telehealth solutions, we’ve asked our TED sponsors to give us their input on the trends and issues that are driving telehealth adoption. We asked Mark […]

  From FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), they see a core issue bubbling up: The vulnerability of healthcare systems to cyber-attacks. Both agencies have issued an advisory in this regard in the last  year. FDA Advisory was focused on medical devices and hospital networks, while the FBI’s communication is […]

The healthcare industry is one of the most heavily regulated business types today. To secure electronic protected health information (ePHI), organizations look to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. But they must also protect personal information, financial, and payment […]

Here on TechSource, we’ve reported about the increasing importance and adoption of telehealth, especially in the military. While civilian healthcare is limited by regulations in terms of telehealth adoption, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is not encumbered by state licensing rules and is free to use telehealth technology to deliver care to veterans throughout […]

As 2014 comes to a close, we are taking a look back at the trends and technologies that shaped the year. From time to time we enjoy having our partners contribute their knowledge and expertise for the benefit of our readers. This year our partners spanned the gamut of content sharing best practices and new […]

As 2014 comes to a close, we are taking a look back at the trends and technologies that shaped the year. Here, we take a look at this year’s most read articles of 2014. This year’s top posts focus on cyber security, collaboration and mobility, three of the years’ hottest topics. Our subject matter experts […]

Editors note: This month on TechSource, we’re focusing on telehealth, showcasing success stories and interviews with subject-matter experts in areas that enable telehealth. Today, we’re tapping into our partner network and featuring a piece by Audie Hittle, CTO, EMC Isilon Federal, on mobility and healthcare. The following post was originally published on EMC’s Government Perspectives […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making great strides with regard to providing services to veterans via telemedicine. In fact, the VA is leading the way in deploying telemedicine on a large scale. In fiscal 2013, more than 600,000 veterans accessed VA care using telemedicine programs, for a total of more than 1.7 […]

Some claim the early television experiments in 1955 as the origin of telehealth, which makes telehealth more than half a century old. Wide adoption of telehealth has had multiple challenges including, but not limited to, reimbursement, affordability and experience gaps. However, recently the stars have aligned for telehealth adoption to take off. According to BCC […]

Of all industries, healthcare has been the most significantly impacted by new technologies over the past few years. Technology has fundamentally changed the way providers track and share patient information and even how they deliver care to patients. One of the largest changes in the healthcare space brought about by new technologies has been the […]

This month on TechSource we are delving into telehealth and specifically how technologies are enabling the distribution of more effective healthcare solutions regardless of geographic boundaries. This is of particular importance when considering the Department of Veterans Affairs or similar military health services that are trying to reach personnel and vets across the globe. Commercial healthcare […]