How the Latest HIPAA Updates Affect Healthcare Providers and Patients

Medical computers of healthcare groups are filling up with news and discussions of possible new HIPAA rulings going into effect this year. We checked and verified it’s not only true, but the details on what those rules are have been released as well. We cover them today, as well as provide…


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How the FDA’s New Rules Made Cybersecurity for Medical Devices a Top Priority

Medical equipment like medical tablets do many things besides display patient medical records (EMR) or real-time patient vitals like heart rate. Many also provide limited protection from cyber attacks. This extended to medical devices, many of which are vulnerable to hackers. New federal government…


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How to Choose the Right EMR System for Your Practice

You’ve been tasked by your healthcare group to submit recommendations for its electronic medical records (EMR) platform. You know the right (or wrong) EMR systems will have an impact for years to come, affecting medical staff productivity and the choice of medical computer to display patient…


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What is Included in the Protected Health Information PHI?

Understanding the importance of PHI is crucial since it contributes to safeguarding the security and privacy of people’s health information as well as the privacy of any information about the medical services they get. Knowing the importance of PHI also guarantees that businesses handling…


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Why Code Gray is Important for Every Hospital

The healthcare industry has many unique needs and requirements. Common equipment like computers cannot be of the off-the-shelf variety. Instead, medical computers are used, having been built from the ground up to work with medical devices without trouble (medical grade). Dealing with conflict also…


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Why It’s Important for Healthcare to Stop Diversion of Controlled Substances

Your boss in healthcare IT just sent you an email. It’s titled, “Diversion of Controlled Substances,” and it’s flagged. Private and Confidential.  There’s no discussion to what the title means. And the message body doesn’t give any details, either. All it asks are for the logs of select medical…


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AI in Cybersecurity: Pros, Cons, and Future Predictions

Artificial intelligence (AI), without a doubt, has already revolutionized the way people work, live, and think in many different fields. This isn’t a surprise anymore, especially since last year’s ChatGPT launch, which caused some massive talks on the internet about its benefits as well as security…


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Renewable Energy Trends in 2023 and Increased Security Concerns

2023 looks to be a new comeback for solar power, wind power, and other forms of renewable energy and resources. It’s especially promising in the US with the country’s enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into federal law. Today, we’ll briefly cover these renewable energy trends for 2023,…


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How Does Oil & Gas Get to You – Midstream Sector Challenges

Did you know that both the oil tanker at the port and railroad cars transporting crude oil are all part of a massive yet nearly invisible network? It’s called the Midstream and is the second major sector of the Oil and Gas industry trio (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream). This network is vital as it…


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TPM – What is It and How it Protects Your PC

If you’ve heard the buzz word “TPM” thrown around in cybersecurity discussions and didn’t know what it was, you’re not alone. But this little known piece of hardware plays a key role in keeping one’s computer secure in a world of increasing cyberattacks.  We go over what TPM is, why it’s important,…


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