Given what the healthcare industry faced in 2020, the seventh edition of our Data Security Incident Response (DSIR) Report, Disruption and Transformation, is aptly titled. As if fighting the COVID-19 pandemic weren’t enough for the industry to tackle, it also faced a surge of ransomware attacks...
Cyberattacks target every industry all the time, and healthcare is no exception. According to a recent IBM study, the average cost per healthcare cyberattack is a hefty $7 million. Despite numbers like this, cybersecurity often isn’t the C-suite’s top priority. How can CISOs in hospitals and...
One of the more critical issues impacting healthcare providers today is physician suicides, discussed by University of Iowa professors Diane S. Rohlman, PhD, of the department of Occupational &...
Clinical laboratories surveyed under HFAP standards in 2020 showed improvements over the top deficiencies identified in earlier years, in a time when “clinical laboratories in all settings managed high testing volumes, demand for rapid turnaround times, and supply chain constraints related to...
While not the sole determinant of health, studies have found healthcare environments have some impact on patient outcomes. Namely, patient rooms and facilities designed with patient comfort in mind can mitigate stress and aid healing....
Getting your patients and staff out of harm’s way is always the number one priority during an evacuation, and it might not always be practical to do a step-by-step lockdown of your facility or take all the valuables you need. But if you can do this without putting anyone needlessly at risk, you...
Language shouldn’t be a barrier to good healthcare. Hospitals, clinics, and healthcare providers are required to offer interpretation services to anyone who walks in their door, be they English as a second language (ESL) patients, Limited English Proficency (LEP) patients, or are hearing or...
Hospital pharmacies have their work cut out for them. They need to perform mission-critical responsibilities that enable both quality patient care and reliable operational continuity.
There’s value to be found in the data related to hospital pharmacies, as well, but unlocking actionable...
The nation’s hospitals continue to grapple with COVID-19, a pandemic that has strained staff and resources like never before. But even amid this ongoing public health emergency, it’s important to not forget—and to continue addressing—patient safety concerns that impact outcomes and costs. ...
The pandemic drove healthcare providers and vendors to take an even closer look at facility entrances: who enters a facility, how they come in, and how they leave. On a typical, pre-pandemic day, vendors would plan a visit, verify their identity, enter the facility, and receive a compliant badge...
