Medical Practice Network Security Guide Medical practice network security is paramount when designing a new medical office network. Now that security hazards are on the rise, practices are faced with many technology challenges. Most notably, they need to protect their networks from internet threats. However, to meet this challenge, practice owners must first understand the…
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Your Healthcare Technology Budget Medical practices should consider their unique needs when planning their healthcare technology budget. Now more than ever, the healthcare industry is driven by, and dependent on, a secure and reliable network infrastructure. This dependency is mainly due to the Affordable Care Act and strict government regulations and compliance laws. As a…
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Security and Protection from Within your Walls Now more than ever, Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) is increasingly valuable on the black market. That’s why it’s crucial to protect your practice from hackers and cyber-criminals. However, many providers and practice administrators overlook the need for protection from within their walls. As a result, disgruntled…
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What is a Managed Services Provider? A Managed Services Provider, also known as an “MSP,” is an IT industry term used to describe an outsourced IT department. MSP’s assume the ongoing technological responsibilities for their clients. Typically, a Managed Services Provider offers services such as help desk, onsite support, data backup, network security, phone system…
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ePHI Security Breach at Large Healthcare Provider in Arizona In recent media coverage, Banner Health revealed that hackers might have accessed their patient health insurance records. As a result, cyber criminals compromised up to 3.7 million patient records. Unfortunately, this ePHI security breach occurred because hackers obtained access to their servers through a third party food service…
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Stolen ePHI Crippling Healthcare Practices Around the World In the past few days, I’ve been following a hot topic at a public technology forum focused on IT security. As an IT professional, I need to emphasize the risks of connecting unsecured devices to your network. A USB Flash Drive is a perfect example. When possible,…
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Why You Should Destroy Old Hard Drives As a Technology Services Provider, we understand the importance of protecting your data and ensuring confidentiality. That’s because we constantly hear stories about misguided technology practices compromising patient data. As a result, we advise our clients to destroy old hard drives properly as part of their ongoing security…
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Managed Services Provider Acquisition Innovative Computer Systems is actively looking to acquire a Managed Services Provider in the New York Metropolitan area. Ideally, we prefer an MSP with a client base in Healthcare and at least fifty percent recurring revenue. We’re also open to a merger of equals if there’s a strong synergy between our…
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CMS will be conducting periodic audits of eligible professionals attesting for meaningful use. EP’s that fail at least one objective will be required to return some, or all, MU incentive payments and could be hit with large penalties. Are you ready for your CMS audit?
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Improve Your Technology Vocabulary As one of the leading providers of Healthcare IT for over two decades, we understand that technology lingo can be a foreign language to healthcare providers and their staff. Not only can technology be intimidating, there are thousands of new computer terms being introduced each year. We know this can be…
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