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Guest blog by Justin Armstrong CISSP - Security Architect, System Technology Division – MEDITECH “The only constant is change” has never been more true than it is today. Technology has advanced rapidly in recent years; adoption of technology has increased...

By Dr Saif Abed, Chief Medical Officer and Healthcare Cyber-warfare Expert at BridgeHead Software Today, cybersecurity is a hot topic in healthcare. Wherever you click there’s an article about the latest ransomware attack or statistic about how hospitals have become a...

By Tim Kaschinske, HealthStore Product Manager at BridgeHead Software Much of the conversation around healthcare innovation at the moment is focused on interoperability and the sharing of patient information. The message is the same on both sides of the pond....

By Gareth Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer, BridgeHead SoftwareI’ve been in the backup business for a long time (no don’t ask!), but I remember 7 track tapes and when floppy disks were 8 inches and actually floppy… yet the basic concept that healthcare...

By Gareth Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer, BridgeHead Software What happens when the shiny toys break in your hospital? Before we consider the impact of replacing or upgrading hardware or even healthcare applications regarding the safeguarding of your critical...

By Gareth Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer, BridgeHead Software If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – it makes me ‘wannacry’… You know I often hear that, but it holds a huge hidden danger. How do you KNOW it’s not broken? The key point about upgrades and updates is...

By Dr Saif Abed, Chief Medical Officer, BridgeHead Software When it comes to almost any digital transformation project that impacts clinical workflows, one of the most frequent questions I am asked is how to balance flexible access to patient information against...

By Dr Gabriel Ma, Clinical Lead at BridgeHead Software Mental health treatment pathways for patients are highly personalised and not one-size fits all. Often mental health professionals need to gain an overview of a patient’s medical history in order to understand the...

By Gareth Griffith, Chief Technology Officer and Backup Product Manager, BridgeHead Software “Backup – yes, we’ve got it covered.” You’re unlikely to be surprised at how many times I hear this when I am talking with healthcare organizations. And, it should bring a...

By Jamie Clifton, VP of Product Management and Solutions, BridgeHead Software In today’s rapidly-changing healthcare sector, it’s hard to imagine what patient data will look like in ten years, seven years or even five years from now. We know there will be a lot more...

By Rob Quinn, Head of Global Product Marketing, BridgeHead Software BridgeHead Software provides hospitals with a cost effective, integrated data management solutions that ensures their most vital assets – clinical and administrative data – are collected and stored...

By John McCann, Senior Director of Marketing, BridgeHead Software For the past 17 years, BridgeHead Software has helped MEDITECH customers worldwide manage and protect their healthcare data. During that span, our offerings have complemented the MEDITECH Health Care...

By Tim Kaschinske, Senior Product Manager, North America, BridgeHead Software Taking place October 2-6, National Health IT Week (NHITW) is a nationwide awareness week, which brings the healthcare industry together to support the value of healthcare IT. Founded by the...

By Gareth Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer, BridgeHead Software Back in May, our eyes were opened to just how devastating an impact a ransomware attack can have on a healthcare system. More familiarly known as WannaCry, the attack crippled thousands of companies in...

By John McCann, Director of Marketing, BridgeHead Software BridgeHead Software once again was proud to participate in last month’s International MUSE Conference – the premier source for networking, educating and professional development for MEDITECH users. As a...

By Jamie Clifton – Vice-president Product Management & Solutions, BridgeHead Software I was recently asked to provide my predictions for the website Future of Everything on where cloud data integration will be 10 to 15 years from today. The healthcare sector is...

Gareth Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer, BridgeHead Software The WannaCry ransomware attack crippled thousands of organisations in 150 countries around the globe, most notably the NHS. Of those Trusts affected, many were quick to implement their tried and tested...

By Stephen Matheson, Vice President, Product Management and North American Sales, BridgeHead Software At BridgeHead Software, we feel it’s important to continually assess healthcare environments, especially when considering legacy applications. Healthcare...

By Stephen Matheson, Vice President, Product Management and North American Sales, BridgeHead Software With the issue of disaster recovery continuing to keep many hospital C-level execs up at night, I developed a piece for the industry's premier publication on business...

By John McCann, Senior Director of Marketing, BridgeHead Software In my new global role, I was delighted to be able to attend the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition for the first time. It not only offered a great opportunity for BridgeHead to meet with customers...