Commentary, opinions, responses and topics relevant to healthcare data management.
How Image-Enabling Your EMR Improves Clinical Workflows and Patient Experiences
By John McCann, Global Senior Director of Marketing at BridgeHead Software When we talk about interoperability in healthcare, there is often a tendency to focus on text-based elements of the patient record, such as physicians’ notes or patients’ current medications....
Is My Organization Safe From Healthcare Cyberattacks?
By Rob Quinn, Vice President of Global Product Marketing at BridgeHead Software Healthcare cyberattacks pose a major threat to healthcare organizations worldwide. According to the endpoint security firm Cylance, healthcare is one of the most targeted industries for...
The secret behind BridgeHead’s 25-year success with Steve Matheson
An interview with Steve Matheson, Vice President of Product and Sales in North America As BridgeHead Software continues to celebrates its 25th anniversary, we asked Steve Matheson, Vice President of Product and Sales in North America, to look back on his 10-plus years...
BridgeHead & the NIS Directive
By Dr Saif Abed, Chief Medical Officer and Healthcare Cyber-warfare Expert at BridgeHead Software GDPR. It is probably one of the most talked about pieces of regulation in the past decade, such was its impact on people’s inboxes when it came into effect in May 2018....
The Real Impact of Inaccessible Patient Data in Radiology (Guest Blog)
Guest blog by Dr Rizwan Malik, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust & Managing Director SMR Radiology To provide an effective and efficient clinical service, access to patient data is fundamental. As we touch virtually every clinical...
Who are you calling a cheat? (Guest Blog)
Guest blog by Dr Michele Verroken, Founding Director, Sporting Integrity "Who are you calling a cheat?" Ask this question and open up Pandora’s Anti-Doping box in the rapidly changing world of anti-doping drama and imminent planned regulatory changes. This last year...
See you at MUSE Inspire 2019!
By Gareth Griffiths, Chief Technology Officer at BridgeHead Software Just a quick note to say I’m excited to be going to the MUSE 2019 Inspire Conference in Nashville this week. It's a great place to meet many of you that will be attending and a chance for you to bend...
Hospital Resilience in the Face of Cybercrime (Guest Blog)
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...
Cybersecurity and the Impact of Legacy Applications
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...
Investing in the Interoperability of Healthcare Data
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....
Tips for the Successful Backup of Your Healthcare Systems
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...
Healthcare Data Outlives Hardware – Don’t Compromise Your Backup & Archiving
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...
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