Geplaatst op: 20 december in Gezondheidszorg
Hoewel zorginstellingen weten dat ze patiëntgegevens goed moeten beveiligen, komen deze toch vaak op straat te liggen. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek van adviesbureau PBLQ, uitgevoerd in opdracht van minister Schippers van Volksgezondheid. Vooral de recente digitalisering van patiëntgegevens vormt een serieus gevaar voor de privacy....
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Geplaatst op: 25 november in Cybersecurity, Gezondheidszorg
Cybercriminelen hebben steeds vaker interesse in de gezondheidszorg. Dat schrijft NOS. Nederlandse ziekenhuizen hebben sinds begin dit jaar 304 keer melding gemaakt van het verlies van patiëntgegevens. Dat komt neer op ongeveer één datalek per dag. Volgens de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) worden de lekken grotendeels...
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Geplaatst op: 09 februari in Gezondheidszorg
In bustling healthcare facilities, communicating quickly and effectively is key. However, because many hospitals still stick to outdated communication technology such as pagers, clinicians waste about 45 minutes every day, trying to get vital information across to their peers. A costly ordeal! According to a recent survey among more than...
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Geplaatst op: 28 januari in Alertering, Gezondheidszorg
VCU Health, located in Richmond, Virginia, uses Netpresenter software to inform, instruct and alert its 8,000+ employees at 25 different sites across the city, using interactive screensavers on all 7,000 PCs. This proved to be especially helpful during the latest blizzard Jonas, which has already...
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Geplaatst op: 14 december in Gezondheidszorg
HIPAA compliance can be a real challenge. When healthcare workers do not follow the rules, healthcare facilities can be slapped with some serious fines. Especially privacy issues are tough to tackle. According to 2002's “Privacy Rule”, hospitals are responsible for keeping patient information secure. This...
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Geplaatst op: 27 november in Gezondheidszorg
Recently, there has been a growing number of organizations switching to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. The greatest benefit of this so called "VDI" is flexibility. With the use of VDI, the user can just load their virtual desktop from ANY enabled terminal. This means that no matter where the user is,...
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Geplaatst op: 20 augustus in Gezondheidszorg
Healthcare and digital signage are a natural fit. On a daily basis, healthcare facilities get overrun with hundreds or sometimes even thousands of people. To keep everything running smoothly, efficiency is key. Digital signage allows healthcare facilities to communicate important information in real time to employees, patients and...
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Geplaatst op: 20 februari in Gezondheidszorg
How proper Compliance Communication can prevent the spread of Ebola Four thousand. That is the number of lives the current Ebola epidemic has cost. A worrisome conclusion is that not only members of the public are amongst these victims, but also health care workers. In Dallas, two...
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