All Health Information

• Podcast: Key Considerations for Storing Medical Information to the Cloud
  
• Code Blue: Is Your Healthcare System Prepared for a Data Emergency?
  

  How can healthcare IT managers best manage the dual headaches of meeting ever-growing data storage needs and ever-changing compliance demands? Offsite tape vaulting is one very effective pain reliever.
• The Prescription for a Painless EMR Transition
  

  The EMR transition is full of unknown, unexpected variables — many of which make it harder and harder to understand and maintain HIPAA compliance.
• Best Practices for creating a comprehensive healthcare data retention plan
  

  One of the more difficult aspects of maintaining HIPAA compliance is making sure that data is being properly retained and protected.
• Preparing your healthcare organization for the high stakes game of data security
  

  Security breaches are one of those things that no healthcare IT professional wants to think about. Even so, it is critical for healthcare organizations of all sizes to take every reasonable precaution to prevent the exposure of patient data.
• Meaningful Use Stage 2 on the Horizon: Seven Great Ways to Deal with the Transition
  

  How close are healthcare providers to achieving Meaningful Use? Use this guide to assess where you are and how you can stay on track.
• Is Your Current Pathology Storage Approach Putting Slides and Blocks at Risk?
  

  In 2012, pathology storage management best practices faced some serious challenges, including a trend toward more rigorous storage best practices and record-high temperatures. Are your delicate slides and blocks ready for what the skies—or winds of change—may serve up next year?
• Where's That Patient Record? Taking Back Control of Your Information
  

  A well-indexed healthcare records management program will reduce the time your team spends locating medical records. Here’s what to consider as you develop your plan.
• Four Steps to Ease the Pain of Your EMR Transition
  

  You’re in the midst of transitioning to the electronic health record to meet Meaningful Use requirements. But have you laid the groundwork for the change and considered its ultimate benefits? Here’s a checklist.
• Social Media and Healthcare Records: Ensuring #Privacy and #Security in the Digital World
  

  Tweets and blogs are quickly becoming a part of the “legal record.” But do your legacy policies address social media? Here’s how to answer this challenge with updated security, privacy and retention measures.