Managing an increasingly complex information technology (IT) infrastructure is a significant undertaking for large and small hospitals alike. Particularly for rural and community hospitals struggling to...
Technology is perhaps both the most significant opportunity and one of the greatest challenges facing community hospitals today. Electronic Health Record (EHR) platforms require consistent updates and upkeep and risk...
The healthcare industry is a top target for cyberattacks in general and ransomware in particular. As a result, cybersecurity has become an important topic for healthcare providers in urban and rural settings. This white paper discusses ways for community hospitals to improve cybersecurity.
Download NowRecently, nearly every U.S. state experienced a coronavirus pandemic shutdown lasting several months. As a result, lucrative elective medical procedures stopped bringing in much-needed revenue for community hospitals and healthcare...
Rural Matters, a podcast featuring issues important to Rural America, recently spoke to Brian Doerr, Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Security, and Privacy Officer for Community Hospital Corporation...
By Brian Doerr, Senior Vice President of Information Technology & Security and Privacy Officer, Community Hospital Corporation
The need to quarantine has been an important catalyst for telehealth and is...
by Brian Doerr, SVP, Information Technology, Security and Privacy Officer, Community Hospital Corporation
The healthcare industry is a top target for cyberattacks...
In January, there were almost as many cybersecurity breaches in healthcare as there were days. Providers, health plans and their associates reported 29 breaches affecting about 438,000 patients to the...
It is time to think of IT differently—not as a business function but as a business partner with the same business objectives as your healthcare organization as a whole. That...
In at least one respect, rural hospitals are no different than metropolitan hospitals — both need advanced telecom systems and robust data circuits for optimal patient experiences and clinical outcomes....
