Healthcare Cybersecurity: Securing Your Digital Supply Chain & Patient-Facing Tech

Healthcare Cybersecurity: Securing Your Digital Supply Chain & Patient-Facing Tech

Cyberattacks targeting the supply chain are an increasingly prevalent threat in the healthcare industry, especially as the modern healthcare supply chain contains significant digital elements, such as the patient engagement vendors that provide public-facing digital tools. These third-party apps and patient-facing tools process sensitive patient data and connect with a healthcare organization’s source systems on the supply chain. As such, they are tempting targets for cybercriminals, who can sell this data on the black market or lock it up with ransomware until they are paid.

How to Increase Patient Adoption of Digital Tools

How to Increase Patient Adoption of Digital Tools

Digital technology can do wonders when it comes to streamlining the work of delivering efficient quality care to patients. The use of patient portals, EHRs, mhealth apps, and wearable tech can all empower patients to be more active in their healthcare, get faster treatment, and access preventative care earlier on. But with all the capabilities of modern technology, we find that many patients are slow to adopt digital tools. If this is the case for your healthcare organization, we recommend the following tips to increase adoption.

Technology Integration Challenges in Connected Care

Technology Integration Challenges in Connected Care

Technology has a lot of potential to improve efficiency and health outcomes in the complex practice of healthcare, from time-sensitive interventions in the hospital environment to long-term preventative measures among patient populations. Diagnostics, data management, patient engagement, and personalized medicine all stand to benefit from greater technology integration in a holistic, connected care model. Despite this, there are many hurdles that prevent technology from being adopted as quickly or effectively as it could be. Let’s take a look at the challenges contemporary healthcare organizations face.

The 7 Essentials Steps For a Secure Patient Portal

The 7 Essentials Steps For a Secure Patient Portal

Healthcare services are meeting patient demand by becoming increasingly digitized. These digital healthcare services are often developed by third parties and access electronic health records (EHR), revenue cycle management (RCM) systems, and other databases that include sensitive and legally protected information. While these electronic services are beneficial to both patients and providers, they create an increasingly complex software supply chain, with more potential vulnerabilities that are being targeted by hackers[¹]. Healthcare providers can find it difficult to manage effective oversight of these supply chains - including the relationships between different software tools, who has access to what data, and where there might be potential weaknesses.

Taking Patient Engagement to the Next Level While Advancing Telehealth, RPM, and Automated Messaging Initiatives

Taking Patient Engagement to the Next Level While Advancing Telehealth, RPM, and Automated Messaging Initiatives

Join the FQHC Connect team and John Deutsch, CEO of Bridge (an FQHC Connect community sponsor) for this free webinar and panel discussion on Thursday July 14th from 1pm - 2pm Eastern.

We’ll be discussing the challenges and solutions for:

  • Telehealth

  • Remote Patient Monitoring

  • Automated Patient Messaging

Now Available! Advances in HIV Prevention: Engagement and Persistence in Federal & Public Health Settings | 1.0-hour CME/CE | On-Demand Webcast Series

Advances in HIV Prevention: Engagement and Persistence in Federal & Public Health Settings | 1.0-hour CME/CE | On-Demand Webcast Series

New advances in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are poised to transform HIV prevention, and providers in public and federal health settings must stay informed to deliver the best care to diverse and underserved patients. Listen to this webcast to hear from HIV experts as they:

  • Review new evidence and guidelines on HIV prevention

  • Navigate case-based challenges surrounding PrEP initiation and monitoring, as well as patient engagement and adherence

  • Share clinical pearls and lessons from the field

The Digital Front Door: Meeting Key Patient Engagement Needs

The Digital Front Door: Meeting Key Patient Engagement Needs

Current trends in healthcare are prioritizing patient needs more than ever. Patients have indicated[¹] that they want healthcare companies to give them consumer-centric tools that offer the same freedom and convenience experienced in industries such as retail and modern banking. For example, 60%[²] of patients would like providers to use texts between appointments, and 76%[²] of patients want healthcare companies to provide an easy way to understand and pay medical bills.