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Cybersecurity for Long-Term Care Providers Emergency preparedness for cyber attacks has never been more critical for healthcare providers — or more overlooked. In fact, only 22 percent of industry professionals say their healthcare organization follows the industry’s cybersecurity best practices. That means 78 percent of organizations and their employees operate without proper internal controls or…

The Importance of Cybersecurity in Senior Living Organizations Senior care organizations have unique cybersecurity needs that their outsourced IT services must meet. At a long-term care facility, every data point represents a person. When that data becomes compromised, the people you care for are at risk. Discover critical cybersecurity issues in senior care and what IT teams and organizations can…

Why Health Care Needs the Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the face of technology today, and the health care industry is no exception. IoT fundamentally changes how people, apps and devices interact with each other, especially as they provide health care solutions to patients. Essentially, Internet of Things means devices…

LTPAC Providers Using Health IT Today Long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers are essential to our aging populations, helping prevent the rehospitalization of Medicare recipients and provide responsive care for aging patients. These health care providers, however, are most effective when working with health care information technology. To understand the importance of health information technology for…

Trends in Long-Term Care Technology Senior care providers are usually not the first to adopt new technologies, with limited resources to dedicate to integrating a new system and an intense focus on maintaining resident care. However, the modern age of technology is making it increasingly easy to incorporate new technologies into any business, including long-term care organizations….