The security setup of your system is very important to the daily activities of your staff as well as the security of your practice and patients. Most likely, the security groups in your system were defined during the initial implementation of your EHR. During the implementation there are many … [Read more...]
Allscripts and Centricity Hosting, Who’s responsible for protecting patient data?
Allscripts and Centricity Hosting and cloud computing in general is still fairly new to healthcare and, as such, confusion and a few myths surround the technology. And many of those skewed perceptions are driven by simple misunderstandings, most notably about information security. Indeed, … [Read more...]
Allscripts and Centricity Hosting – 5 Cybersecurity Threats to Know About Right Now
At a time when more and more practice chose to utilize Allscripts and Centricity hosting, Hackers and cybercriminals continued tapping into new techniques to essentially break into IT networks, if not cripple some of those. It’s not just Petya following in WannaCry’s footsteps, either. But … [Read more...]
People: Allscripts and GE Centricity Hosting Greatest Weakness?
While any organization that is a Allscripts and GE Centricity Hosting entity should have strict cybersecurity control, the reality is that a healthcare organization’s workforce is its greatest cybersecurity threat. But there are reliable steps organizations can take to lessen the risks, said Kurt … [Read more...]
Top 10 cybersecurity Best Practices For Hosting in 2017
The healthcare industry was riddled with cybersecurity issues in 2016 as ransomware, human error, IoT flaws and hacking attempts were some of the biggest problem areas. The good news is that it appears the industry is taking notice and attempting to secure its vulnerabilities. The bad news? There … [Read more...]
Email, Security and Your Clinic
Can you remember the old days when all we had were telephone (on a hard line no less) and paper and stamp mail? Communication these days is so much easier and faster, and the healthcare industry has of course taken full advantage of this. But "regular" email and your clinic can be a troublesome … [Read more...]
