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Nicole Stevens

Brigham and Women's Hospital Tests NFC RFID for Patient Bedsides - RFID Journal - 0 views

  • Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is testing a Near Field Communication (NFC) RFID system it developed that enables health-care staff members to manage the administration of medication at a patient's bedside.
  • consists of a Google Nexus 7 tablet and a software app that interprets RFID tag data regarding patients and the medications they receive. The system works with passive NFC RFID tags attached to medications, to patients' wristbands and to staff members' ID badges, thereby enabling a user to read the tags and link the patient, caretaker and medication in the app
  • Since 2005, BWH has managed its medication administration data via bar codes
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  • However, Landman notes, the time spent scanning bar codes, as well as the difficulty in ensuring a strong Bluetooth connection, can often make data collection during these visits time-consuming. The bar codes themselves could be difficult to scan as well—in many cases, a bar code is printed on a crinkled wrapper that can be difficult to scan. What's more, he says, pushing the workstation-on-wheels from one room to another is cumbersome.
  • Landman's team built a prototype system, using a Nexus 7 tablet, which comes with a built-in NFC RFID reader. They loaded the tablet with the app, and then attached NFC RFID tags to some pharmaceuticals, staff badges and patient wristbands.
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    This program insures the safety and well keeping of the patients. I know it's not the latest in-room safe technology. But having just been in a hospital and having a dreadful experience I can honestly say that this technology would have helped.  During my hospital stay I was lost, mistaken for a man, not given an IV, and almost given the wrong prescription. Now I know it was 3 am, but if this program would have been installed I don't think I would have the same story to tell. The fact that the software tracks both the patients and the staff is what I find amazing. That was the biggest problem with my visit. No-one knew who was supposed to take care of me. This would have changed all of that.
rderonville

Information Technology Impact on the Healthcare Industry - 0 views

  • As Information Technology increasingly penetrates the healthcare industry, physicians and patients are experiencing the benefits of on-demand access to medical information where, when and how it is needed.”,
  • “As expectations for improved healthcare continue to evolve, older IT systems will increasingly struggle to deliver a truly integrated flow of information having been designed traditionally around provider needs, rather than around a patient’s needs
  • Together with a growing recognition of the importance of IT, the drive towards patient-centric services is a central theme in healthcare organizations across the region
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  • Using software that provides simple access to information at the point of care, and hardware that enables communication of data across facilities and mobilizes the access points, facilitates provision of improved patient care by healthcare providers.
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    Information Technology is not only revamping the hospitality industry, it is also making its mark in the healthcare industry. According to the article, Information technology is increasingly penetrating the healthcare industry resulting in better service and on-demand access to patient information. In my opinion, it has always seemed as if healthcare offices had outdated technology, however, these past few years I have seen a boost in their systems' quality and services. Nevertheless, I believe they can do more. In the article, modern technology is allowing the ease of accessing information at the point of care and key features that enables the office and business system to run more efficiently. Their drive is fueling their desire to run on better systems. They see the benefits of EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and use this to distribute information at the point of care. It will no longer be a waiting game for the patient or the medical staff member. It begins to set the standards of how healthcare and provision should be done in regards to efficient technology.
Melissa Krajewski

MJ Freeway, Leading Hosted Provider of Medical Marijuana Sales and Inventory Tracking S... - 0 views

  • In order to meet State regulations, a software product such as MJ Freeway’s GramTracker™ and GrowTracker™ is necessary to accurately track marijuana from seed to sale.
  • Patent-pending GrowTracker™ provides growers the ability to track every plant, nutrient, watt, drop and yield. GramTracker™’s patented inventory management tools track shake, spillage, evaporation, edibles and any theft.
  • The product specific point of sale (POS) system securely tracks all patients, patient status and transactions.
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    When you think of where point of sales systems are typically used you think of a restaurant, hotel, stadium, retail store, etc. A medicinal marijuana store is the last place that would come to mind, at least for me personally. I think this article really shows how common and wide spread POS systems have become. MJ Freeway software tracks the sales and inventory of medical cannabis dispensaries. Their tagline is encouraging better business practices because their software is "guaranteed to always be state compliant." I love the literal naming of their software. GrowTracker and GramTracker are the inventory tracking tools that address discrepancies due to issues such as spillage or even evaporation. The incorporation of WeedTracker, WeedMaps, and Quickbooks also makes life a little easier for their clients and patients. Having a product specific point of sales which tracks patients names, status and transactions is very important in the medicinal cannabis industry and MJ Freeway delivers. The one thing I don't quite understand is how the POS allows for flexibility at POS for "buds that weigh heavy." However if that is an issue it is good that this advance system already has a solution. I found it refreshing to read about a POS in a completely different environment then a hotel yet with very similar capabilities.
jordynmiddleton

SaaS Software Currently Dominating The Cloud Computing Market, Especially In The Health... - 2 views

  • The healthcare industry often utilizes software as a service (SaaS) to increase software versatility and accessibility without installing and running applications on multiple computers and data systems.
  • By 2022, healthcare professionals and facilities can expect to see some new SaaS trends in the industry.
  • Increased Attention to Security
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  • Use of Multiple Clouds
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      Use of internet redundancy
  • more efficiency, faster automation, and a higher level of personal responsiveness.
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      Time is key when working in healthcare, and the speed of access to data could assist in saving someones life.
  • many companies will strive to increase their ability to store, process, analyze, and secure essential healthcare data. As a result, instead of using various cloud providers for multiple applications or disaster recovery, such cohesive approaches will become more common.
  • As a result, the number of businesses using cloud-based apps is expected to increase by 19.6%
  • The current healthcare cloud computing market is valued at nearly $18 billion and is expected to increase by almost 18.7% between 2022 and 2025.
  • there will be a greater need for security, privacy, and compliance
  • More than 81% of the most successful IT companies have begun to work on AI technologies, allowing them to revolutionize business processes and increase efficiency and productivity while supporting human capabilities and automating repetitive tasks.
  • The Company has been awarded 11 contracts thus far in Q2, six of which are additional expansions with existing customers.
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      As companies expand there cloud-based services, they will become much more attractive to current clients with wanting to take their business to the next level.
  • The Company is perfectly positioned to benefit from the Biden Administration's $1.9 trillion Infrastructure Bill, including $350 billion allocated for State and Local Governments to invest in upgrades and modernizations.
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      Cloud-based software would be at the top of the list for these upgrades and modernizations which would increase revenue substantially for multiple cloud services. The same exact software needed for a major hospital may not be need for urgent care or small primary care office, but the software is needed none the less.
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    Software as a Service is becoming an essential part of the healthcare community. The time saved researching information about a patient, searching for medications or treatments could be valuable time needed for saving a life. It is project that "the number of businesses using cloud-based apps is expected to increase by 19.6%." With the increase in the use of cloud-based applications, there is a stronger need for the attention given to data security. Especially when it comes to patient information. Multiple cloud based options may initially be utilized before phasing into singular sources over time. This will alleviate some of the pressure needing to have the increased security for two platform rather than one.
Rebecca Pichora

Health & Care expo's a great opportunity for event tech - 0 views

  • he Giant iTab company is predicting a growth in demand for event technology and innovation within the medical, health and care industry
  • The event, run by the NHS to encourage better use of smart technologies to enable safer, more secure care for patients, included a variety of digital solutions, particularly app based.
  • “A key part of the event’s agenda was to encourage better use of digital, hardware and software innovation to increase the efficacy of care. The show also demonstrated innovations that encouraged safer data usage and even haptic technology.”
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  • It’s important we show that touch technology of today can be incredibly intuitive and therefore easily adopted by nurses, doctors and care providers
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    Today event technology is on the growth and it is very evident that event technology will be of growing importance in the hospital and heal sector. The reason for this is not only due to the events that are being held, it is because the health industry s focusing on how to integrate technology to help their patients better. They are looking for apps and technology that can increase the efficiency of care that can be used by many different people such as nurses, technicians etc. During this event they used the Giant iTAB to project many of their findings linking event technology and its importance with the importance of technology in the health industry.
Jianyi Wang

4 Problems with E-Commerce - and How to Solve Them - CRM Magazine - 0 views

  • According to Kim, the data that's wrapped up in e-commerce processes can not only drive sales, but also create a personalized experience for each and every shopper. Sophisticated analytics, however, are required to unlock the power of that data.
  • A lot of bad behaviors in offline commerce translate to online." Identifying those problems, he asserted, is the first step toward developing solutions.
  • The problems:Pushy Sales
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  • No-Service Sales
  • No Data
  • Wrong Data
  • The solutions
  • Segmentation
  • Listen and Serve
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    This article is a comprehensive analysis of the problems existing in E-Commerce from the perspective of a CEO in New York. According to Kim, a lot of bad behaviors in offline commerce translate to online. Identifying those problems, he asserted, is the first step toward developing solutions. There are mainly four problems in E-commerce including pushy sales, No-service Sales, No Data, Wrong Data. He suggests four solutions to solve these problem. At first, they remind that not all consumers should be treated the same. The simplest ,most effective way is segementation, dividing customers into several groups. Moreover,he mentioned that merchant should offer different product to people of their own targeted values. The other two solutions are listen and serve, one chance.That means the merchant should be patient enough to let customer tells them what they want and provide updated activities to the customers on time.
anonymous

Coronavirus Pours Gas on the Tech Revolution - 0 views

  • Society is seemingly trapped in amber—frozen in place by the coronavirus. But really we’re speeding ever faster toward a technological future. Changes that would have occurred over the course of years are happening in weeks.
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    This article introduces the impact of the new coronavirus on the technological revolution. It is mentioned in the article that coronavirus has promoted the development of contactless payment in the United States; promoted patients to accept online consultation services of virtual doctors; promoted the popularity of video chat programs such as ZOOM, etc.
Yu Zhai

Reservation Software and Guest Management Software by Reservation Nexus - 5 views

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    Reservation Nexus is a reservation system for bed and breakfasts and inns. It has quickly become the system to beat in the hotel software arena with a fresh approach to online reservations, guest management and automated marketing, bed and breakfasts, inns, hotels and lodges will have many advantages such as increasing reservation, more time, freedom and profit. It helps hotels to offer customers a better service when feedback, such like sending a blessing email for customer's birthday, a thank letter after customer check out, and offering the travel map before customer come to hotel. All of these are automatic. In other words, this is Automated Marketing, which revolves around capturing and utilizing guest information. Reservation nexus holds a spirit of Red Carpet Service, a popular service spirit in US, they treat hotel just like hotel treat customers, kindly, patient, and professional. Besides, it can save money for hotels, it updates itself instead paying to update. It is providing on-line non-downloadable software to store, manage, track, analyze, and report reservation data. By some settings, Reservation Nexus can eliminate time consuming tasks for hotels to manage business and customers. Making it easy for guests to book online means more reservations, Reservation nexus did this.
Donald Wojciechowski

Health Care Law's Employer Mandate Delayed Until January 2015 - 0 views

  • The Obama administration caught the U.S. business community by surprise when it announced a one-year delay, until Jan. 1, 2015, in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) mandate that employers with 50 or more full-time-equivalent employees provide health care coverage to their full-time employees (those working on average 30 or more hours per week) or pay steep penalties.
  • However, “Many ACA provisions are unaffected by the delay, and employers must continue to implement and comply with them
  • “New individual and group health plan requirements taking effect for 2014 plan years include a ban on annual dollar limits on essential health benefits, a 90-day limit on eligibility waiting periods, new out-of-pocket limit maximums, the elimination of preexisting conditions exclusions for adults, and coverage of clinical trial participant costs.”
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  • Also remaining in place, for instance, are the reform act's requirement that most employer-provided health care include coverage for recommended preventive care—including contraceptive services for women with no cost-sharing
  • A critical view of health care reform was reiterated by the National Federation of Independent Business, a small-business lobby long opposed to the reform act. “Temporary relief is small consolation; we need a permanent fix to this provision to provide long-term relief for small employers,”
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    This article deals with the recent announcement (although in the view of many an illegal announcement) of the Obama administrations one year delay in the employer mandate until January 1, 2015. This announcement leaves still leaves in place the individual mandate. The reason for the delay was to provide time to adapt health coverage and reporting systems while employers are moving toward making health coverage affordable and accessible for their employees. However, there are many points in the ACA that will still go into effect as listed in the highlighted sections of this article. Several business groups are commenting on the delay and providing further direction such as the United Benefit Advisors. The UBA group has posted a listing on what actually has been delayed and what remains a requirement. All groups agree that the added time will give business some breathing room while companies continue to decipher the actual effects and requirements of the ACA. Either way now that the bill is passed and signed into law one thing is for certain, the smoke has cleared and none or the promises made by the administration of what the bill would do are true.
anonymous

POS System in Cannabis Industry Leaks 85,000 Files | 2020-01-22 | Security Magazine - 0 views

  • Led by internet privacy researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team discovered a data breach in THSuite, a point-of-sale system in the cannabis industry. 
  • an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket owned by THSuite that exposed 85,000 files of sensitive data from multiple marijuana dispensaries around the U.S. and their customers.
  • leaked data included scanned government and employee IDs, exposing personally identifiable information (PII) for over 30,000 individuals.
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  • US. Cannabis dispensaries have to collect large quantities of sensitive information in order to comply with state laws,
  • the THSuite platform is designed to simplify this process for dispensary operators by automatically integrating with each state’s API traceability system.
  • The vpnMentor team says that the breach affected many more dispensaries, and that it’s possible that all THSuite clients and their customers were involved.
  • The researchers also found photographs of government-issued photo IDs and corresponding signatures of dispensary visitors and patients alike.
  • Under HIPAA regulations, it’s a federal crime in the U.S. for any health services provider to expose protected health information (PHI) that could be used to identify an individual.
  • the researchers say that THSuite could be subject to HIPAA violations, which can result in fines of up to $50,000 for every exposed record, or even in jail time.
  • hackers and scammers can take advantage of personal details exposed in the data breach about dispensary customers and employees to create highly effective personalized phishing attacks.
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    There was a huge data breach at THSuite which exposed 85,000 files, some of those files being personal identification information. Dispensaries usually collect a lot of information to comply with U.S State laws. The files that were retrieved by the hackers means they can take advantage of those profiles. THSuite is looking at fines of up to $50,000 PER record or jail time.
abrow336

https://www.technologydecisions.com.au/content/security/news/tips-to-stop-cyber-attacks... - 1 views

The Australian Government is worried about the amount of scams that are happening to steal patient data surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine. Many residents of the country are wanting to get the vaccin...

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kmira026

Why You Should Take a 'Wait-and-See' Approach to New-Product Launches - 0 views

  • While most inventors would love to create something completely new, that's not always necessary. Often, it's enough -- and a brilliant marketing tactic, even -- to imitate your rivals and then add a few tweaks.
  • Pandora used imitation and a delayed launch to woo paid streaming-service users with the promise of a more personalized experience.
  • Instead of being first to the marketplace, being last may actually present more opportunities and stability.
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  • Regardless of the solution they eventually offer, entrepreneurs who hang back can avoid early fatal flaws that interrupt fantastic consumer experiences.
  • Poor marketing, uber-techiness and overspending.
  • 1. Watch, look and listen.
  • 2. Use negative sentiment to your advantage.
  • Capitalize on negative press swirling around your competition by waiting to release a similar product.
  • Lyft and Uber have been entangled in a fight like this for a while.
  • 3. Differentiate yourself through great execution.
  • As you read through social media posts and dig into articles on your competition's products, figure out where things went awry. Make sure you don't stumble over the same roadblocks.
  • Apple has merely found a smoother path to streamline a service people want and already use
  • While we love a story of bold innovation, innovation doesn't always keep the lights on. Sometimes, it's far wiser to come in second or third where the spotlight is less blinding -- there, you can see where you're going.
  • When President Donald Trump's travel ban rather circuitously led to #DeleteUber momentum, Lyft took advantage of the opportunity to outshine its rival. Not only did Lyft donate to the American Civil Liberties Union, but it has also enjoyed a 7 percent increase in customers since January 29. Lyft wasn't hasty, and it swung with the popular sentiment pendulum.
  • You might think you have a revolutionary product, but what if the market disagrees? If your top competitor just released a similar product and its sales are flailing, you owe it to yourself to analyze what's happening. Could it be that the market for your product just doesn't exist yet? If so, how can you pivot so you can produce an actual game-changer, not a wannabe?Segway knows all about this challenge: It discovered its product's market was limited by cost and individual desire. By the time it was put to bed, it was no longer a technological marvel -- it was just a punchline. Chances are good that leaders of a company waiting to market a Segway-like creation put plans on hold when they saw the fallout and chose to execute their innovations differently.4. Do the common uncommonly well.
  • leapfrogged over the issues plaguing its competitors, solidifying itself as a smarter, less-glitchy solution for music lovers, thanks in part to what it's calling the Music Genome Project.
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      benefit of wait and see approach
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    This article goes into being patient when it comes to launching a new or similar product. Many companies try to be a trendsetter but sometimes taking the backseat is much beneficial. Startup and trial and error runs are ultimately decreased. Reviewing the feedback of others on social media outlets can help make sure you don't stumble over the same issues.
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    This article explains why a wait & see approach is sometimes the best approach for some companies before launching a product in a very competitive market which already has a company providing the same product to consumers. Many companies have waited to see what issues consumers are complaining about when their competitors have launched a product to later launch a better product better than that if the competitors. Such companies are Pandora versus Apple Music, Lyft versus Uber, Apple Cash versus Venmo, QuickPay, and Square Cash.
ecast038

Top 15 Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media Marketing - 0 views

  • But just like the two sides of coins, social media also has its two sides; positive and negative. Every marketing strategy to be applied needs proper research and planning to make it effective and worthwhile in social media. Social media marketing has become a core element of success in marketing. It will only prove successful when used properly and efficiently.
  • 1. Reach Your Target Audience Many businesses are using social media as a marketing platform for their business to reach a large number of audiences to increase the demand for the products and expand the range of services.
  • By keeping an eye on the engagement on the posts, customer reviews, and followers, you get a better idea about the customer
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  • 2. Directly Connect With Your Audience A direct connection with your audience is possible with the help of social media. You can grow followers of your social media accounts, and finally, you can collect the data about user behavior, their likes, and dislikes, etc
  • When people start knowing your brand, it helps in the creation of brand loyalty and recognition. Social media helps in building brand loyalty, which in turn provokes customers to buy the brand which they are familiar with.
  • 3. Create Organic Content One of the major advantages of social media is businesses can post organic content without paying a penny. It is very helpful for your company to build connections with people.
  • Build Your Brand
  • It helps to know about your customers so that you can provide them better services.
  • 1. Negative Reviews Social media is used as a platform to share the content and experience they have gone through, be it a positive experience or negative experience. If someone is not satisfied with your business, then it gives them a chance to share the negative experience with others, which can definitely become a hindrance in the path of success of your business.
  • 2. Embarrassment Social media is a medium where it takes only a few seconds for your posts to become viral. You should always be careful before posting your content on social media. Check many times before posting it so that you don’t have to face any sort of embarrassment.
  • 3. Time Consuming Campaigns Social media is one of the most exciting and interesting platforms to create and recreate the content, to post photos, videos, and to engage the audience with it. But, the main disadvantage is that creating and running social media campaigns is a time-consuming process.
  • If you don’t spend enough time on this because you lack resources, capital, and people, then definitely, you will end up leading to a problem where your social media marketing campaign will suffer losses.
  • . Results Come Late
  • You have to continuously post new content related to your campaign to achieve success. The result of social media marketing campaigns will take time to determine results. Never expect immediate results, and you have to wait for it patiently for a few weeks or even months to get success.
  • . Need to Stay Engaged and Active It is also one of the disadvantages of social media that you need to stay engaged and active every time you monitor your marketing campaign. Social media is constantly changing, so you need to be up-to-date else you will lack behind.
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    Social media can both positively and negatively affect companies. Companies need to dedicate time and resources into creating content to help build brand recognition and fan loyalty. Content needs to feel organic, to help drive more traffic and brand loyal and awareness. With the many upsides to social media marketing, comes some disadvantages. Posting content allows for negative feedback from consumers. Companies should work on replying back with positive solutions to customers as other potential clients will also see these and reconsider using your brand.
mattiebell

The Top 6 Cyberthreat Actors: Today's Most Active Groups - 1 views

  • ALPHV is a relatively new and rapidly growing cybercrime group. First observed near the end of 2021, the ALPHV group gained attention for innovative extortion tactics, and unconventional attack methods.
  • To date, BlackCat ransomware has struck retail, financial, manufacturing, government, technology, education, and transportation, across a range of countries that includes the U.S., Australia, Japan, Italy, Indonesia, India, and Germany.
  • Some of the ransomware it utilizes includes Cobalt Strike, Mimikatz, and AdFind. One of the most dangerous aspects of APT29 is that they have been known to develop their own set of custom tools for hacking campaigns.
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  • TA505 is a significant player in the global cybercrime scene, and has been a driver of global trends in the cybercriminal underworld. The group targets education, finance, healthcare, hospitality, and retail worldwide. It is also known for its long-term cyberattack lifecycle, sometimes persisting in a target's network conducting reconnaissance for weeks — even months — successfully avoiding detection as it patiently identifies the highest-value targets in the victim’s environment.
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    This article discusses the most active cyber threats that exist today. I chose this article because it highlights a topic many industry leaders aren't aware of. Many view cyber attacks as crimes of opportunity, which they often are. However, we have to remember that there are also dedicated groups who are committed to acquiring data they shouldn't have. Knowing these groups, their signs, and what industries they target can help create a stronger team and plan to protect against them. These are especially common in hospitality and retail.
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