The pandemic was good for something. COVID-19 prompted expanded government reimbursement and the lifting of some regulations, resulting in an enormous amount of money flowing into digital health applications and start-ups. According to the Digital Health Funding report from venture capital firm Rock Health, COVID-19 “created what felt like a fast forward button for digital…
Security software vendors would be wise to heed those old pop music lyrics in selling their wares to America’s CISOs. Our own Terry Grogan voiced her opinion in a new article for CSO digital magazine. What she “really, really wants” is a trusted security partner, not a sales pitch. Read it here
During the Jewish holiday of Passover, it’s traditional for the youngest child to ask the four questions, seeking to understand the symbolism behind the story of the exodus from Egypt. “Ma Nishtana” they ask in Hebrew. Why is this night different from all other nights? That phrase popped into my head as the Colonial…
HOLYOKE, MA 5/10/2021 — Capitalizing on double-digit sales growth and a 30% staff increase in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the healthcare industry, Pixel Health (www.pixelhealth.com), a five-company, national healthcare consulting ecosystem has promoted two executives to lead the organization. Former Chief Corporate Counsel Brad Mondschein has been named President and former Cisco Global Healthcare…
HOLYOKE, MA 5/6/2021 — Utilizing the healthcare industry’s leading infrastructure assessment tool and its proprietary methodology for linking IT improvements to clinical outcomes, western Massachusetts-based consortium Pixel Health is teaming with $49B technology business leader Ingram Micro Inc. to establish a new sales channel and better serve hospitals and health systems across the United States.…
The pandemic-spurred triple threat of increased demand, decreased access, and mandatory distancing, put digital transformation into overdrive. ChannelProNetwork spoke extensively with Pixel Health Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Mike Machulsky and Nectar Strategic Consulting President Barbara Casey to gauge the state of Healthcare IT in the post-COVID era. Read the article
“Do what you do best and outsource the rest,” says Peter Drucker, one of the great management consultants of the 20th century. But it’s not always so simple. When it comes to deciding whether a medical practice should maintain its own IT staff, I often answer with a quote of my own: “It’s complicated.” …
Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Albert Gonzalez, Mathew Bevan, and Richard Pryce. Are these guys household names in your household? These five (and dozens of others), are among the most notorious hackers on the planet, people who spark fear into the hearts and minds of the most sophisticated technology organizations on the planet. These online villains…
I know, I might be accused of heresy for even bringing it up. But the statistics are so alarming these days, it’s a discussion that needs to be held at the very highest level of every healthcare organization in America. For security’s sake, isn’t it time to get rid of email? There, I’ve said…
While technology is often the catalyst for change, we need to recognize that it is only one of the many tools and influences built into the human aspect of delivering healthcare. The healthcare sector is not moving fast enough to embrace cloud computing, AI, big data, and new technologies and processes to improve outcomes for…
