Pediatric hospitals are at a crossroads: demand for specialized care is rising, yet resources are stretched thin and technology infrastructure often lags behind clinical needs. Enter 5G Standalone networks—a game-changer for Pediatric hospitals. The Unique Challenges of Pediatric Hospitals Pediatric hospitals face: Surges in complex cases, including mental health emergencies The need for constant, secure…
Healthcare providers across the country are looking for ways to reduce expenses across the enterprise. Budget pressures are increasing on several fronts including the growing requirements for cybersecurity protection and rising energy utility costs. Decreased staffing levels add to the financial strain, driving overtime expenses to support overworked staff and the need for expensive temporary…
While some companies are returning to in-person work, virtual and remote work remains relevant in many medical groups, according to a Medical Group Management Association poll. Healthcare systems may also seek to expand patient access through telehealth, mobile health monitoring, and virtual care—creating opportunities for positions that can be served by remote staff. From the…
In the era of wireless technologies to support telehealth advances, it’s important to remember that physical infrastructure still plays a key role in hospitals and healthcare practices. Jennifer Brown, Vice President, Client Relationship Management, recently discussed how data cabling and physical security services provide the backbone of a network infrastructure—and how their delivery can be…
From entering patient data to managing security cameras, information technology (IT) has become an integral part of any physician practice group. Patients, too, have expectations that they can schedule appointments online, fill out electronic intake forms, and securely access their records online. To help healthcare practices understand the role of a Managed Services Provider (MSP), Jennifer Brown,…
Cybersecurity continues to be an important part of information technology (IT) services in hospitals and healthcare facilities. To help hospital C-suite and senior leaders understand the vital role of cybersecurity, we’re sharing some of the top questions we receive at Pixel Health and our answers for improving security and protecting patient data. 1. Where is…
Virtual nursing adoption is on the rise as healthcare organizations seek new ways to address staffing, capacity, and capital challenges. Integrating virtual nursing into the routine process of care delivery requires teamwork, open lines of communication, and extensive upfront planning. We wrote previously about the trends and rationale for Virtual Nursing. Now, we will focus…
If you’ve ever misspelled a URL, you may have visited a website registered by cybercriminals. John Garcia, Information Security Manager at Pixel Health, discussed this form of cybercrime, called typosquatting, and shared how IT teams in healthcare can help protect users and sensitive patient data. “As the name suggests, typosquatting is the practice of creating…
With each patient interaction, hospitals and providers of healthcare amass sensitive patient data. Every software and hardware tool used to handle and store these data represents a potential path for hackers to infiltrate a system. This article shares how a “patch” or “fix” helps keep systems up to date to meet cybersecurity standards and HIPAA…
Consider a common scenario where one employee in a healthcare facility downloads their “must-have” application while another employee uses their favorite application that performs nearly the same function. Multiply this situation across an organization and the extra “bloat” may encompass hundreds of redundant applications, each of which must be managed and tracked to meet HIPAA…
