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Australia’s Department of Health Suffers PHI Breach Due to Pagers
In an unprecedented incident that has left medical authorities in Western Australia (WA) in disbelief, a local teenager has been found to be the mastermind behind a massive data breach. The breach intercepted thousands of names, phone numbers and communications between doctors responding to the COVID-19 crisis from their pagers. This is an unfortunate incident … Continued
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On-Call Scheduling: Building a Winning On-Call Schedule for Your Team (Updated)
(Blog Updated on 7/23/2024) On-call scheduling enables 24/7/365 availability of service providers for critical issues like system downtime, technician response for critical systems, and patient care. Learn about the importance of on-call schedules for your organization and its customers, how to make an on-call schedule, and multiple ways you can build an on-call scheduling program … Continued
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OnPage Mentioned in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Clinical Communication and Collaboration
Clinical communication and collaboration (CC&C) systems enhance care coordination to improve the patient experience. The systems are equipped with secure mobile messaging, allowing care teams to ditch their insecure pagers for HIPAA-compliant smartphone applications. Gartner, the global leader in tech research, has released its Hype Cycle for Real-Time Health System (RTHS) Technologies, 2020. The release … Continued
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Tools to Manage Cyber Risk in a Growing Organization
Cyber Risk in a Growing Business Within the cyber security industry, it is well known that as a company grows, so does its attack surface. This trend lends itself largely to the fact that as more employees are hired, more company-owned machines (laptops, tablets, etc.) are distributed. The risk is that once a company-owned machine … Continued
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FYI: Email Alerting Isn’t Enough
Email alerting is an inefficient way to receive and address critical alerts. Email inboxes tend to get flooded with “clutter,” as irrelevant messages bury urgent incident notifications. Incident management procedures require incident management systems, ensuring that urgent issues are immediately addressed. Yet, some services are reluctant to say goodbye to email alerting and its inefficiencies. … Continued
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NHS on Its Final Leg of Pager Replacement
If you’ve been following the U.K. healthcare landscape, you would know that the country has been considering replacing pagers for the longest time. This may soon materialize, partly accelerated by the challenges that doctors are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pager replacement initiative not only signifies a pivotal shift from the aging infrastructure, but it … Continued
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Personal Information Security and OnPage’s Commitment to User Privacy
When making purchasing decisions, organizations must consider a vendor’s product pricing, promised benefits and level of customer service. Thorough vendor evaluation tends to result in successful investments, allowing organizations to reap the benefits of their newly acquired products without buyer’s remorse. Unfortunately, some buyers dismiss the importance of personal information security and how the vendor … Continued
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Create On-Call Schedule Exceptions in Just a Few Clicks
OnPage’s incident alert management platform continues to evolve, providing powerful features and capabilities to clients. The OnPage product team proactively monitors requests for future advancements and launches them to enhance clients’ business processes. Continuous innovation allows OnPage to align with growing business needs, while adapting to the ever-changing trends of the digital operations world. OnPage’s … Continued
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Building Your HIPAA Compliance Checklist
Achieving HIPAA compliance is a key objective of today’s healthcare facilities and treatment centers. It ensures that patient information and electronic health records (EHRs) remain protected. Though important, some healthcare facilities fail to achieve HIPAA compliance. The inability to achieve compliance results in the loss of sensitive patient information, and requires facilities to pay hefty … Continued
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What Is an IT Alerting System? Features, Principles and Best Practices
When mission-critical systems go down, every second matters. As businesses embrace digital transformation, they become heavily reliant on technology to conduct their operations, and a downed tech service can translate into millions of lost revenues. Customers are accustomed to seamless experiences, and even the slightest inconvenience can drive them away, costing both revenue and reputational … Continued
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