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The Cart Before the Horse: How System Integration Needs an Overhaul

What do you think when you hear this analogy? Probably you’re doing something out of order. How do we determine order? I don’t mean this from a philosophical point of view. For better or worse everything has a certain order it follows. From making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to how we first i...

The 5 Elements of a HIPAA Compliance Checklist

When working with people’s personal health information, whether you’re a healthcare company or not, it’s essential to be HIPAA compliant. Organizations that violate HIPAA rules are subject to substantial penalties and even fines, depending on the severity of the violation. The best way to make sure...

5 of the Top Medical Technologies in 2022

Technology has been a main factor in the advancement of healthcare for many years. These advancements in the medical field have saved millions of lives and improved many others. As time goes on and new technology improvements are made, there’s no telling what innovations will come in the future. Loo...

The Pros and Cons of Custom Software Devices in Healthcare

The healthcare industry is quite unique when it comes to technology. One of the main reasons for this is that industry requirements in healthcare are more heavily regulated and far more stringent compared to many other industries. Because of this, strategy, planning and design of software needs to b...

What is Data Encryption and Why Is It Important?

A majority of businesses today have quite a lot of private information and data stored digitally, whether it’s in the cloud or on internal servers. Technology has advanced to the point where everything is online - medical records, banking info, financials, etc. Data encryption is how all of this inf...

The Risk of Using Legacy Medical Devices with Outdated Software

The healthcare industry is a prime target for cyberattacks and has been for years. The main reason being that personal health information is worth more on the black market compared to any other data. These cyberattacks have disrupted operations within hospitals, resulting in patient safety issues an...

What to Consider When Creating a Portal for Healthcare

There are plenty of reasons for a healthcare organization to create a portal, whether it’s for patients, employees or both. Having a custom portal increases productivity and efficiency, as well as creates a better overall user experience. Now that we know this, when is it time to create a portal or ...

Categorizing & Comparing Examples of SaMD

In the recent past, we reviewed examples of software as a medical device (SaMD) as well as how SaMD is categorized in two separate posts. Now we are going to put these together, outlining how some real world examples of SaMD are categorized and comparing how they differ. We’ll also take a quick look...

The 10 Most Common HIPAA Violations

All HIPAA violations could be considered potential threats to your medical-related organization, but there are some that are much more common than others. And, seeing that HIPAA violations can bring fines reaching up to $50k per occurrence and a maximum penalty of $1.5 million per violation, it’s ve...

What’s the Difference between ERP and CRM Systems?

You’ve likely heard the terms CRM (customer relationship management) system and ERP (enterprise resource planning) system before. They’re commonly used software tools for many types of businesses, including manufacturing companies. Do they do the same thing? If not, what’s the difference between the...

How SaMD is Regulated in the US

There are many different medical markets around the world, with the largest two being the US and the EU. In this article, we are going to focus on the regulation in the US. SaMD is considered an actual medical device, so it is regulated in the US by the FDA just as traditional medical devices are. ...

What are Progressive Web Applications (PWAs)?

Progressive web apps are defined as “web apps that use service workers, manifests, and other web-platform features in combination with progressive enhancement to give users an experience on par with native apps.” That’s pretty technical, but it basically means that PWAs are applications that enhance...