healthcare

November 1, 2013

PERSPECTIVES

Can the IoE Revolutionize Alternative Medicine?

The other week I found myself chatting with a fellow healthcare (and Cisco) enthusiast on Twitter about alternative medicine and I experienced an Aha! moment – alternative medicine may soon have an entirely new face if it’s driven by consumer adoption of advanced (and in many cases, currently availa…

November 1, 2013

DATA CENTER

Summary What Moving to the Cloud Means for Healthcare Organizations

A lot of our data center customers are in the healthcare industry –  This topic is close to my heart, as I used to work in this field several years ago. Healthcare organization are facing specific challenges  in moving to the cloud, that Cisco and partners address carefully. IT innovation and…

October 29, 2013

HEALTHCARE

What Moving to the Cloud Means for Healthcare Organizations

This marks the 32nd year I’ve worked in healthcare. It doesn’t seem like very long ago that I worked as a registered nurse, caring for critically ill patients. Although I’m no longer working at a patient’s bedside, today’s healthcare organizations continue to put patient care first – starting…

October 22, 2013

HEALTHCARE

Care Networking, Care Anywhere, Care Customization

Join Cisco, Intel, and other leading healthcare and  technology organizations for a series of leadership webcasts on October 23-24 that address the top challenges facing healthcare and IT professionals today.  The third annual Intel Health & Life Sciences Innovation Summit will focus on relevant…

Tune In, Turn On And Meet Your Doctor

This blog was originally posted on the Huffington Post We are now witnessing children’s health care expanding across the nation with advancements in video-based networking and collaborative technologies. A virtual visit by a renowned pediatric specialist at your local clinic is now becoming a…

3 Ways The Internet of Everything Is Improving Our World

This blog was originally posted on Huffington Post. Every day, we’re bombarded with seemingly unsolvable issues — health care crises, struggling schools, poverty, and climate change are just a few. These issues may at first seem too big for any of us to solve. But in today’s techno…

Tackling Children’s Health Problems with Technology and Collaboration

Children’s health care is a growing concern on a domestic and global scale among parents, specialists, and policymakers. Treating this special population, particularly among those living in rural communities, ignites continual challenges including insurance concerns, limited transportation, and the…

September 12, 2013

HEALTHCARE

6 of 9 HIPAA Network Considerations

The HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule, released January 2013, goes into effect this month – Sept 23, 2013. Over the last several weeks, I’ve been posting a blog series around nine HIPAA network considerations. HIPAA Audits will continue The HIPAA Audit Protocol and NIST 800-66 are your best preparation Know…

September 3, 2013

HEALTHCARE

New Solution: Cisco Virtual Patient Observation

No longer does your organization need to incur the sometimes unreimbursed cost of hiring one-on-one patient sitters, dedicating staff that can be better utilized elsewhere, or imposing on distressed family members to sit by their family member’s bedside around the clock. With Cisco Virtual Patient O…