healthcare

Amid population growth, aging baby boomers, and millions more Americans with health insurance, the time to schedule a doctor’s appointment has jumped 30% in over the last five years. The average wait time to see a specialist in 2017 was 29 days, an increase from 12 days since 2012. Outside of the Un…

Modern data centers face increasing demands for agile, high performance service delivery. Digital transformations are driving an increased number of applications with more sources of data, and often times that data is critical proprietary data or in the case of healthcare providers, patient data tha…

Today marks another big step in the forward progress of Cisco Spark for its adoption in enterprises worldwide. Cisco Spark is now ready for use in healthcare consistent with customer needs for HIPAA compliance! The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a U.S. healthcare law…

Think about the last time you, a loved one, or a friend needed medical care. It can be an overwhelming, confusing, and often daunting experience. There isn’t a lot of transparency around what is happening, where you need to go, what you need to do—all of which compounds the stress of dealing with a…

Are you old enough to remember professional work life before the internet? If so, you know that way the world works has changed significantly – and will continue to do so for years to come. And yes, that includes healthcare. Although the industry has a reputation for lagging in innovation, mor…

It’s a small world. It’s also an increasingly hot, crowded and contentious one. The double wallop of climate change and society’s own impact on the earth’s atmosphere are intensifying struggles over natural resources while also threatening our infrastructure, food systems and quality of…

Enterprises seem to have an endless fascination with startups. Business journals are full of articles on how enterprises can and should be more like startups. And indeed, bogged down in the procedures, processes, and approval cycles we need for compliance and accountability, it’s easy to be nostalgi…

As we head into the last few days of 2017, I look back on the year with gratitude and pride. I want to thank our employees, partners and customers for being part of the Cisco Services journey during the year. Together, we explored some exciting new territory in technology services. We have some amaz…

Electronic health records (EHR) are one of the most critical applications for many healthcare organizations. But having an EHR is one thing, making sure your EHR and other applications works for your healthcare organization, another. New advancements in digital healthcare innovation – EHR, BYOD, IoT…