As if the COVID-19 pandemic were not enough to worry about, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security have issued an unprecedented warning of an “imminent cybercrime threat to US hospitals and healthcare providers.” Intelligence indicates that a Russian ransomware group known as UNC1878 is planning to deploy ransomware nicknamed “Ryuk” to more than…
As practices adjust to the use of telehealth and other technologies, how can you maintain secure and HIPAA-compliant processes and procedures? Topics included procedures for developing a business continuity plan and enabling ongoing operations before and during execution of disaster recovery.
You don’t become a healthcare IT industry influencer simply by having access to a large audience. You create access to a large audience by having something to say that resonates with that audience. An influencer has the authority, knowledge, position…
Healthcare providers face increasing pressures to comply with regulations, integrate operations after mergers and acquisitions, and move to value-based care…
I thought I’d heard it all and then I got into the IT business. The phish stories I hear about now are sadly, even crazier.
“You’re either with us or against us.” It’s a saying as old as time. So, when I brought it up at work in the form of a healthcare technology conversation, I guess I wasn’t exactly sounding too original.
Over the past month, VertitechIT has put the focus on healthcare consolidation courtesy of our sister company, akiro. As one of the healthcare industry’s more unique and innovative M&A transaction consultants, akiro specializes exclusively in healthcare transactions by bringing decades of valuation and compliance experience together under one roof. This blog, “What Does Fair Market…
The INFRAM is fast becoming the HIT gold standard. As shown by a recently released report of survey results. HIMSS Analytics just released…
There’s a revolution going on in healthcare these days. No, I’m not talking about the mega mergers like CVS and Aetna, or the recently announced “Haven,” the joint venture between Amazon, J.P. Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway. This headline probably won’t make it above the fold, but it’s a trend that is likely to rewrite the…
While our backs have been turned, scientists have been turning fantasy into reality. Welcome to the curious world of healthcare technology. Let us show you around.