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When Should a Company Outsource IT?

Short version: outsource IT when your technology has promises to keep that one or two people can't keep alone. Think 24/7 monitoring, security controls you can prove, compliance...

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How Do You Know When Your Company Has Outgrown Its IT Setup?

Your company has outgrown its IT setup when the people or provider supporting it spend most of their time reacting instead of planning. The clearest signs are repeat tickets, one...

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What IT Support Does an Orthopedic Practice Need?

An orthopedic practice needs IT support built around imaging, surgery, and multiple locations. That means fast PACS and DICOM connectivity, an EHR that opens images without delay,...

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How Clinical Workflow Shapes IT Security in Ways Corporate Environments Do Not

How Clinical Workflow Shapes IT Security in Ways Corporate Environments Do Not

Three Ways Clinical Security Differs From Corporate Security Time pressure: clinical staff make rapid decisions during patient hours. Security controls that delay decisions affect...

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How Do You Standardize IT Across a Multi-Location Medical Group?

To standardize IT across a multi-location medical group, start by inventorying every site, then define one standard build and roll it out in a set order: identity and logins...

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How to Read an HHS Settlement Agreement: What an Exec Should Be Looking For

How to Read an HHS Settlement Agreement: What an Exec Should Be Looking For

The Four Things to Extract From Every HHS Settlement You Read Cited findings: which specific deficiencies HHS named Settlement amount: dollar magnitude and the factors that drove...

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What Happens When a Rural Hospital Loses Internet Access?

When a rural hospital loses internet access, it loses far more than email. Every system hosted outside the building stops: the cloud EHR, e-prescribing, lab and imaging...

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Internal IT or Managed IT: Which Is Right for Your Company?

Internal IT is the right choice when your company needs someone on site every day who knows your people, your equipment, and your quirks. Managed IT is the right choice when you...

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Which Co-Managed IT Services Support Overworked Internal IT Teams?

The co-managed IT services that best support an overworked internal IT team take over the work that never stops or needs rare skills: 24x7 security monitoring, patch management,...

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Which Managed IT Services for Healthcare Support EHR and HIPAA?

Managed IT services for healthcare work best when one accountable team owns everything between a clinician and the chart: the workstation, the login, the network, the servers, and...

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