Healthcare Technology Blog

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Why are hospitals still using VPNs?

Posted by Richard Bagdonas on Aug 22, 2016 12:00:00 AM

A Virtual Private Network is a private tunnel from a medical facility’s network firewall to external facility’s network firewall. These are basically holes poked through the main security device designed to prevent outside data from reaching the medical facility’s network. VPNs are complicated to set up and let’s face it: they suck.

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Topics: Healthcare, VPN, Privacy

Medical transcription is still in the 1980's

Posted by Richard Bagdonas on Aug 22, 2016 12:00:00 AM

I went to the hospital today because I broke a toe on my left foot. My doctor was able to buddy tape the toe in mere minutes and yet my medical record at the hospital won’t be updated for over a month. How is this even possible in today’s modern world of medicine?

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Topics: Healthcare, Transcription Service, Health Technology