Revolutionizing the Exchange of Healthcare Information
Aesto Health Updates
What No One Likes to Say About Interoperability
Opinion Scott Griffith, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder at Aesto Health The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has laid out a 10-year plan that requires healthcare EMR systems to be connected by 2024. There is no doubt that connecting...
You MUST Break Your Bad Cybersecurity Habits
Driving home from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi with nothing but open road in front of me and time on my hands, I took a long, slow pull on the little vapor device which supplied me with a precisely replicated cigarette smoking experience – without the cigarette. ...
Phishing, Fish Tanks, and Air Conditioners: Hackers Can Get to You Through Your Business Associates. Are You Protected?
Imagine you run a busy casino. Your floors are packed and your machines are bringing in the big bucks. You’ve got security everywhere. Cameras in the ceilings, guards on the floor, a secure cash room. You're in your office, and you're admiring your new, exotic fish...
My Key Takeaways from the Rural Health Leadership Cybersecurity Forum
Did You Miss the Event? Here’s What I Learned. I have to start this article with one word: “Wow!” It was such an honor to be involved in an event like the Rural Health Leadership Cybersecurity Forum. It was an ambitious project...
Breaking News: Second Round of COVID-19 Telehealth Funding Announced. Filing Window is April 29th to May 6th.
Breaking News: Second Round of COVID-19 Telehealth Funding Announced. Filing Window is April 29th to May 6th. As the pandemic continues to pummel the healthcare system, hope is on the horizon in the form of a second round of funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth...
Harnessing Whole Brain Marketing
Harnessing Whole Brain Marketing Helps You Motivate Your Audience to Take Action Have you ever wondered what color your brain is? No, not the literal color of the thing inside your head. Maybe a better question would be, what color do you think in? Scott Ferguson, CEO...
The Frequency of Attacks on Healthcare Facilities is Rising
FBI WARNING: Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Facilities See Historic Rise. In the past several months, four health care institutions have fallen victim to ransomware attacks; three successful phishing breaches were reported in New York’s St. Lawrence Health System...
The Value of Patient Records on The Dark Web
Patient Records Are the Richest Targets Healthcare is the New Gold Mine. Imagine you’re running a medical facility with a full day of surgeries planned back-to-back. It’s early in the morning and you’re bringing in the first patient of the day when suddenly the...
Our 7 Favorite Sources for Cybersecurity Information
In the world of cybersecurity, information is power. The criminals never stop looking for new ways to break into networks so it’s important that you arm yourself with the latest tactics and approaches. You don’t have to check the news often to know that worldwide...
Treasury and Commerce Department Hacked Through 3rd Party
We have warned in the past about carefully vetting the practices of 3rd party vendors or what we call Business Associates. The same rule applies to the United States government. On December 14 word broke in the press that the Treasury and Commerce departments, as well...