Tag: Information Technology (IT)
Owens & Minor adds tech expert to boardÂ
July 12, 2022HME News Staff
RICHMOND, Va. – Owens & Minor has announced that Carissa Rollins, chief information officer at Illumina, has been elected to its board of directors. “Carissa’s experience driving strategy for global information systems and information technology for industry leading health care companies brings a unique new perspective to the board,” said Mark Beck, chair of the board. “Her track record of successfully leading and improving enterprise-level technology systems in complex...
ResMed names new CTO
February 1, 2022HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – ResMed has appointed Urvashi Tyagi as CTO to lead the company’s Digital Health Technology team.
She is charged with driving the innovation and adoption of ResMed’s cloud-based digital health platforms, as well as making investments in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning.
“Urvashi brings world-class technology and engineering know-how, combined with senior leadership experience from other top fintech and consumer tech...
AdaptHealth bolsters IT capabilities
April 15, 2020HME News Staff
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - AdaptHealth has appointed Andy Palan as its first chief technology officer. He brings more than 15 years of senior-level health care technology experience, including CVS Health, where he was head of technology strategy, architecture and innovation, and CTO. Throughout his career, Palan has helped create and deploy scalable IT solutions that address critical business needs in the front and back office, sales and marketing, finance and acquisitions. Those solutions include mobile...
Apria turns to Absolute
January 24, 2020HME News Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Apria Healthcare now leverages Absolute to ensure endpoint security across more than 8,000 devices and to help achieve HIPAA compliance, according to a press release from the tech company. Apria has turned to Absolute's Persistence technology for zero-touch IT asset management. The technology, the foundation of the company's Resilience solution, enables a “self-healing, unbreakable two-way connection to endpoints, applications and data.” It provides an adaptive...
Invacare overhauls IT system
October 15, 2019HME News Staff
ELYRIA, Ohio - Invacare has signed a $240 million, multi-year contract with Birlasoft to transform its IT system, the two companies have announced.
Birlasoft will modernize the company's system, taking responsibility for service desk, applications, server, network and telephone support. The digital and IT consulting company will also implement a new Product Lifecycle Management system, including a new e-commerce portal for customers to access products, spares and supplies.
"A business transformation...
ResMed names Ghoshal CTO
April 3, 2018HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO - ResMed didn't have to look far to find its first chief technology officer. The company announced April 2 that it had named Bobby Ghoshal as CTO. Ghoshal had been the COO of Brightree, which ResMed bought in 2016. In his new role, Ghoshal will lead ResMed's global healthcare informatics and data analytics team to drive its cloud-based digital health platforms, as well as investments in emerging health technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning. Prior to his...
Cybersecurity: Is your business at risk?
October 20, 2017Guest Commentary
While data breaches at large businesses such as Equifax, Target, Anthem, Yahoo and major health systems often make the headlines, the majority of data breaches affect small businesses. Typically, small businesses do not have the resources to organize and fund a sophisticated IT security program. Hackers know this, which gives them an advantage when targeting a business to attack.
Most unsuspecting victims find out about an attack when it's too late. In fact, insurance experts estimate that...
Cyber Security: Secure the human
June 21, 2016Rob Duryea
A. Your employees are your greatest asset, but when it comes to cyber security, they are also your biggest threat. According to a recent study by McAfee, 43% of all company data loss or breaches are caused by employees and only half are accidental. How do we prevent such a catastrophe? We secure the human!
Last month, we focused on how to prepare your cyber security defense, and next month we will focus on your patients/customers. This month, we'll discuss four ways you can prevent a...
Cyber Security: Build a good defense
May 23, 2016Rob Duryea
A. The best defense is a good offense is a common saying in the Marine Corps and should be in cyber security. Most small businesses think they are too small to be attacked but, in the enemy's eyes, you are a soft target. In 2014, 60% of all online attacks targeted small and mid-sized businesses. With most small businesses lacking resources and one in four small business owners having little to no understanding of security threats, you are the prime target.
Throughout this four-part series,...
For tech, benefits outweigh costs
May 20, 2016Guest Commentary
2016 is proving to be another exciting year for information technology in the HME industry. Technology continues to expand into all aspects of the human experience, and it is making increasingly aggressive inroads into health care, specifically for HME providers. While technology offers many significant benefits, it can also burden HME providers with increased costs. To keep up, physician practices, as well as HME providers, must continually invest in additional technology while simultaneously looking...