The core goal of any public sector healthcare facility is to provide the best possible care for their patients. But those facilities are also charged with the safekeeping of their patient’s medical data and personal information. Exactly how that data should be protected is tightly defined through regulations like the electronic protected health information rules as well as laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...

DESCRIPTION Much of life involves obstacles and challenges that are meant to wear everyone (government, industry, and individuals) down but yet teach us a lesson. However, resiliency over time becomes very important and can be strengthened as we continue to find solutions and gain intelligence from lessons learned. Today, after over a year of a pandemic, the health ecosystem, the mass vaccinations, and health care in general still continue to...

Our “Next Normal” will largely be determined by the success of recent efforts that have been fueled by the Pandemic. Join us for the free virtual Salesforce Public Sector Transformation Summit on May 25 to hear State and Local, Federal, Defrense, Aerospace, and Gov SI leaders and industry Trailblazers share their expertise during these program sessions. This summit will examine some lasting effects of this historic time period on I...

While telehealth is a necessary and beneficial solution during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, its growing use can jeopardize the safety of sensitive patient data and privacy. Observing best practices for data collection, storage, management, and destruction is essential to collaboration, compliance, governance, and patient data privacy. Join us to explore new practices and technologies that are helping organizations use data in innovative way...

For the first time, NABE’s 37th Annual Economic Policy Conference will take place virtually! Organized around the theme of "Policy Challenges Post COVID," the 37th Annual NABE Economic Policy Conference will focus on the tests for policymakers in the wake of COVID-19, including immediate needs to vaccinate the world’s population, promote economic stability and job growth, and restore global alliances; as well as enduring longer-run...

Keeping COVID-19 vaccines at temperature is one of many challenges government agencies face during one of the biggest vaccine rollouts in history. Gridless batteries are being used today to keep vaccines cold in transit, and to provide reliable backup in hospitals and distribution centers. Gridless is helping to power the vaccine rollout around the world for the Department of State. In the U.S., Gridless batteries are providing vaccine cold po...

The new Administration’s executive order on ensuring a data-driven response to COVID-19 and future high-consequence health threats has underscored government’s need to secure military, veterans, and citizens health data. The order also stressed the imperative to advance innovation in public health data and analytics in the United States. Data governance is key component of this as agencies seed to maximize the value of health data...

When it comes to building a robust security posture, firewalls and VPNs no longer cut it, especially in healthcare Internet of Things (IoT). Between the thousands of medical and other connected devices moving across healthcare ecosystems and the unquantifiable amount of interconnectivity between them, maintaining minimal levels of cyber hygiene has become increasingly complex for healthcare facilities.On top of that, medical devices often cann...

If there was ever a question about the role of information technology in healthcare, the COVID-19 pandemic has answered it emphatically. Quickly analyzing large data sets and mapping the locations of cases around the world requires scale and power. Federal hospital systems (VA, Indian Health and Military Health System) are large users of the technology and the Department of Health and Human Services and its research centers fund research on a...

Employee health insurance is a vital component of an organization’s benefit structure that demonstrates a commitment to the company’s values, mission and the wellbeing of its people. A solid benefit package that includes employer-subsidized insurance is critical to attracting and maintaining top talent. Yet, the recent and wide-ranging market changes are creating uncertainty for future healthcare costs, including a clear-eyed proje...