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Since before 2013, hospitals and other healthcare facilities knew that falls were a serious problem, and massive resources were marshalled to reduce or prevent patient falls.

Your voice helps accelerate the vision of better health through the best use of information and technology.

Leveraging tools to create an efficient workflow means keeping up with the latest software.

A risk assessment can be the foundation for budgeting and priorities for the department.

(SPONSORED) Caleb Barlow, vice president of threat intelligence at IBM Security, says sometimes a hospital's response (or lack thereof) to a data breach can be as damaging as the breach itself.

Barry Herrin, principal at Herrin Health Law, says spending more money on security technology will only accomplish diminishing returns. Instead, hospitals should take a broader view of people and processes, implementing risk management frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53 and partnering with external threat groups such as InfoGuard and the FBI.

With security risks on all sides, healthcare providers must have a game plan. At the HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge lays out the top things they should be doing right now to gain visibility into the threats – and how they should be planning for the future – while explaining the lessons they can draw from the intelligence community.

When I speak to groups about women in IT, I tell them not to put up with being bullied, intimidated and other nonsense.

Writing in a blog published on the HIMSS site, Willa Fields advises young women starting their healthcare IT career to find a mentor.

Former Ascension Health CIO Kathy Ross takes the IT reins.