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Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki is Managing Editor of Healthcare IT News. Bill has nearly 40 years of experience in journalism, with more than 25 years experience in healthcare IT.

Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 04:25 pm | June 13, 2017
Hospitals not already using modern tools for two-factor authentication, such as facial recognition and push notifications, should take note of how they can block malware and other common cyberthreats.
Precision Medicine
By Bill Siwicki | 02:43 pm | June 13, 2017
Development of evidence-based services for guiding treatment decisions within EHRs and care plan workflows is expected to be an outcome of two new acquisitions.
IT Infrastructure
By Bill Siwicki | 01:18 pm | June 13, 2017
Inpatient settings require fully functional computing devices to access clinical information, especially ones with security at the fore as cybercriminals target healthcare.
Cloud Computing
By Bill Siwicki | 11:40 am | June 12, 2017
CIOs and CISOs must consider IP address probing, spear-phishing, untrained developers and more when securing cloud assets because health data needs to be at least as secure as physical assets.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:56 pm | June 09, 2017
The ONC chief told a Washington gathering the time is right to address the ‘angst’ over  EHR design and moving medical records.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 02:40 pm | June 09, 2017
The actor stars in The Wolf, a series of videos from HP that focus on IT security.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 05:14 pm | June 08, 2017
While the crisis in cybersecurity staffing grows, healthcare IT and HR executives could be in a good position to lure cybersecurity talent.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 11:43 am | June 08, 2017
While previous security training was “death by PowerPoint,” new 10-minute training modules have vastly improved employee engagement, system says.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 02:40 pm | June 06, 2017
Security audits can also help to determine the value of legacy systems and calculate the risk of keeping them against the cost of replacement.
Connected Health
By Bill Siwicki | 12:20 pm | June 05, 2017
Healthcare is on the cusp of faster innovation cycles that will improve care delivery.