The healthcare industry has been attempting to transition to digital for over a decade. While many practices have been able to successfully implement electronic health record (EHR) technologies, a full digital transformation has eluded many others. Today, providers are searching for ways to get measurable results with these newer technology implementations. Below is a look at the healthcare industry’s IT as it stands in early 2019.
It’s a familiar scene from many science fiction books, TV shows and movies: someone comes across a locked door. They unlock it, but instead of using a key, a red beam scans their eye to confirm their identity and allow them access. The thing is, this and similar biometric authentication technologies are likely to begin appearing in real-world businesses sooner than later. Let's examine Biometrics.
Sometimes, smartphones accidentally fall into a toilet, sink, puddle, or some other area of water. Needless to say that dropping electronics into any water is never good, but let's examine what to do if this happens to you.
Messaging applications have constructed out a foothold in businesses, clearly proving their operational advantages. Nonetheless, it isn’t responsible to leverage a solution without ensuring that the solution is secure. There are a couple criteria that you should consider to find out how secure your chosen application really is.
Social media is a prominent instrument that your organization can utilize to communicate with clients and prospective customers, but in an age where you can expect your employees to have their own accounts, it can be catastrophic to overlook the security issues associated with it. Let's explore how you can protect your business from its employees’ social media use.
Google Chrome is by far the most popular browser in the world; that fact makes it that much more improbable that many people don’t know a lot about its built-in features. We certainly can’t go through all of them in a single blog, but we can provide a few tips describing the best of them.
Cloud computing has revolutionized the way business is done, but most organizations don’t always feel good housing data and hosting critical infrastructure in the cloud. Every company has to decide what kind of computing infrastructure is proper for them. Many modern organizations have decided to spread their technology investments around as they attempt to find solutions for all types of operational needs.
Do you ever feel like your companies' meetings just don’t go as planned? These are generally the most perilous type of meetings; employees who have better things to do may feel that meetings aren’t a proper use of their time or skills. If you are having meetings that seem like nothing more than a waste of time, it’s your responsibility to start contemplating about how you can improve them. A few tips are listed below:
The world is full of threats that could harm your organization, and they usually all have one thing in common: generally, the user is a weak point in the defenses of your company. Macro Systems has created a list of some of the most catastrophic hacks that your users should be mindful of so they can best respond to them.
For most organizations, communication is a significant contributing factor to their success. Technology (when it’s correctly utilized) can play a vital role in keeping communication productive, but with certain solutions, it can be difficult to determine context. Listed below are some ways that you can help your employees be as clear and concise as possible with specific communication techniques.
Outsourcing your IT management or project management is routine for modern businesses, but it wasn’t always. For the first couple of decades of IT for business, outsourcing was the only way you were going to get a piece of technology up and working again without massive capital investment. Below we'll take a look at the break/fix method to IT management and how it is far more expensive than you may be aware of.
An unfortunate but true fact: no technology you implement will last until the day you close up shop for business. To reduce the costs of your technology failing, you need to take measures now, including proactive monitoring for the various signs of failure. Be on the lookout for the following symptoms, listed below.
Innovation has many forms, whether it’s implementing automated solutions to ensure tasks are accomplished or implementing new methods to get work done by your in-house staff. Collaboration is one of the ways that your organization can benefit from innovation; the right solutions can make quite a difference. Let's highlight some of the more innovative collaboration solutions that you can implement for your business.
Our modern society is infamously connected, especially in the business sense; this fact can make not receiving a reply back from an email jarring. While we all need a break every now and then, we also need to reply to our contacts efficiently, which is where the ‘out of office’ message in Gmail comes into play.
Data backup is a vital component for businesses; damage control is required by just about any organization that has day-to-day interactions in risky environments like the Internet. Moreover, some companies are located in high-risk areas where natural disasters are a considerable threat. Regardless, there is one situation where all businesses need to be wary about data security: user error. Our point is that it doesn’t matter where your business is located or what industry it’s in; there will always be situations where data backup will be helpful, so consider how it must be implemented now before it’s too late.
For any organization to be successful, its inner workings must be able to work together seamlessly, each with a defined role and purpose. Listed below are some tips on how to upgrade your and your employee's internal collaboration.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is both the most amazing and the most menacing modern IT trend; this is because it promotes the use of connected devices, while not providing the integrated security required to keep all these new endpoints from stretching an organization’s network security thin. Let's check out five trending topics for the IoT, and what they mean for a company like yours.
There have been a significant amount of discussions in the media about the effect that movies and television have had on society. More often than not, the media that is produced is a result of the ebbs and flows that occur in society, which ironically makes the whole notion that television and movies affect society a fascinating contradiction. The absurd portrayal of criminality in media is one problem that is massively debated by lawmakers and sociologists.
Virtualization has offered opportunities for companies who want to make their operations more flexible, but your organization can’t simply implement it without a plan. Your organization needs to have specific requirements in mind for its cloud hardware. Macro Systems can help you make the best decision possible regarding the adoption of virtualization for your organization's needs.
Microsoft is a juggernaut in the increasingly competitive business world with its many, many solutions for businesses of all sizes. With so many options, it can be tricky to figure out the right solution for your organization. Fortunately, you don’t have to figure that out on your own; Macro Systems will help you understand the difference between Microsoft’s Office 365 and Microsoft 365 solution.
