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NATICK, MA—Interbit Data is pleased to announce the availability of the Beacon platform, an enterprise solution designed to assist hospitals address evolving communications demands and the need for care continuity in case of downtime – including a downtime caused by a cybersecurity incident.

Twenty-five years ago, technology and the use of data in healthcare wasn’t at all what it is today. Most hospitals didn’t have the ability to embrace technology and use it to its full potential.

When I began my career in healthcare information technology in the 1980s, the critical application for business continuity was payroll. Back then, computers were just starting to augment manual processes, whereas today, business and clinical areas cannot function without them.

Two of the hallmarks of Interbit Data’s products are their broad versatility and compatibility with different healthcare information systems.

Recently, we came across a funny healthcare tweet — which sounds like an oxymoron, I know, but bear with me. It came from the user @DrGlaucomflecken, an ophthalmologist and comedian. He was sharing a TikTok video he made about what happens when a hospital EHR system goes down.

When it comes to healthcare, 2020 will go down as the year of the pandemic, when COVID-19 swept across the globe and swamped health systems with gravely ill patients and red ink. But it will also be remembered as the year when cyberattacks against hospitals went mainstream.

Recently, I was contacted by a reporter from a major broadcast outlet who was following the news of a big hospital cyberattack. Her email landed in my inbox, and I immediately thought it must be a phishing scam. Why else would she be contacting me?

In the 13 years Saratoga Hospital has been using Interbit Data’s NetDelivery software, IT staff have found many novel uses for the automated report distribution solution. While Saratoga started using NetDelivery mostly for help with faxing, the hospital today operates three servers for NetDelivery ...

Interbit Data will host a webinar on Tuesday, October 20, to share how virtual fax over IP (FoIP) options are revolutionizing the way hospitals and health systems deliver care.

In March, due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Ontario, the government asked that all Ontario hospitals scale down on non-urgent surgeries and clinical activity to help healthcare staff and physicians preserve capacity for possible elevation in COVID cases that would require hospital ...

I am very grateful for my years as a nurse, fulfilling the role of a care provider and patient advocate. Being a nurse means that every day, people’s lives are in your hands. Nurses are the frontline caregivers for their patients from admission to discharge, constantly referring back to patients’ ...

In this time of crisis and uncertainty, hospitals and health systems are more focused than ever on maintaining the health and safety of their patients and staff members. Clinical teams need 24/7 access to patient information so they may continue to deliver uninterrupted, high-quality care.