Tag: Information Technology (IT)
VGM’s Jeremy Kauten receives tech award
November 19, 2024HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Group has announced that CIO Jeremy Kauten has been recognized as a winner of the 2024 Info-Tech CIO Awards in the Large and Enterprise Organization Division. Since 2016, The Info-Tech CIO Awards have honored IT leaders who deliver significant value to their organizations and achieve remarkable satisfaction scores. “It is such an honor to receive an Info-Tech CIO Award,” said Kauten. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our...
NSM names CIO
January 9, 2024HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - National Seating & Mobility has named Shayn Spingler as CIO. She joins the company from Hill International, a global construction services company operating in 40 countries, where she was senior vice president of global information technology. “We are pleased to welcome Shayn to the NSM team,” said Crispin Teufel, CEO. “Her proven experience in a wide range of technology roles teamed with a passion for serving others makes her uniquely equipped to develop our...
Owens & Minor adds tech expert to board
July 12, 2022HME News Staff
RICHMOND, Va. – Owens & Minor has announced that Carissa Rollins, chief information officer at Illumina, has been elected to its board of directors. “Carissa’s experience driving strategy for global information systems and information technology for industry leading health care companies brings a unique new perspective to the board,” said Mark Beck, chair of the board. “Her track record of successfully leading and improving enterprise-level technology systems in complex...
ResMed names new CTO
February 1, 2022HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO – ResMed has appointed Urvashi Tyagi as CTO to lead the company’s Digital Health Technology team.
She is charged with driving the innovation and adoption of ResMed’s cloud-based digital health platforms, as well as making investments in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning.
“Urvashi brings world-class technology and engineering know-how, combined with senior leadership experience from other top fintech and consumer tech...
AdaptHealth bolsters IT capabilities
April 15, 2020HME News Staff
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - AdaptHealth has appointed Andy Palan as its first chief technology officer. He brings more than 15 years of senior-level health care technology experience, including CVS Health, where he was head of technology strategy, architecture and innovation, and CTO. Throughout his career, Palan has helped create and deploy scalable IT solutions that address critical business needs in the front and back office, sales and marketing, finance and acquisitions. Those solutions include mobile...
Apria turns to Absolute
January 24, 2020HME News Staff
LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Apria Healthcare now leverages Absolute to ensure endpoint security across more than 8,000 devices and to help achieve HIPAA compliance, according to a press release from the tech company. Apria has turned to Absolute's Persistence technology for zero-touch IT asset management. The technology, the foundation of the company's Resilience solution, enables a “self-healing, unbreakable two-way connection to endpoints, applications and data.” It provides an adaptive...
Invacare overhauls IT system
October 15, 2019HME News Staff
ELYRIA, Ohio - Invacare has signed a $240 million, multi-year contract with Birlasoft to transform its IT system, the two companies have announced.
Birlasoft will modernize the company's system, taking responsibility for service desk, applications, server, network and telephone support. The digital and IT consulting company will also implement a new Product Lifecycle Management system, including a new e-commerce portal for customers to access products, spares and supplies.
"A business transformation...
ResMed names Ghoshal CTO
April 3, 2018HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO - ResMed didn't have to look far to find its first chief technology officer. The company announced April 2 that it had named Bobby Ghoshal as CTO. Ghoshal had been the COO of Brightree, which ResMed bought in 2016. In his new role, Ghoshal will lead ResMed's global healthcare informatics and data analytics team to drive its cloud-based digital health platforms, as well as investments in emerging health technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning. Prior to his...
Cybersecurity: Is your business at risk?
October 20, 2017Guest Commentary
While data breaches at large businesses such as Equifax, Target, Anthem, Yahoo and major health systems often make the headlines, the majority of data breaches affect small businesses. Typically, small businesses do not have the resources to organize and fund a sophisticated IT security program. Hackers know this, which gives them an advantage when targeting a business to attack.
Most unsuspecting victims find out about an attack when it's too late. In fact, insurance experts estimate that...
Cyber Security: Secure the human
June 21, 2016Rob Duryea
A. Your employees are your greatest asset, but when it comes to cyber security, they are also your biggest threat. According to a recent study by McAfee, 43% of all company data loss or breaches are caused by employees and only half are accidental. How do we prevent such a catastrophe? We secure the human!
Last month, we focused on how to prepare your cyber security defense, and next month we will focus on your patients/customers. This month, we'll discuss four ways you can prevent a...