As the world enters a new era of remote-based services, the healthcare industry is also pushed to provide solutions that address the concerns of the population. Many people are afraid of visiting the doctor because of the risk of contracting COVID-19. An impactful re-imagining of the healthcare system is taking place. The world is moving past the distorted concept of an online medical informational resource (such as WebMD) to a very real existence where actual nurses and doctors will be evaluating symptoms of their patients via online communication, telehealth.

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Recent pandemics such as H1N1 and COVID-19 have crippled healthcare systems worldwide. Overflowing ICUs, a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and large, possibly asymptomatic crowds in hospital waiting rooms are just some problems experienced by healthcare organizations. Out of fear of the circumstances, people flock to doctors' offices and hospitals to rule out a worst-case-scenario. Though for those with mild symptoms or less urgent matters, is a trip to a hospital during an active pandemic worth the risk of infection? Are there more convenient ways to get the attention you need in 2020 and beyond? The answer is yes, and it comes in the form of telehealth.

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Attention state and local healthcare agencies and hospitals:

Do you have a HIPAA compliant cloud call center that can scale with your high volumes?

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Let us first start by quoting some famous people: "This too shall pass".

Recently, we have seen a significant rise in confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, across our country. At Giva, we take this situation very seriously and wanted to take a moment to address the actions being taken to protect our people and infrastructure to make sure that Giva can continue to provide services to you, our valued and loyal customers.

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Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22nd, 2009 and became officially available for widespread install on October 22nd of the same year. The release was intended to be an incremental upgrade to previous Microsoft Windows systems thanks to a redesigned taskbar that allowed an application to be "pinned", as well as new window management features. Although Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 7 in January 2015, they maintained extended support, which came to an end as of January 14th, 2020.

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As the world holds its breath in the wake of COVID-19, health officials, in particular, are bracing themselves for several potential scenarios.

Health officials are tasked with finding the fastest and easiest method to limit the spread of the disease, while also keeping an eye on potential cyber threats.

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The term "cloud computing" dates back to 1996 when it was used inside the Houston-based office of Compaq Computer. According to the MIT Technology Review, it was here that a small group of tech executives were planning the future of the Internet business and calling it "cloud computing". From buzzword to industry standard, cloud-computing has gone on to encompass the on-demand delivery of computer power, database, storage and applications over the Internet.

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While the sun has set completely on 2019, it is important to reflect on the changes that healthcare security has experienced over the last year. The dynamic nature of data security causes much to change in very little time and paves the way for new trends in the sector. The following are four expected trends in healthcare security in the year 2020. Is your organization ready?

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Cyber security is a growing concern for healthcare entities in the US. The fear of threats has encouraged healthcare providers to connect and collaborate to protect themselves and the data of their patients from attackers. The following healthcare security events are some great opportunities for collaboration on the issue:

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