Health IT tip of the day: Bring end users up to speed

Having a policy for IT usage is one thing. Encouraging awareness and adherence of staff is another.

Advertisement

Mounil Patel, strategic technology consultant for Mimecast in Boston: Policy frameworks on the appropriate use of email in a healthcare organization are important. But, they are essentially useless if end users are not properly trained on how to comply with policy requirements. Depending on the policy, training could be as simple as a written document, or something more in-depth like a session delivered by an instructor. Either way, an employee should have to sign something to recognize he or she has received the training and understands the requirements. Using content security solutions that identify sensitive information and alert users to their compliance requirements is another way to automatically reinforce security policy training.

More articles on health IT:
The vendor’s view of interoperability: Thoughts from Greenway Health’s Mark Janiszewski
More than $31B distributed in MU payments today
50 leaders in health IT

Becker’s 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit is the top tier event that the people leading the future of pharmacy convene. This 3-day event is built specifically for Chief Pharmacy Officers and senior pharmacy leaders. The sessions examine the workforce, financial and clinical priorities shaping pharmacy today. Becker’s is where candid discussions flourish and new ideas thrive. Becker's 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit

Advertisement

Next Up in Health IT

Advertisement

Comments are closed.