WEEKLY ROUND-UP

Welcome to the HealthcareFacilitiesToday.com weekly roundup. Check out the key posts from last week and hit the ground running on Monday.

With the recent Banner Health data breach, it’s not surprising that last week’s posts included a lot of information and news about cybersecurity. The posts included:

• Avoiding common healthcare data security challenges — from Health IT Security

• 2016 could bring an increase in healthcare data-breach fines — from  CNBC 

• Banner cyberattack has healthcare facilities re-examining their defenses —  from Becker's Health IT and CIO Review

And just so you know hackers aren’t the only thing you need to worry about, according to an article on The Chicago Tribune website, a bat found in an Illinois healthcare facility tested positive for rabies.

Finally, in last week’s column, Brad Keyes, CHSP,  discussed a more uplifting kind of technology — stairwell chair lifts.

Visit healthcarefacilitiestoday.com every Wednesday for Brad's Q&A. 

Be sure to come back to HealthcareFacilitiesToday.com every day next week. We’re gathering and sharing the news, insights and advice you need to do your job smarter today, tomorrow and far into the fast-changing future of healthcare facilities.