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The past couple of years have been difficult for just about everyone. Business owners, private practices, and healthcare offices have had to adapt and evolve to survive in an ever-changing climate. There's no telling when or even if things will go back to what we once thought was "normal.

As we approach the end of 2021, it is best to look at what the new year may have in store. To help you prepare for and thrive in 2022, our IT experts at Healthy IT have provided their top five IT predictions.

Creating new hybrid work tools, services, and functionalities
With the rollout of vaccinations in 2021, many companies shifted from fully remote to hybrid work arrangements, giving employees the option to work remotely part of the time.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced New York businesses to adopt new ways to operate. Many companies allowed employees to work remotely as a way to maintain productivity despite lockdowns. Some are keeping this work arrangement forever, while others are going for a hybrid work setup.

Online shopping has become more popular than ever before. In 2020, more than 2 billion people bought products or services online. Whether they’re shopping online because it’s more convenient or they’re avoiding going to brick-and-mortar retailers during the ongoing pandemic, more people are turning to online retailers every day.

To improve their operations and provide better patient experience, many dental practices in New York have leveraged IT solutions like appointment management apps, oral imaging, and automated billing systems. While such IT solutions offer plenty of benefits, they also introduce new cybersecurity concerns that dental practices must take seriously for the following reasons:
Patient records are protected under HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 safeguards a patient’s protected health information (PHI) from being disclosed without the patient’s knowledge or consent.

Ransomware threats have skyrocketed in 2021. Check Point’s Cyber Attack Trends 2021 Mid Year Report revealed that there were 93% more ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021 than in the same period last year. Just halfway through 2021, SonicWall’s Cyber Threat Report 2021 Mid-Year Update already declared the year as the worst one to date in terms of the number of recorded ransomware attempts.

No law firm in New York and beyond is completely safe from data security incidents, so it pays to be prepared for them at all times. On top of implementing measures that safeguard data and ensure business continuity, your firm can be ready for cyber incidents by investing in cybersecurity insurance.

Microsoft released the latest iteration of its operating system (OS), Windows 11, on October 5, 2021. And like many business owners in New York and beyond, you’re probably wondering if it’s time to upgrade to Windows 11. In this blog, we take a look at the upsides of doing so, as well as the reasons you may want to put it off for the meantime.

Data is everything to small- and medium-sized offices in this day and age – which means if you lose access or control of your data, you lose everything.

As dramatic as that might sound, the data backs that up. According to several sources, 93% of offices, no matter how big they are, are out of business within one year if they suffer a major data disaster without having first formulated a strategy for combating it.

Working in teams comes with a host of benefits. There is the obvious increase in man-hours that can be funneled toward any one goal or outcome. On top of that, there’s the versatility that comes from a multitude of perspectives. Having several parties involved in a single project comes with its own set of complications, however.