Adequate mental health services can be difficult to receive. There are many people whose insurance does not cover mental health services or if they do there are limitations. It may be prohibitive with a high co-pay or in the number of sessions allowed. There are also issues in regards to where people live. In more rural areas, there are minimal mental health services. There are even towns with 150,000 people who do not have many options for services. While towns of that size may have plenty of counselors, some of those areas only have one psychiatrist. There are often limitations in those less populated areas for quality mental health care. With the limitations some people experience like cost and location, utilizing tele-mental health can provide a viable option.

Tele-mental health can be a great option for some of the issues mentioned above. It can open up the door for people to seek adequate treatment rather than being limited and having fewer options. For example, compared to the number of therapists, there are fewer psychiatrists. In more rural areas, that number may be even smaller. Not only are those towns being affected, but even the smaller towns in the surrounding areas are being affected as well. Having the ability to speak with a psychiatrist and receive medication can be huge for people. Rather than not receiving any medication or having to wait months on a waiting list, individuals could receive the help they need more immediately. The cost can also be more affordable in some cases whether it is through insurance or private pay options.

By Kim Del Fierro

The number of cloud users is steadily growing. According to Statista, in 2018 there are 3.6 billion consumer cloud-based service users, which is a significant jump from 2.4 billion users in 2013. Businesses are starting to rely more on cloud-based services as well. Public cloud offered by third-party providers such as Dropbox is the go-to solution for many companies, but there’s also the route of private cloud, used mostly by large enterprises who have the resources to operate it.

Another solution is gaining popularity by combining the best of those two worlds: the hybrid cloud. 90% of organizations will move to hybrid cloud infrastructure by 2020 according to Gartner. However, despite being an attractive solution for organizations of all sizes, hybrid cloud also poses more security challenges. Let’s have a look at some of them: [Read more…]

By Kim Del Fierro

The business world has become more competitive than ever. Not only is there increased pressure on companies to be profitable, but also to keep information safe. For many companies, cybersecurity is an area that’s easy to cut back on, but that can prove to be an expensive mistake.

According to the PwC Global Economic Crime Report, cybercrime is now the second most reported economic crime, affecting 31 percent of organizations. The percentage is high, and if cybersecurity doesn’t become a priority in business, it will certainly get higher. As the leader and owner of a company, do you know which cybersecurity vulnerabilities your organization may have right now? Let’s take a look: [Read more…]