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Perspectives on Healthcare IT, clinical informatics, emerging technology, and life at the intersection of nursing and enterprise systems.

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October 28, 2026 · Certification Prep, Healthcare IT, HIMSS Word of The Day, IT Infrastructure

HIMSS Word of the Day #224: Virtualization

Virtualization is the creation of a virtual rather than physical version of something, such as an operating system, a server, a storage device, or network resources. This post explains server and desktop virtualization, why hospitals use them, the security recommendations in NIST SP 800-125, and what a qualitative study found about virtual desktops and tap-on-tap-off logins in an emergency department.

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