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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The research team studied nearly 250,000 hospital discharges in patients with diabetes from 2005 to 2011. Although the study tracked patients from 2005 to 2011, before the current telehealth boom , it offers yet another piece of evidence for why virtual care is likely to remain a staple in healthcare even after the pandemic.

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A Look at Changes in the NEW HIPAA Security Rule

Healthcare IT Today

The changes are far overdue as the last revision to the original 2005 HIPAA Security Rule was made in 2013, before the healthcare industry moved to widespread reliance on technology and before many of todays cyber threats were introduced.

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Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative dissolves, saying 'work completed'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Since its founding in 2005, MAeHC has worked to improve the safety, efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery in the state by guiding organizations in the implementation and meaningful use of health IT. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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HIMSS to showcase Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model at HIMSS23

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It's the newest of HIMSS' longstanding suite of analytics analytics maturity models – which have been helping healthcare organizations around the world build and assess their technology maturity and care delivery capabilities since the EMR Adoption Model was first created in 2005.

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From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

Healthcare IT Today

They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Jennifer Mueller, AHIMA President and the Vice President & Privacy Officer at the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center ( WHAIC ) to the explore the past, present, and bright future of HIM professionals.

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Aignostics Secures $34 Million Series B to Enhance Precision Medicine with AI

Healthcare IT Today

Since its inception in 2005, HTGF has financed more than 750 start-ups and successfully sold shares in more than 180 companies. HTGF invests in the pre-seed and seed phases and participates significantly in further financing rounds, since 2024 with the HTGF Opportunity Growth Fund.

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Joe Kvedar is new president-elect of American Telemedicine Association

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Kvedar, vice president of connected health at Partners HealthCare and a professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, has served as ATA president before – from 2004-2005 – and also served on its board for several years. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. " Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN.