Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2025

Keragon , an AI-powered HIPAA-compliant automation platform for healthcare, has raised $7.5 Since launching out of stealth in June 2024, the company has surpassed 100 paying customers. This is just one example of how Keragon is transforming healthcare operations for small-to-medium practices through HIPAA-compliant automations.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While the digital health stakeholder community is convening this week at VIVE in Los Angeles to share innovations in health tech, NABIP has assembled health insurance leaders in Washington, DC, for the 2024 Capital Conference to focus on major health reform issues that are top-of-mind for health care payors — which in today’s U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 20, 2024

At HIMSS 2024, John got a demo of Interlace Health’s automated electronic forms for patient consent , which save time (and frustration) when sick patients are checking in. Read more… Healthcare IT Today Podcast : HIMSS 2024 Recap. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for April 17, 2024.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2024

Kristin Quinlan at Certified Languages International noted how HIPAA-compliant virtual services can serve many more patients. Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for May 1, 2024. Read more… Bonus Features For April 28, 2024. requires support for FHIR API exchange.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Many complaints stem from “pre-conditions” on access to information that aren’t required under the HIPAA Privacy Rule or any other laws. Almost 90% of information blocking complaints have been against providers , according to the latest ASTP/ONC blog post.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2024

Read more… This Week’s Health IT Jobs for June 12, 2024: Multiple Epic EHR support roles, along with systems analyst and IT support positions with providers and state health agencies.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2024

We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week – and, with this week’s roundup in particular, anything you may have missed from the hustle and bustle of HIMSS 2024 in Orlando. Celebrating 500 Episodes: Reliving the Best Moments From the Healthcare IT Today Interviews Podcast.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Christoph Pedain, Business Leader, Hospital Patient Monitoring at Philips By the end of 2024, we will see significant moves by hospitals and health systems embracing readiness for Service-Oriented Device Connectivity (SDC).

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2025

In 2024 according to the Identity Theft Resource Centers 2024 Data Breach Report a whopping 237 million victim notices were sent out to Americans notifying them that had their health data exposed in a breach (190 million in the Change Healthcare Breach alone). Why Is There an Urgent Need for Healthcare Data Security?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

That explains why over half (53%) of healthcare organizations paid ransoms in 2024 , up from 42% in 2023. Most importantly, organizations can demonstrate enhanced HIPAA compliance through detailed access logs and stronger authentication protocols. With the average data breach costing $9.77

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2024

Products HubSpot Smart CRM now lets customers store HIPAA-protected and medical data. Dental patient engagement software Intiveo is integrated with Dentrix Ascend , a practice management system. Real-time location system vendor CenTrak joined The Leapfrog Group’s Partners Advisory Committee.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Since our Series Seed funding announcement in February 2024, Upheal has been on a remarkable growth trajectory, with an almost threefold increase in providers using the platform. Our platform meets the highest security standards and is fully HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, undergoing regular audits by independent auditors.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Meanwhile, in 2024, flat reimbursement rates and rising inflation are squeezing profits, while increasing administrative burdens and shifts toward value-based care add further pressure. Originally announced September 26th, 2024

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2025

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reported in 2024 that hacking and IT incidents fueled 82% of breaches and 94% of compromised records. Consider the Change Healthcare breach of 2024, costing $3 billion (and rising) and exposing 190 million individuals data. This isnt only a hospital problem; its an ecosystem crisis.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2022

Specifically, the bill would amend HIPAA and the Affordable Care Act to allow employees to receive this benefit, maintaining that any standalone telehealth service would remain separate from traditional health plans, rather than as a replacement. Department of Veterans Affairs. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Originally announced October 17th, 2024 To learn more, visit sectyr.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024. Other repercussions of the end of the PHE include the return of HIPAA and licensure enforcement.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

AUGUST 17, 2024

This blog explores the potentials and challenges of digital health solutions in FQHCs and RHCs in 2024. FQHCs and RHCs must comply with regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to ensure the confidentiality and security of patient information. The Potentials of Digital Health Solutions 1.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We start off our interview with asking Weitnauer about what’s required to reconcile the competing requirements of government regulations (CURES Act, Interoperability Regulations, HIPAA, etc). Plus, they’re changing all the time.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The following is a guest article by Oren Koren, Co-Founder and CPO at Veriti In 2024, the healthcare sector emerged as a prime target for cybercriminals, with the medical and personal data of over 170 million U.S. This begins with selecting reputable cloud service providers that comply with healthcare-specific regulations, i.e. HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In just the first three months of 2024, there were over 116 data breaches in the healthcare industry, allowing cybercriminals to access private patient data, medications, clinical records, Social Security numbers, and more by employing tactics like phishing emails and malware. Passwords do not provide them any time savings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2023

These users will also soon get help from AI Companion for generating and categorizing ideas and, by spring 2024, harness their whiteboard content to generate images and populate templates. In the blog post response , Zoom addressed concerns about HIPAA-protected conversations on the platform.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 8, 2024

Key Cybersecurity M&A Themes 2024 The rise of managed security services providers (MSSPs). The healthcare industry is subject to a wide range of data privacy and security regulations, such as HIPAA and GDPR. As a result, we are likely to see more M&A activity in the OT security space in the coming years.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2024

Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Epic Application Analyst/Coordinator (Remote) – Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic IT Systems Admin – United Surgical Partners International, Inc HIM Director – Conifer Health Solutions Information Technology Support Technician – Insight Global STCI-Health Records (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This reactive approach is again evident as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes significant regulatory changes following the 2024 cyberattack on Change Healthcare. However, these reactive measures often struggle to remain effective in the face of rapidly evolving cyber threats. Now is the time to act.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 14, 2024

Nguyen Honored for Pioneering Contributions to Medical Science and Public Health San Francisco, CA – Dr. Richard Carmona, former Surgeon General of the United States and a distinguished member of the DrKumo Advisory Board, was honored with the prestigious 2024 UCSF Medical Alumni Association (MAA), Alum of the Year Award.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In 2024, as digital adoption expanded across the healthcare industry, marketing communications also evolved, significantly influenced by technologies like Artificial Intelligence. In July 2024 MedPAC stated that MA is “22% more expensive” per capita than classic Medicare – pricing pressure will continue!

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Check out two upcoming presentations at ViVE and HIMSS in the coming weeks, where MRO discusses strives being made in the interoperability space through a partnership with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. InteropNow!

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 7, 2025

A study published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure (2024) found that RPM programs significantly improved GDMT adherence and reduced total healthcare costs by 52% per patient per month. meets the highest federal security standards (VA Directive 6500, FIPS 140-3, HIPAA) to ensure secure and compliant patient data management.

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19 Labs

JULY 8, 2024

Redwood City, CA – July 9, 2024 Background of WellCheck WellCheck , founded by a second-grade teacher, initially developed a two-way notification platform for school lockdowns and emergency drills. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WellCheck pivoted to utilize its cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant platform for wellness screenings.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2024

So while at ViVE 2024 we thought we could do our own friendly little predictions for healthcare. Whether it’s a simple bet between friends or trying to solve the mystery before the book/movie is over, people love being able to guess what is going to happen.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2024

ONC released its Draft 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and is accepting public comments on the document until May 28. QuickBlox released a HIPAA-compliant chatbot approved for use with OpenAI. Additionally, 56% said no payers have provided them with financial assistance, and 55% expect an adverse impact on patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

Subsequent statements and social media posts, summarized nicely here by Brendan Keeler, indicate the shut-off occurred in response to Particle Health users requesting data without having a legitimate Treatment use case as defined by HIPAA. Epic argued the unauthorized requests could compromise the exchange of PHI.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The EyecareLive platform includes eye health monitoring tools, real-time video visits, HIPAA-compliant messaging, virtual testing, and built-in e-prescribe and e-commerce functionality. Originally announced January 18th, 2024 “We are excited to join the Visibly team to make digital eye care more accessible and affordable.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2024

Its team includes healthcare IT experts with over three decades of experience, HIPAA consultants, and cybersecurity professionals. Originally announced March 13th, 2024 Paul metropolitan area, Manta HealthTech serves medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary care organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 16, 2024

This was a violation of HIPAA, but the doctors on both sides of the communication recognized it as crucial to patient care. With Backline, such transmissions can still continue, but they can be done in a HIPAA-compliant manner that doesn’t put the doctor or organization at risk.

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Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2024

health care organizations have experienced a data breach, one-third in the last 3 years, according to Software Advice’s 2024 Healthcare Data Security Survey released in May 2024. will HIPAA be enough to assure the privacy of patients’ PHI in an AI-driven environment? At least one-half of U.S. In the U.S.,

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