Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Many complaints stem from “pre-conditions” on access to information that aren’t required under the HIPAA Privacy Rule or any other laws.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Contact us here with a link to the open position and we’ll be happy to feature it in next week’s article at no charge! Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill? Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Lone Star Family Health Center selected athenaOne for EHR, RCM, and patient engagement. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2022

The following is a guest article by Jason Handza , DO, Chief Medical Officer at Nextech Systems. It’s also well known that many physicians remain disappointed with the charting and clinical documentation capabilities of hospital and specialty EHRs. Tailor the Charting and Data Review Experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 2025

The following is a guest article by Andrea Hopkins , Chief Information Security Officer at Juno Health Think about whats in your own health records for a moment: your name, address, Social Security number, insurance informationnot to mention diagnoses. Training Help staff learn by doing.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2024

These systems can detect anomalies, identify potential security breaches, and implement adaptive security measures, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards such as HIPAA. And thank you to all of you for taking the time out of your day to read this article! We could not do this without all of your support.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The following is a guest article by Pukar Hamal, Founder and CEO at SecurityPal While Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made managing data easier, they’ve also become a prime target for cybercriminals. million, almost double the average across other sectors.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 2, 2019

In the more than 20 years since the landmark passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare organizations have come a long way in protecting the security and privacy of patient data. Organizations now use sophisticated tools in the form of electronic health records (EHRs), online patient […].

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

On January 10, 2019, Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money recommended that Apple buy Epic, a market leader in EHRs. As the pie chart from the study result illustrates, well over one-half of health care providers are interested in integrating SDOH data into the EHR. The fact is that HIPAA may not cover all of these data flows.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

The following is a guest article by Terry Ray, SVP, Data Security GTM, and Field CTO at Imperva Despite satisfying regulatory requirements, 93% of healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach within the past three years and 57% have been breached more than five times over that span. How can Healthcare Organizations Build on HIPAA?

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mitchell Perry, VP Compliance & Security at Access In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare IT in US healthcare frameworks, integrating electronic health records (EHRs) has become a cornerstone for providers.

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Health Blawg

MAY 21, 2019

[…] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and is republished here with […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2025

The following is a guest article by Mike Garzone, Security Compliance Practice Leader at Impact Advisors , and Marc Johnson, Director, Security Compliance Practice at Impact Advisors Experiencing a disruption is no longer a matter of if in healthcare delivery it is a matter of when. and results.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Diana Sonbay-Benli, VP & Chief Product Officer, Cognizant TriZetto Healthcare Products at Cognizant Since the advent of HIPAA, almost a career’s duration ago, we’ve focused on the safeguarding of data. HIPAA/HITECH rules have been utilized in sharing data between various entities.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan , Enterprise Agile Evangelist at Inflectra Today’s most significant risk regarding security and privacy issues in health services is consumers’ need for more awareness of personal health information. So, HIPAA may not apply. What do I mean?

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2025

We also use a rigorous data governance program to protect sensitive information while adhering to regulations like HIPAA. This practice could inadvertently expose sensitive patient information, resulting in HIPAA violations. At MRO, we prioritize transparency and ensure that AI systems are explainable to both clients and patients.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Privacy and data security remain a major issue, which is a particularly challenging problem when it comes to consumer-facing health and wellness apps as discussed in this New York Times article, “When Apps Get Your Medical Data, Your Privacy May Go With It.”

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The following is a guest article by David Cottingham, President at rf IDEAS Username and password authentication is a fixture in healthcare but one that continues to hinder operations and put patient privacy and care at risk. It has been reported that one care provider spent 45 minutes per clinician per shift logging into applications.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The following is a guest article by BreAnne Buehl, Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences at VMware Cloud Foundation by Broadcom Healthcare is one of our most complex, heavily regulated industries, so it’s no surprise that its adoption of AI is complicated and wildly variable.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Entities defined as Business Associates under HIPAA may have been doing this, Keeler said, because Treatment is the only use case for which a response is required.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

Orders are to be entered into a medical record by hand or via CPOE (CPOE, unlike texting, is permitted because it is set up to auto-download into the EHR, with date, time and authentication taken care of). Comments […] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and. Patient records must be kept confidential. This is clear.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 4, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. At the time, hospital adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems was at about 10 percent while electronic record keeping […]. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Drew Ivan, EVP of product and strategy of Rhapsody.

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Health Blawg

MAY 21, 2019

[…] article was originally published on HealthBlawg and is republished here with […].

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. Keeping PHI secure is the main goal of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA protects patients by limiting who can access PHI, when they can access it, and how they use it.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Through the platform, customers deploy cloud-native applications and integrate with EHRs. The article Health IT Startup: Datica appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. The HITRUST CSF Certified Datica platform services all who handle PHI in the cloud, from startups to the Fortune 100.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2024

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Elie Toubiana at ScribeMD talked to John Lynn about shallow, deep, and white-label integrations of ambient clinical voice and EHRs. Read more… Fast EHR and ERP Deployments at St. Barnabas Hospital.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2023

See the first article in this series on lab testing and health IT. Illumicare’s clients cull data from their EHRs to create databases of relevant patient data that Smart Ribbon can hook into. Occasionally, Smart Ribbon also writes information back to the EHR. Their service collects orders and other data from EHRs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2025

Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Cybersecurity, HIPAA updates, and AI will likely be key focal points of regulations in 2025 , according to the Healthcare IT Today community. Read more… What EHR Innovations Should Be Happening, But Arent ?

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Natalie Tkachenko, Healthcare Software Solutions Consultant at NIX To obtain test results today, there’s no need to visit the hospital. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bal Heroor, CEO and Principal at Mactores The healthcare industry generates enormous amounts of data daily, from electronic health records (EHRs) to medical claims, research studies, wearables, and other digital health devices.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 22, 2025

This article explores why every healthcare practice must adopt a CCM program, how AI and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) are enhancing CCM effectiveness. Patient eligibility identification (automatically flag eligible patients in the EHR). The Growing Need for CCM Programs in 2025 1. Contact DrKumo today.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Financial pressures and the difficulty of meaningful integration into EHRs can limit access to these technologies. AI tools, such as those on HIPAA-compliant platforms like Microsoft Azure, are transforming how we analyze and apply evidence-based practices. We could not do this without all of your support.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

The following is a guest article by Dr. Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Ambulatory Care Network , and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) When Alex was brought into L.A. He has been practicing in this field for over 15 years.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 17, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ganesh Nathella, Senior Vice President & General Manager – Healthcare and Life Sciences Business at Persistent Systems The rapid integration of digital technologies in healthcare has revolutionized patient care and operations, but it has also heightened concerns about data privacy. million in 2023.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The following is a guest article by Aaron Kirkpatrick, CISSP, CRISC, CIPM, GCIH, GCC, Chief Information Security Officer at Venminder. It’s not uncommon for vendors to have access to sensitive patient data, such as electronic health records (EHRs) and patient communications. This is a HIPAA requirement for business associates.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The previous article in this series explained how Real Time Medical Systems, Inc. One of the key goals of health care reform, going back to HIPAA in 1996 and particularly the HITECH act of 2009, is to allow the free flow of patient data in a secure and privacy-preserving way. raised the ire of PointClickCare Technologies, Inc.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 18, 2025

Integrating AI platforms with large systems like EHRs can also expose vulnerabilities and lead to compliance issues with regulations such as HIPAA. And thank you to all of you for taking the time out of your day to read this article! Data standardization is another factor thats critical for successful AI implementation.

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