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HIPAA, HITECH and HITRUST In Healthcare IT

Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 24, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Anyone dealing with healthcare IT in the US will come across HIPAA and HITECH and HITRUST — and it’s easy to get them confused. The article HIPAA, HITECH and HITRUST In Healthcare IT appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Revolutionizing Healthcare IT: The Power of Hyperautomation

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 31, 2025

The following is a guest article by Amol Dalvi, VP of Product at Nerdio Healthcare stands at a critical juncture, grappling with the complexities of technological advancement, escalating cyber threats, and increasing demands on its IT infrastructure. About Amol Dalvi Amol Dalvi is the VP of Product at Nerdio.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we kick off a new year, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back at some of the top resources, articles, videos, and podcasts we shared in 2022. Most Visited Healthcare IT Resource Pages. Healthcare IT and EHR Conferences and Events. Healthcare GIS. Although, this article is from 2012.

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Modernizing Healthcare Communications with Cloud Fax

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The following is a guest article by Tim Armstrong, Head of Product Management at Retarus Throughout the healthcare industrys digital transformation revolution, fax servers have remained a staple due to their reliability, interoperability, and regulatory necessity.

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Three Steps to Unlock the Power of AI for Healthcare Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The following is a guest article by Emmanuelle Hose, Global Vice President of Industry Solutions at Rimini Street The use of AI in the healthcare market is booming , having reached $22,449.3 Healthcare organizations are increasingly pressured to innovate and adapt, all while still managing IT costs. annually through 2030.

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How to Overcome HIPAA Myths to Enhance the Protection of Healthcare Data

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The following is a guest article by Kate Barecchia, Global Data Privacy Officer at Imperva. It’s safe to assume that securing protected healthcare information (PHI) would be a top priority for healthcare IT and security professionals, even if HIPAA didn’t require it. That offshore support can still be HIPAA compliant.

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Faxing: How to Stay HIPAA Compliant When Working Remotely

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 12, 2020

The following is a guest article by Doug Clayton from WestFax. There are thousands of articles on the internet about how to best work remotely from home.

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Ensuring the Security and Privacy of Patient Data while Managing Large Volumes of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

How can healthcare organizations ensure the security and privacy of patient data while managing large volumes of electronic health records (EHRs) ? We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights into this question and the following is what they had to share.

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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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3 Ways to Achieve HIPAA-Compliant Communication for Behavioral Health

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ram Krishnan, CEO at Valant Communicating with patients – in a compliant manner – is essential for behavioral health practices. All practices must comply with HIPAA, as well as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The first step is using a HIPAA-compliant telehealth solution.

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How Healthcare Communication Platforms Can Harness Generative AI in a HIPAA-Compliant Way

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate MacLeitch , Founder and CEO at QuickBlox The demand for AI-powered Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) in healthcare is evident: 75% of executives believe that generative AI has reached a stage where it is poised to reshape the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The agency also released an info sheet to help developers comply with the regulation.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – October 16, 2024

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! Note: These jobs are listed by Healthcare IT Today as a free service to the community. Healthcare IT Today does not endorse or vouch for the company or the job posting.

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Key Challenges in Maintaining Compliance with Regulatory Standards in the Context of Health Information Management

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 24, 2024

To learn more about this, we reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them what are the key challenges in maintaining compliance with regulatory standards, such as HIPAA , in the context of health information management? It’s more than just completing your annual HIPAA assessment.

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Bonus Features – February 2, 2025 – Only 14% of Americans confident with their health plan choice, hospitals end 2024 with 6% operating margins, plus 19 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Company New Patient experience vendor Tendo updated its PCI, SOC 2 Type 2, and HIPAA certifications.

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Weekly Roundup – January 11, 2025

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2025

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… A Look at Changes in the New HIPAA Security Rule. Read more… 2025 Predictions: The Healthcare Workforce.

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How AI and AIOps are Reshaping the Future of Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

The following is a guest article by Scott Pross, VP of Technology at Monalytic , a SolarWinds Company The future of healthcare will be powered by artificial intelligence (AI). AI can also address the shortage of skilled healthcare workers – particularly in the field of IT operation.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. All healthcare entities should review their policies and procedures and educate their staff to better ensure their information-blocking compliance.

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Advancing Behavioral Health Care Through AI Integration

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The following is a guest article by Andy Flanagan , CEO at Iris Telehealth The U.S. Privacy considerations extend beyond standard HIPAA compliance. Healthcare systems should implement multi-factor authentication (MFA), role-based access limitations, and automated logging of all data interactions.

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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Or are there areas in healthcare where past regulations are now too restrictive and are holding us back? In search of answers to these questions, we reached out to our incredibly beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas they would add, remove, or update regulations. The following is what they had to say.

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Curing Common HIPAA & EHR Spelling Headaches

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2021

(Fun Friday’s HIPAA vs. HIPPA chart reminded me of an oldie-but-goodie article I wrote years ago to help you always spell HIPAA correctly. And I hate it when I type EHR to abbreviate Electronic Health Records and it always autocorrects to HER, which I have also seen in published articles and even federal documents.

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Best Cybersecurity Practices for Patient Data Sharing in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The following is a guest article by Alexander Norell, Senior Director and Global Security Architect at VikingCloud One cannot overstate the benefits of data sharing in healthcare, which grows more prevalent as the years pass and technologies make the process more seamless.

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Mobile Fax Apps and HIPAA Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 23, 2020

The following is a guest article by Doug Clayton from WestFax. When smart phones first appeared on the scene in the mid 2000s, IT administrators struggled with a new challenge; an entire category of new devices capable of storing confidential information began to proliferate.

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Patient Privacy at Risk: The Hidden Flaws in Healthcare Data De-Identification (And How to Fix Them)

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Michael Blum, Founder and CEO at BeeKeeperAI In an era where modifying a single DNA sequence can cure disabling diseases and a retinal scan can reveal important, unappreciated chronic diseases, the three-decade-old practice of data de-identification has become healthcare’s equivalent of using a paper lock in a digital world.

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Bonus Features – June 9, 2024 – 84% of benefit consultant clients experience digital health point solution fatigue, HubSpot now supports HIPAA-protected data, plus 22 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2024

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Products HubSpot Smart CRM now lets customers store HIPAA-protected and medical data.

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True or False: Your Patients’ Health Data Is Protected by Privacy Rights?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2020

The following is a guest article by Deborah Hsieh, Chief Policy & Strategy Officer at Ciox. When most of your patients hear “health data rights,” they likely think of HIPAA, or the long forms they rarely read in their doctors’ offices. What they may take for granted is the protections for health data that covered […].

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Why Healthcare Leaders are Turning to QR Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

The following is a guest article by Sharat Potharaju, Co-Founder and CEO at Uniqode Healthcare organizations face two pressing challenges. The first is security: Ransomware attacks hit 67% of healthcare organizations in 2023, with the average payment reaching $4.4 The second is efficiency: physicians spend 4.5

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Bonus Features – July 24, 2022 – OCR resolves 11 HIPAA enforcement actions, ONC releases USCDI v3, and more

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JULY 24, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The company is building a platform to house the disparate applications used to run a primary care office.

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A New Journey into Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2021

The following is a guest article by Deborah Millin, Senior Director of Healthcare Business Development at NVIDIA.

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How To Safeguard Healthcare Data and Systems in The Digital Age

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. The increasing complexity of healthcare IT systems has made them more vulnerable to cyber threats.

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Healthcare Must Plan for Zero Trust Today to Manage Tomorrow’s Data Spread

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2021

The following is a guest article by Damian Chung, Business Information Security Officer, Netskope. Targeted cyberattacks against the healthcare industry continue to rise. A 2021 report from HIPAA Journal showed that U.S.

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Why Relay-based Email Security Beats SEGs in Healthcare IT Settings

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 31, 2022

The following is a guest article by Rom Hendler, CEO and Co-Founder at Trustifi. Cyber security has become paramount for practitioners since HIPAA regulations came into law, especially in light of email […].

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Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Enhance Data Integrity and Streamline Processes

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them how can health information management professionals leverage emerging technologies, such as AI , to enhance data integrity and streamline processes? And thank you to all of you for taking the time out of your day to read this article!

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What Our Pharmacy Group Has Learned as Our HIPAA-Governed Work Has Shifted Remote

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2020

The following is a guest article by Marshall Frost, VP of IT and Vendor Management, Longs Pharmacy Solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic has swiftly reshaped workplaces across the world – our own certainly included.

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Securing Healthcare Data in AWS: Best Practices and Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The following is a guest article by Boris Dzhingarov. In today’s technologically advanced world, the healthcare system is also undergoing a rapid digital transformation, especially in regard to data storage and protection. What is HIPAA? HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is an integral part of U.S.

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Digital Health Tools, Telemedicine, and Mobile Health Applications: How They’re Enhancing Population Health

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community with the question – how is the integration of digital health tools, telemedicine, and mobile health applications contributing to the enhancement of population health management, and what challenges exist in ensuring equitable access to these technologies across diverse communities?

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Why Human Error is Just as Risky As Ransomware for Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 14, 2021

The following is a guest article by Tim Sadler, CEO of Tessian. Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare industry. In all, cyberattacks on healthcare more than doubled last year, with ransomware making up 28% of those attacks. But healthcare IT leaders have another cybersecurity challenge to overcome: human error.

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Navigating AI Adoption in Healthcare: Overcoming Key Challenges for Sustainable Growth

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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The Balance Between Promoting Data Sharing and Ensuring the Privacy and Security of Sensitive Health Information

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

We reached out to our beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community and asked, how are healthcare organizations navigating the balance between promoting data sharing for improved patient outcomes and ensuring the privacy and security of sensitive health information ? We do this because it’s what our participants expect.

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Weekly Roundup – January 18, 2025

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2025

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, well be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why theyre important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… 2025 Predictions: Healthcare Regulations and Compliance. The #HITsm Chat is Returning on Bluesky.

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Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

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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Addressing Ethical Considerations of Implementing AI Solutions in Regard to Patient Data Privacy and Decision Making

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2025

We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community to ask What ethical considerations should be addressed when implementing AI solutions in healthcare, particularly in areas such as patient data privacy and decision-making ? And thank you to all of you for taking the time out of your day to read this article!

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Mitigating Risk and Reducing Costs with Smart Healthcare Records Management

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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Top Healthcare IT Priorities: Implementing Zero Trust, Ensuring File Transfers are Secure, and of Course HIPAA!

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2022

The following is a guest article by Richard Barretto, Chief Information Security Officer Progress. Healthcare companies have a lot on their IT plate, but often neglect their most vital assets: files, documents, and records. Files and Documents are a cybercriminal gold mine.

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HIPAA, HITECH and HITRUST In Healthcare IT

Revolutionizing Healthcare IT: The Power of Hyperautomation

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

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Modernizing Healthcare Communications with Cloud Fax

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How to Overcome HIPAA Myths to Enhance the Protection of Healthcare Data

Faxing: How to Stay HIPAA Compliant When Working Remotely

Ensuring the Security and Privacy of Patient Data while Managing Large Volumes of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

3 Ways to Achieve HIPAA-Compliant Communication for Behavioral Health

How Healthcare Communication Platforms Can Harness Generative AI in a HIPAA-Compliant Way

Bonus Features – October 27, 2024 – Almost 90% of info blocking complaints to ONC/ASTP are against providers, 74% of patients with health plan questions want to speak to a human, plus 20 other stories

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Key Challenges in Maintaining Compliance with Regulatory Standards in the Context of Health Information Management

Bonus Features – February 2, 2025 – Only 14% of Americans confident with their health plan choice, hospitals end 2024 with 6% operating margins, plus 19 more stories

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How AI and AIOps are Reshaping the Future of Healthcare IT

Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Advancing Behavioral Health Care Through AI Integration

Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Curing Common HIPAA & EHR Spelling Headaches

Best Cybersecurity Practices for Patient Data Sharing in Healthcare

Mobile Fax Apps and HIPAA Compliance

Patient Privacy at Risk: The Hidden Flaws in Healthcare Data De-Identification (And How to Fix Them)

Bonus Features – June 9, 2024 – 84% of benefit consultant clients experience digital health point solution fatigue, HubSpot now supports HIPAA-protected data, plus 22 more stories

True or False: Your Patients’ Health Data Is Protected by Privacy Rights?

Why Healthcare Leaders are Turning to QR Solutions

Bonus Features – July 24, 2022 – OCR resolves 11 HIPAA enforcement actions, ONC releases USCDI v3, and more

A New Journey into Healthcare

How To Safeguard Healthcare Data and Systems in The Digital Age

Healthcare Must Plan for Zero Trust Today to Manage Tomorrow’s Data Spread

Why Relay-based Email Security Beats SEGs in Healthcare IT Settings

Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Enhance Data Integrity and Streamline Processes

What Our Pharmacy Group Has Learned as Our HIPAA-Governed Work Has Shifted Remote

Securing Healthcare Data in AWS: Best Practices and Compliance

Digital Health Tools, Telemedicine, and Mobile Health Applications: How They’re Enhancing Population Health

Why Human Error is Just as Risky As Ransomware for Healthcare Cybersecurity

Navigating AI Adoption in Healthcare: Overcoming Key Challenges for Sustainable Growth

The Balance Between Promoting Data Sharing and Ensuring the Privacy and Security of Sensitive Health Information

Weekly Roundup – January 18, 2025

Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

Addressing Ethical Considerations of Implementing AI Solutions in Regard to Patient Data Privacy and Decision Making

Mitigating Risk and Reducing Costs with Smart Healthcare Records Management

Top Healthcare IT Priorities: Implementing Zero Trust, Ensuring File Transfers are Secure, and of Course HIPAA!

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