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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 talk a lot about sharing data and how it will improve patient outcomes and interoperability, but do we talk enough about how to do it safely? Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom.

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How Much Would Adults Age 50+ Trust AI-Generated Health Information? Not Much.

Health Populi

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Institute for Healthcare Policy Innovation’s National Poll on Healthy Aging at the University of Michigan focused on people 50 and over in their latest study published this month: Health Literacy – How Well Can Older Adults Find, Understand, and Use Health Information. 20% of older U.S.

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Patients Don’t Trust Big Tech with Personal Health Information Much Preferring Healthcare Providers as Data Stewards

Health Populi

JULY 31, 2023

Nearly all patients are concerned about their medical records getting leaked or breached, which is The State of Patient Privacy , the title of a consumer study from Health Gorilla with a headline finding that “Patients don’t trust Big Tech with their health data.” Seven in ten U.S.

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Health Information Network (HIN) Data Exchange Performance Metrics To Date

Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 31, 2023

Particle Health, a developer-friendly API platform for bi-directional healthcare data exchange, announced the availability of its white paper that highlights the most comprehensive view of Health Information Network data performance available to date and provides […] The article Health Information Network (HIN) Data Exchange Performance Metrics (..)

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How data and technology influence health in ways that doctors don’t

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APRIL 22, 2023

In theory, the widespread adoption of health information technology (HIT) and integrated applications can improve patients’ access to their health information and facilitate patient-centered care.

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Particle Health’s Latest White Paper Offers the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Health Information Network (HIN) Data Exchange Performance Metrics to Date

Digital Health Global

JANUARY 25, 2023

Healthcare’s National Network Data Exchanges , analyzes not only quantitative comparisons of the data currently exchanged on HINs but also the work that still needs to be done in order to spread the true value of the networks across all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem. 2023: State of U.S. The paper, 2023: State of U.S.

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City of Hope discloses data breach impacting 827K patients' personal and health information

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APRIL 4, 2024

City of Hope discloses data breach impacting 827K patients' personal and health information hlandi Thu, 04/04/2024 - 13:48

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

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The evolution of Health Information Management (HIM) professionals has been remarkable. They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data. Jennifer Mueller, President of the American Health Information Management Association ( AHIMA ), sees a bright future for the HIM industry.

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Telehealth’s Biggest Challenge: Ensuring Patient Privacy and Data Security

GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

However, with this digital transformation comes the significant challenge of ensuring patient privacy and data security. As the healthcare industry embraces technology, protecting sensitive health information has become paramount. Potential Risks of Data Breaches Data breaches in healthcare can lead to severe consequences.

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

“If data is everywhere, how do you protect it?” This thought has been on my mind well before the Change Healthcare hacks (that’s plural) with which U.S. health care stakeholders are still dealing as this post goes live on the Health Populi blog. JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security?

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Featured Health IT Job: Health Information Technology – Data Solutions Architect

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Today, we’re featuring the Health Information Technology – Data Solutions Architect position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. This position was posted by Briljent and is in Indiana.

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Altera Digital Health Joins The Sequoia Project to Advance Nationwide Data Exchange

Digital Health Global

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Membership will drive continued innovation in interoperability, foster collaboration with industry leaders and ensure understanding of current regulations and standards for clients leveraging the dbMotion Solution , Altera’s data platform that aggregates and harmonizes data from multiple systems to improve patient outcomes.

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Data exchange company Moxe Health secures $25M

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The company offers tools to payers and providers to share patient health information and will use the funds to scale its operations.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. Sidebar on “what is an ‘API?’

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Particle Health Launches Suite of Solutions Built to Wrangle Data for Seven Disease States and Make Actionable Patient Health Information a Reality

Digital Health Global

MARCH 21, 2023

FOCUS data products are designed to streamline data by delivering comprehensive, simplified, and organized patient health information across seven disease states: Diabetes, Cardiology, Oncology, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Pulmonology, Orthopedics, and Gastroenterology.

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FHIR data in existing Nationwide Health Information Exchange

Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 10, 2021

In the USA and elsewhere, there are Document Sharing based Health Information Exchanges. They have security models, privacy models, patient identification models, record location models, and data format models. These exchanges have been built up over the past ten or so years. Thus a Federation of Federations.

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Georgia partners with Aetna Health for Georgia Unity, a social data platform for whole health integration

Mobi Health News

MARCH 12, 2024

At HIMSS24, Dr. Denise Hines and Shirelle King of Georgia Health Information Network discuss social integration to foster trust in underserved communities.

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While Virtual Care is “Table Stakes” in Health Care, Consumers Are Growing More Protective About Data-Sharing

Health Populi

MARCH 18, 2024

health care delivery landscape, patients-as-health care consumers are becoming more savvy and discriminating based on their “maturity” and exposure to various flavors of telehealth. We first note overall that fewer patients, year on year 2021-2023, seem willing to share data with ANY entity.

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

As part of their intake process, the team checked Alex’s (a pseudonym) medical history through the hospital’s health information organization and discovered the patient had recently undergone a cardiac surgery at a different hospital; their post-surgical issues had merely mimicked a neurological challenge.

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Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. Here are some of the most exciting and challenging aspects of both exchanging and using comprehensive health data this year and ahead.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. As with other aspects of U.S.

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Fertility app Premom shared users' health data without consent, FTC says

Mobi Health News

MAY 19, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission alleges the company shared personal health information with two China-based firms, Google and analytics company AppsFlyer.

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UnitedHealth offers update on cyberattack data analysis, systems restoration

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 22, 2024

UnitedHealth Group provided an update late Monday on its analysis of the data accessed in the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, and said it identified files that contain personal and health informa | UnitedHealth Group provided an update late Monday on its analysis of the data accessed in the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, and said it identified (..)

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Securing Healthcare Data in AWS: Best Practices and Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In today’s technologically advanced world, the healthcare system is also undergoing a rapid digital transformation, especially in regard to data storage and protection. Hospital records contain sensitive data, including diagnostic details and sensitive personal health information.

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QHINs, Health Data Exchange, FHIR, AI and More with CommonWell Health Alliance

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

This included an update on CommonWell’s new technical service provider, ELLKAY and their recent designation by the federal government as a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN). CommonWell has been working with some of these clients to look at innovative data workflows. and their journey to TEFCA.

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HIMSS24: Healthcare continues to make gains in data exchange with 49% jump in electronic prior authorization

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 10, 2024

ORLANDO, Florida—The industry continues to make substantial gains in health data exchange and interoperability, according to new data released by health information network Surescripts.

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Reinforcing Readiness and Saving Lives via Integrated Health Information Technologies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2020

The military health system currently struggles with ways to collect and communicate health information from warfighters on the ground, whether in theater or in garrison. “The ability to electronically capture health data will be of vital importance.

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Healthcare Data Security & Insurance Challenges and Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 12, 2024

For healthcare providers and professionals working in healthcare, data security is of utmost importance. Federal guidelines like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) outline the responsibility of healthcare providers when it comes to creating, analyzing, and distributing Protected Health Information (PHI).

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The Importance of Recording SDOH Data In Medical Records

Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 11, 2020

Pursley, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA, director of health information management excellence, AHIMA. My organization, the American Health Information Management […]. The article The Importance of Recording SDOH Data In Medical Records appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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3 Ways to Improve Patient Payments Data Security and Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2024

The following is a guest article by Heather Randall, PhD, Chief Compliance Officer at TrustCommerce Regardless of whether the information is clinical, financial, or demographic, patients are increasingly worried about the possibility that their personal data could be compromised.

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Addressing Patient Health Information In-Security at HIMSS 2018

Health Populi

MARCH 8, 2018

And it’s in personal health information: a medical record is valued 8 to 10 times the price of a credit card on the black market. Accenture studied the impact of medical and personal information theft, estimating an impact on one in 13 patients between 2015 and 2019. It’s Sutton’s Law, as in Willie Sutton: go where the money is.

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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. This highlights the urgent need to protect patient information by implementing robust cybersecurity measures.

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Cerebral says 3M affected by a patient data breach

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

In the notice, Cerebral said it discovered on January 3 that it "had disclosed certain information that may be regulated as protected health information under HIPAA to certain third-party platforms and some subcontractors without having obtained HIPAA-required assurances."

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HHS' final interoperability rules standardize APIs for patient health data access through apps

Mobi Health News

MARCH 9, 2020

CMS-regulated payers will begin supporting HL7 FHIR APIs next year, allowing third-party developers to include claims data and other patient health information in their apps.

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My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1155, aka the My Health, My Data Act , last week. The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. ” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses.

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The Reluctance of Consumers to Share Personal Information – The Challenge of Data for Health “Blurring”

Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2022

For some historical context, the authors (all affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania [medical school or Wharton (business school)] start with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which served up privacy protections based on the health information technology of the time.

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Featured Health IT Job: Chief Health Information Officer

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Today, we’re featuring the Chief Health Information Officer position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. The CHIO will play a pivotal role in leveraging data and technology to transform healthcare delivery and support the organization’s mission of providing high-quality care to patients.

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The U.S. BIOSECURE Act Misses the Urgent Need to Secure DNA Data

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2024

citizens and their DNA data. Undeniably, the Chinese government poses a broad and growing threat to critical infrastructure , which includes healthcare and the public health sector, and the sensitive data of American citizens. Once it is exposed, this personal biological information remains vulnerable forever.

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Featured Health IT Job: Healthcare Data Analyst

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Today, we’re featuring the Healthcare Data Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC works to help New York State achieve the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, delivering better health outcomes, and reducing costs.

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Health Consumers Keen to Share and Download Data, But Privacy Remains a Concern

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

are growing their health IT muscles and literacy, accelerated in the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier.

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UK Biobank refutes claim that ‘race science’ group accessed data

DigitalHealth

OCTOBER 18, 2024

UK Biobank "strongly" refutes claims that researchers from a ‘race science’ network obtained volunteers' sensitive health information.

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QHINs Will Help Shine a Light on Data Quality

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2023

There has been a lot of activity and news coverage of Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINs, recently. The Trusted Exchange Framework is the technical standard that governs the actual sharing of data, and the Common Agreement is the legal agreement that governs the obligations of those sharing the data.

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Lavita AI Raises $5M Seed Financing to Launch the First Patient-Driven Health Information Marketplace to Accelerate Life Sciences Innovation

Digital Health Global

MAY 10, 2023

Lavita’s vision is to revolutionize the way individuals around the world manage, share, and utilize their health data, enabling better access to healthcare services and improving patients’ lives. About Lavita Lavita is the first patient-driven platform for secure sharing of health data.

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The Importance of a Nursing Data Framework To Achieve Consistent Quality In Health Information Exchange

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 2, 2019

We are just beginning to utilize Healthcare IT data and AI to improve patient outcomes. The article The Importance of a Nursing Data Framework To Achieve Consistent Quality In Health Information Exchange appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. With more than 4 million nurses, the largest segment of the U.S.

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