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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As the next phase in the evolution of interoperability, SDC allows for the secure and near real-time sharing of health data between devices at the point of care, regardless of the manufacturer. Traditionally, we think about interoperability as HIEs (health information exchanges), but in 2024 I expect to see new models emerge.

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

Healthcare IT Today

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? Healthcare is going to be rapidly advancing as patient data becomes more interoperable and effectively used across traditional organizational boundaries.

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HIMSSCast: Common pitfalls of healthcare connectivity and what to do about them

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The current state of health data interoperability. The relationship between security and HIPAA-compliance. Interoperability consortium an 'even higher priority' post-pandemic. What to do when patients lack necessary connectivity infrastructure? A lot of things have to line up for remote monitoring to work well.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. ’ ” An application Programing Interface is a set of protocols and definitions allowing digital services and products to communicate with each other over the Internet. Sidebar on “what is an ‘API?’

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The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

Healthcare IT Today

The siloed nature of such data repositories can be attributed to various factors, including using different EHR systems, varying data capture standards, and a historical lack of emphasis on system interoperability. The solution to these challenges lies in the adoption of interoperable data systems.

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How IoT is transforming remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To help mitigate these risks, cellular IoT providers must enable end-to-end data encryption, robust authentication protocols, and adherence to strict data privacy regulations – for example, HIPAA in the U.S. and GDPR in Europe.

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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the long-anticipated ONC Cures Act Final Rule for health data interoperability. “Privacy” is mentioned over 500 times in the document; “HIPAA,” well over 300. On Monday 9th March 2020, at the start of this week, the U.S.