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NYU Langone Health used its FCC grant to expand Epic-linked telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine is not only cost-effective for both the patient and the hospital, it also can reduce the risk of exposure to disease for all parties, especially during a pandemic. The organization has offered services such as virtual urgent care, telepsychiatry and virtual post-op appointments for several years to meet the needs of patients.

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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

Healthcare IT Today

Mateusz Krempa, COO at Piwik Pro Broader reflection and discussion on HIPAA-compliant technologies would help the industry see beyond popular solutions and identify tools that balance successful data processing with regulatory requirements. The following is what they had to share with us. advertising platforms).

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

As healthcare systems and providers modernize (or build) their technology stacks, it will be more important than ever to prioritize privacy and to understand new regulations at the state level, from HIPAA, and from the FTC. The AHA’s aim was to reduce unnecessary documentation and streamline the coding process.

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Google Care Studio and Google Bard: Google's best chance to impact healthcare?

Lloyd Price

For example, Google Care Studio can be used to collect and organize patient data, and Google Bard can be used to generate reports, summaries, and other documents that can be used to help clinicians make better decisions. Care Studio is designed to be easy to use and can be customized to meet the specific needs of each clinic or hospital.

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Measures You Should be Implementing in Your Organization to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity and Protect Your Patient Data

Healthcare IT Today

To accomplish this, it takes a complete team effort, from device manufacturers to software developers and hospital IT security teams. As healthcare entities strive to meet HIPAA’s privacy and security mandates, they must prioritize evaluating IT vendors not just for functionality but for robust security measures.

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Will 2024 see a reboot of Google Glass-style headsets in Healthcare?

Lloyd Price

With thousands of patients falling ill each year through viruses picked up in hospitals, it is vital that each healthcare professional keeps their hands as clean as possible. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that continuous documentation of events has obvious benefits in a healthcare setting.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Patient education material in the form of images, documents and videos is pushed to patients through the app, as well. During the COVID-19 epidemic where elder patients are at the highest risk and where hospitals are at overcapacity due to COVID-19, SafeBeing helps keep patients safer at home or in elder care facilities, and out of hospitals.