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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In this installment, you will share in expertise from: Andy Crowder, chief information and analytics officer at Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health. Tina Esposito, chief health information officer at Advocate Aurora Health, based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

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Te Toka Tumai Auckland rolling out FHIR-ed-up PAS and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

National study gets federal grant to evaluate medication charting model involving EMRs A new federal government-funded project will involve pharmacists to validate a medication charting and deprescribing model in hospitals using EMRs. The CARe-MED study, which has received A$1.4

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

They handle data like protected health information (PHI), intellectual property (IP), clinical trial data and payment card data, giving attackers many options to cash in, and healthcare is a critical infrastructure industry that can be hardest hit by ransomware attacks. Ryan Witt, Vice President, Industry Solutions at Proofpoint, Inc.

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Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

Lloyd Price

In addition to these general business models, clinical messaging apps may also generate revenue from other sources, such as: Integration fees: Some apps charge healthcare providers a fee to integrate with their electronic health records (EHRs) systems. It is also used by healthcare providers in a variety of settings.

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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. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Under this final rule, individuals and entities that violate the information-blocking requirements face a penalty of up to $1 million per violation. This final rule does not apply to healthcare providers but instead is directed at health information networks and health information exchanges, as well as developers of certified health IT.

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4 reasons why the healthcare industry is vulnerable to cyber attacks

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Earlier this year the Health Service Executive (HSE) of Ireland suffered a major ransomware cyber-attack. Many hospital appointments across the country were cancelled, EHRs became inaccessible, radiology systems went down, and the COVID-19 testing referral system rendered unavailable for a number of days.