Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2024

For example, a recent survey of 1,200 consumers revealed that 95% of patients expressed concern about the possibility of data breaches affecting their medical information, according to Health Gorilla. A Growing Concern for Providers For healthcare providers, data breaches are also a major potential dilemma.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

For example, in the healthcare industry, we have to abide by HIPAA — a law that helps protect the privacy and security of people’s health information. We can’t serve our patients if we don’t ensure that protected health information (PHI) is kept private.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

An expert panel will gather during the first day of the event to discuss how digital health can be improved via cross-border collaborations. A programme such as EJADAH would have been challenging to implement without data, of course. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

– Microsoft has announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. The goal of Azure Health Data Services is interoperability that drives better patient outcomes and clinical advances.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2024

MediSecure hack exposed data of 13 million Australians Approximately 12.9 million Australians had their health information stolen in the recent MediSecure hack. The GoodSAM app alerts responders with registered defibrillators of persons experiencing a cardiac event within a thousand metres.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 25, 2023

Colin Hung interviewed Charlie Harp at Clinical Architecture about how Qualified Health Information Networks will shine a light on data quality issues. Information will be moving more freely, to be sure – but the providers on the receiving end may not be able to make much use of the data they get.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

More granularly, most consumers (over two-thirds) were concerned about allowing apps or sites to access their location data, online banking, accepting cookies on sites, creating new accounts on apps or sites, sharing health information with apps or sites, online shopping, paying bills, and so on. Few people in the U.S.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The legal action is one of what is likely to be an increasing number of fines issued to telehealth companies profiting from sharing consumers’ health data with advertisers, among other infractions. Under its health Breach Notification, the FTC took enforcement action, imposing a $1.5 million civil penalty against GoodRx.

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Digital Health Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

Without wading too far into the data exchange weeds, Particle “combines data from 270 million plus patients’ medical records by aggregating and unifying healthcare records from thousands of sources”… sources like Carequality. Health data is needed by a broader set of stakeholders in order to serve the patient.”

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 15, 2023

Adding to the growing number of recent FTC investigations about data being shared by telehealth platforms for profit, Cerebral reportedly notified 3.1 million users that their protected health information was shared with tech companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok. HIPAA investigations don’t occur in a vacuum.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Effective Health Information Exchange (HIE) requires a secure and reliable Health Information Service Provider (HISP) infrastructure to provide HIPAA-compliant delivery of healthcare information. As the industry standard, Direct Secure Messaging continues to expand nationally.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 3, 2023

In a move highlighting the significance of upholding health data privacy, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) and MedEvolve, Inc. Insurance companies, HMOs, company health plans, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid Health Care Clearinghouses.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2020

Microsoft is previewing its new Azure IoT Connector for FHIR, an API feature that enables healthcare organizations to scale secure connectivity for an array of devices streaming protected health information. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Consequences for non-participation are currently unclear, although providers may be cited for non-compliance with federal information blocking regulations which, according to the recent HHS proposed rule could be up to $1 million per violation. The CA DxF includes both clinical and social determinants data. Is this just another HIE?

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Ever since data went online, health care organizations and others have been struggling to provide useful data for advanced analytics while guarding Protected Health Information (PHI). Currently, synthetic data is popular for software testing, so that test staff don’t need access to sensitive real data.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

In a move highlighting the significance of upholding health data privacy, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) and MedEvolve, Inc. Insurance companies, HMOs, company health plans, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid Health Care Clearinghouses.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 3, 2023

In a move highlighting the significance of upholding health data privacy, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) and MedEvolve, Inc. Insurance companies, HMOs, company health plans, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid Health Care Clearinghouses.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 13, 2024

Our lineup includes a deep dive into Europe’s current regulatory landscape, including the AI Act, the European Health Data Space and the European Recovery and Resilience Fund. We’ll also help you make sense of all today’s trends in health technology—from machine learning to digital maturity and telehealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2024

" To support this model, OSF HealthCare implemented virtual care management and patient monitoring systems that allow staff to track critical health data in real time. "Proactive patient management technology enables us to not just react to critical health events, but to anticipate and prevent them," Nieukirk said.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2023

Just a few weeks ago, CommonWell was announced as one of six applicants—along with eHealth Exchange, Epic TEFCA Interoperability Systems, Health Gorilla, Kno2 and Konza— accepted to continue in the onboarding process to become a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) under TEFCA. I feel it throughout the industry now.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Due to the collective ethos in the community, gun safety has been addressed as a public health issue, and the health care system and employers are committed to assuring cybersecurity and the protection of individuals’ health data.

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Lloyd Price

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In 2024, there are a number of key events and trends to watch in the African healthtech space. Events Africa Health Exhibition 2024: This is Africa's largest healthcare event, co-located with Medlab Africa, the continent's leading medical laboratory exhibition.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Added in conformance resources and Basic AuditAudit events with examples. Expanded scope of services that can be secured beyond XDS Retrieve These releases are continued improvement and advancement of the Document Sharing Health Information Exchange , and enabling of Community exchanges that are more than Document Sharing.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As the industry increasingly recognizes the importance of data interoperability, healthcare companies are poised at the cusp of a data revolution that could redefine patient care. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users.

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Xealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It was great seeing the Oracle Health Conference in a new location (and a location that us on the conference circuit are very familiar with!).The The quality and production of the event top notch, and the attendee water bottle that donated to the Fill it Forward initiative was a very nice touch and way to give back!

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Here’s a description of the position: New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Yes, wearable devices used in healthcare can involve telehealth if protected health information (PHI) is transmitted from the device to the clinician or, for example, to a clinician’s electronic health record (EHR). Encourage the client to toggle off data sharing with developers of the device. What is Telehealth?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

By leveraging technology to track health data outside of traditional hospital settings, RPM is revolutionizing how we deliver care, manage chronic conditions, and empower patients. Empowered patients: Access to their own health data fosters patient engagement and empowers them to take an active role in managing their health.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 21, 2021

As modern technology becomes indispensable in health care, the vulnerabilities to cyber-threats continue to increase, compromising the health information and safety of millions of people. Authors: Saira Ghafur, Emilia Grass , Nick R Jennings , Ara Darzi. The available NHS response and mechanism of accountability are not clear.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It is critical to understand the threats to the organization, the business functions, and the information systems that store, process, and transmit protected health information. The second step is prioritizing initiatives to address the gaps, reinforce strengths, and monitor critical external events.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2023

As a result, health data is creeping into cloud-based tools where it becomes exposed to very new and very real security threats – some of which healthcare organizations have never had to deal with before. That hospital can be hard down for as long as that third-party provider is dealing with a ransomware event.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 9, 2023

HCS2023 is an annual event specifically for eClinicalWorks’ community health centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). eClinicalWorks has a significant presence in this segment of the market – the company claims upwards of 60% of FQHCs and community health centers in the US operate on their platform.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 6, 2018

In essence, blockchain could help reshape healthcare interoperability by serving as a next-generation middleware that couples health data with decentralized, distributed, and immutable qualities, according to a new report by IDC Health Insights. "Still, there is some information blocking if they can get away with it."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“There is a real opportunity to automate documentation of care, but this requires reliable, secure communications, moving from today’s snapshot of an event to near real-time data capture.” Secure, cloud-based health data infrastructure. ” Artificial intelligence integration.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

(doing business as Smile Digital Health (Smile)), a leading FHIR® health data fabric (HDF) and exchange solutions provider, announced the closing of approximately $30 million in Series B growth capital led by existing investors including UPMC Enterprises.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2023

The third annual Becoming a Health Care Business Partner of Choice report from the American Hospital Association found that 70% of healthcare IT vendors are investing in in-person conferences again – and 60% are allocating their entire event budget to in-person events.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For example, remote monitoring can be helpful for providing continuous real-time data, but the healthcare system has to be ready to receive the patient’s health information and have evidence-based parameters in place to ensure data accuracy and patient compliance. There are many different perspectives on digital tools.

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