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ATA takes a national stance on how states treat consumer health data

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Following conversations in Washington and state capitals, the American Telemedicine Association published its new Health Data Privacy Principles this week. ATA, which represents the full range of providers that deliver telehealth, has intervened with some states as they grapple with health data privacy legislation, he said.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

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The first chart illustrates consumers’ use of digital health tools, showing that online health information and online provider reviews. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. adults polled. adults polled. In 2020, the top tech companies with whom U.S.

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

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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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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Health Populi

The vast majority of older people, across the age groups, use their smartphones every day: most commonly, to send or receive emails, to get directions or traffic information, or to surf the web for news, information, or social networking. Half of older people with a home assistant use them every day, across all age groups.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 27, 2024

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EHR Provider Specialist – Adventist Health Executive Director, Information Systems – Cape Cod Healthcare Clinical Systems Engineer – WCMC Healthcare Technology Management – John Muir Health HIM Specialist – Conifer Health Solutions Clinical Integration Lead Telecollaboration – Intuitive Documentation Coordinator (..)

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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

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JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security? Individuals have a fundamental right to dictate who and when their health information is leveraged. Working to keep that information private in the new paradigm of Teams Meetings, PowerBI reports, and decentralized data is a heavy burden for modern CISOs.

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COVID-19: Lessons from Thailand’s BIDI & Samitivej Group of Hospitals

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Samitivej and BNH Group of Hospitals operate under Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), the largest private hospital network in Thailand. Under the Samitivej and BNH group, there are a total of seven hospitals – five in Bangkok and two in the Eastern part of the country. Approaches to the pandemic: BIDI and Samitivej.