Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Michael Blum, Founder and CEO at BeeKeeperAI In an era where modifying a single DNA sequence can cure disabling diseases and a retinal scan can reveal important, unappreciated chronic diseases, the three-decade-old practice of data de-identification has become healthcare’s equivalent of using a paper lock in a digital world.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2022

"There are literally hundreds of health apps and devices for patients and clinicians to choose from, and our goal is to provide confidence that the health and wellness tools reviewed in this Framework meet quality, privacy and clinical assurance criteria in the U.S.," That bill is currently in committee.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

I was grateful to have an opportunity to share my views with attendees on the vision patient as health consumer through the health economic lens. Marc Ferrara, CEO Information Services with Jobson, introduced the meeting with some context.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2025

In 2024 according to the Identity Theft Resource Centers 2024 Data Breach Report a whopping 237 million victim notices were sent out to Americans notifying them that had their health data exposed in a breach (190 million in the Change Healthcare Breach alone). Any failure in this process could result in severe penalties.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I’m also especially keen, from the patient privacy perspective, to hear my close colleagues Deven McGraw and Vince Kuraitis explain the “Health Data Goldilocks Dilemma: Sharing? ” toward the close of the meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Data breaches or mishandling can also put a practice at serious risk of legal and financial trouble. That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. Keeping PHI secure is the main goal of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 22, 2024

They outline the importance of using representative data in healthcare provision and have compiled this information into a research-ready database. Patient Consent: The organisation obtains informed consent from patients before using their data for AI-powered applications. This has helped build trust among healthcare providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 13, 2020

There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. ” The second solution underway is a combination of health data exchange technologies from Carequality, including CareConnect. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This is a huge set of tasks, yet at the ATA’s annual policy meeting at the end of 2022, it added a data policy workgroup to its activities. Zebley describes the formation of the data policy workgroup as an organic development. HIPAA was last revised in 2013.

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NexTech Solutions and Smart Meter have joined forces to expand the delivery of real-time health data empowering physicians to better care for the warriors and their dependents of the United States. TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2023

Validic’s EHR-integrated healthcare application ingests remotely collected health data from the world’s largest health IoT platform to help healthcare organizations personalize chronic condition management, remote care, and support for healthy living. ” Validic is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2024

Jane: Consider the convergence of “radically interoperable” data as Deloitte described with care delivered in a distributed fashion including to the citizen’s home, and the growing array of sensors and devices. will HIPAA be enough to assure the privacy of patients’ PHI in an AI-driven environment? In the U.S.,

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 22, 2025

A CCM program improves care coordination, enhances patient engagement, and reduces complications, helping providers meet value-based care quality metrics and increase financial incentives. AI-generated risk stratification (identifies high-risk patients needing urgent intervention).

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Read more… Discussing TEFCA, QHINs, HDUs, and Interoperability With Civitas Health. They also touched on the role of health data utilities as the evolution of the state HIE. Read more… Protecting Your Organization From a Hidden HIPAA Threat. Read more… CIO Podcast : Digital Transformation.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

AUGUST 16, 2024

Patient Eligibility : To qualify for RPM under the extended COVID-era CMS rules through 2024, patients must meet specific criteria. Device Requirements : CMS requires that devices used for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) must meet specific criteria to qualify for reimbursement.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 13, 2022

Chronic condition management requires not only meeting the clinical needs of the patient, but also ensuring their comfort while living with the disease. This requires a collaborative effort between the patient and physician to collect data, monitor, and understand the disease on a continuous basis.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 14, 2018

Here’s a ten-minute video for your listening and viewing pleasure, courtesy of HIMSS.tv (which debuted at HIMSS 2018)wherein I discuss the pros and cons of a strict approach to health data security with Dr. Nick van Terheyden (aka @drnic1 ). ?. Interoperability, properly implemented, is likely to improve health data security.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 14, 2018

Here’s a ten-minute video for your listening and viewing pleasure, courtesy of HIMSS.tv (which debuted at HIMSS 2018)wherein I discuss the pros and cons of a strict approach to health data security with Dr. Nick van Terheyden (aka @drnic1 ). ?. Interoperability, properly implemented, is likely to improve health data security.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 14, 2018

Here’s a ten-minute video for your listening and viewing pleasure, courtesy of HIMSS.tv (which debuted at HIMSS 2018)wherein I discuss the pros and cons of a strict approach to health data security with Dr. Nick van Terheyden (aka @drnic1 ). ?. Interoperability, properly implemented, is likely to improve health data security.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 14, 2018

Here’s a ten-minute video for your listening and viewing pleasure, courtesy of HIMSS.tv (which debuted at HIMSS 2018)wherein I discuss the pros and cons of a strict approach to health data security with Dr. Nick van Terheyden (aka @drnic1 ). ?. Interoperability, properly implemented, is likely to improve health data security.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 14, 2018

Here’s a ten-minute video for your listening and viewing pleasure, courtesy of HIMSS.tv (which debuted at HIMSS 2018)wherein I discuss the pros and cons of a strict approach to health data security with Dr. Nick van Terheyden (aka @drnic1 ). ?. Interoperability, properly implemented, is likely to improve health data security.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Clinicians expose themselves to HIPAA violations if they digitally receive PHI data in any form, including having a simple picture of that data sent to them electronically. To properly transmit images with PHI would be to use a HIPAA-compliant texting service or EHR. What is Telehealth? Register.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

Among them was a depiction of the medical caduceus and the term “HIPAA.” US Justice Department Privacy Update The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division withdrew three policies to clarify its position on sharing sensitive patient data on February 3, 2023.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JULY 8, 2024

This fragmentation hinders the efficient sharing and analysis of patient data. Data Security and Privacy Concerns The sensitive nature of health data necessitates stringent security measures. Regulatory compliance: Navigating the complex regulatory landscape is simplified with DrKumo’s RPM solution.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

million seed round to protect sensitive health data and provide automated expert certification software that enables health and life sciences companies access to compliant, rich, de-identified data in hours, rather than months. To learn more about Integral, visit the website.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 22, 2023

The largest county in the Lower 48 switched from a spreadsheet to a map to track 10,000 assets tied to environmental health. Data visualization led to more informed decision-making and led the public health department to roll out interactive maps for animal control, emergency response, family health, and more.

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Xealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

Integrate with Wearables and Health Apps Over one-third of adults use digital health apps and wearables in 2023. Integrate with popular fitness and health-monitoring devices to provide a holistic view of patient health data. 4 Ways to Avoid Patient Loss Through the Digital Side Door 1.

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Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Number of Americans affected by healthcare data breaches: 46 million CHI urges Congress to enact a federal privacy law of general applicability, setting a strong set of rules to prevent and penalize privacy and data security harms concerning health data outside the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) umbrella.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In 2019, Fitbit unveiled a more data-driven personal health subscription service for consumers that, among other features, generates personal reports that a user can download and share with their physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. iRhythm Technologies.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JUNE 15, 2024

Patient Eligibility Criteria for RTM Services To qualify for RTM services, patients must meet specific criteria that justify the necessity of remote monitoring. This includes devices such as smartphones, tablets, or specialized medical equipment capable of transmitting health data.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Financial Costs: The costs associated with redundant data processes and inefficiencies further strain the financial resources of healthcare institutions, already burdened by the need to provide cost-effective care. Security Threats: Health data is a prime target for cyberattacks due to its sensitivity.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2023

Will LaSala, Field CTO at OneSpan During the pandemic, we know healthcare organizations were forced to quickly digitize, ramping up technological capabilities to meet the needs of patients — namely through virtual appointments and other telehealth offerings.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Colin Hung attended the vendor’s User Group Meeting and provided a recap of the event, where NextGen discussed an AI-powered ambient voice assistant and a Luma Health partnership to power patient self-scheduling. Read more… How Synthetic Data, LLMs Power Research Assistants.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Data types to be shared While the electronic exchange of clinical data is becoming more routine between healthcare entities, the exchange of social determinants of health data (e.g. The CA DxF includes both clinical and social determinants data. access to housing and food) is less common. Hello to DxF.

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