Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

To avoid negatively impacting biomedical research, the Privacy Rule carved out exceptions for the use of protected health information (PHI) in research , as well as the use of limited data sets , and determined that de-identified data was not considered PHI.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The legislation, which is supported by several industry representatives including athenahealth, Epic, IBM and Teladoc Health, would establish a commission tasked with providing recommendations to Congress about updates to health information privacy laws. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. And the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Health Information Technology Advisor position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. Familiarity with health information systems. Experience in database design and management.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A breach can be incredibly costly—according to the IBM/Ponemon Institute’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Study , the average cost of a healthcare data breach reached $10.93 This highlights the urgent need to protect patient information by implementing robust cybersecurity measures. million, almost double the average across other sectors.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Over the past six months, as hospitals and health systems have pursued telemedicine and remote patient monitoring programs in earnest – whether launching new one or expanding existing ones – they've all had some learning curves and growing pains to manage. How to shore up telehealth cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Chief Health Information Officer position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Hennepin Healthcare and is located in Minneapolis, MN.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They noted that the disability community is disproportionately less likely to have broadband and hardware access, and that some patients may need assistance learning how to use new forms of technology. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ann Krutsko, Healthcare IT Researcher at ScienceSoft In healthcare, working with inaccurate patient data is a dangerous game. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were designed to streamline operations and improve coordination across healthcare systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

As AI is constantly improving, a practitioner must disclose the ever-evolving nature of the technology being used, explain how the AI system works and share the level at which the technology was relied upon when determining courses of treatment.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

But the administrative costs for providers to share this information keep escalating. The healthcare industry’s steady progress toward interoperability and health information exchange promises to improve data exchange to address these challenges. Here is one example of how payer exchange is being automated today.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Healthcare Data Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Solutions Architect – HIE position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. HOW TO APPLY: Please email a copy of your cover letter and resume to HR@transformsso.ca.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2024

The following is a guest article by Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions at Illumio We’re not even halfway through 2024, and the healthcare industry has already suffered over 250 breaches that exposed the sensitive health information of over 32 million individuals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2023

Because the program currently is recruiting primary care practices, including OB/GYNs, and is slated to start in June, Healthcare IT News sat down with two of its investigators to get a deeper look. Follow Bill's HIT coverage on LinkedIn: Bill Siwicki Email the writer: bsiwicki@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But the healthcare organization’s efforts were subject to challenges on the patient side. Some patients did not have devices to connect with Mount Sinai, did not know how to use the various connectivity platforms, did not have WiFi connection, or did not have “minutes allocation” for broadband connectivity.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Enterprise Architect position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be? One example is audio calls and how to establish reimbursement rates based on the care needed and the appropriateness of care delivery through that channel. "Telehealth can win over fence-sitters.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Clinical Informatics Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 12, 2024

Federal guidelines like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) outline the responsibility of healthcare providers when it comes to creating, analyzing, and distributing Protected Health Information (PHI).

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 22, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… If AI Is the #1 Topic in Healthcare IT Over the Next 12 Months, What is #2 ? Read more… CIO Podcast : Renovating Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Burnout’s Effect on Healthcare Staffing. As burned-out healthcare workers leave their roles, the workers who remain must do more with less.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

District Judge Paula Xinis has issued only a preliminary injunction, and publicly available information about the case is meager. Finally, both litigants are sponsors of this publication, Healthcare IT Today. What is Screen Scraping, and What are Its Implications in Health Care?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2023

"First, we conducted a needs assessment with DHA residents in the five selected communities on their comfort, use and interest in digital tools and telehealth for their healthcare needs," she said. MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

In fact, a recent JAMA Health Forum report indicates that from 2016 to 2021, the annual number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector more than doubled. He has his Masters in Information Security and holds CCISSP, CISA, CHC, CRISC, and ITIL-F certifications.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the IT Intern, Corporate Support Services position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Digital transformation in healthcare is an incredible tool that is actively working to make the lives of patients and staff better every day; especially as more organizations begin to embrace it and expand its use throughout their healthcare systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

RIN 0945-AA22: A Game-Changer for ePHI Protection The HHS has introduced RIN 0945-AA22, a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, to enhance the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI). How to Prepare: A 5-Step Compliance Plan To meet the proposed regulations, organizations must adopt a structured approach.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Yet, privacy laws and a fragmented market have kept the healthcare industry from reaping generative AI’s full potential — until now. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal law that safeguards sensitive patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 4, 2023

The first is the ability to exchange a list of health data locations, which enables Record Locator Services to interoperate with consumers wishing to discover the location of patient records within a health information exchange. Details on who IHE is and how to engage are available on their web site.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The following is a guest article by Tom Romeo, General Manager of Healthcare IT at Quest Diagnostics. Effective content management can help hospitals, health systems, and large ambulatory groups turn piles of paper and digital content into actionable data. About Tom Romeo.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Zeev Neuwirth, author of Beyond the Walls: MegaTrends, Movements and Market Disruptors Transforming American Healthcare and Reframing Healthcare , kicked off the 2023 American Health Information Management Association annual conference (AHIMA23) with a heartfelt keynote.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Healthcare Data Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. Looks like a great opportunity for those with experience with healthcare data analysis.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to weigh in on how to best communicate with today’s patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

At Columbia, South Carolina-based Prisma Health, "we’re on a journey pursuing aspects of digital health," said Dr. Mark Wess, the health system's vice president and chief health information executive. "The asynchronous virtual visit for primary care is one of those."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Teladoc Health and Ovation Medical are among the organizations that will utilize these new capabilities. Meditech will use Google Health's technologies to build a longitudinal health data output that combines data from multiple sources using standard FHIR format. Virtual care. Map route optimization.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. In an age where data breaches are common, some patients are hesitant to put their health information online. Then there’s the worry about privacy.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today sat down with Dr. Jim Jirjis, Chief Health Information Officer at HCA to discuss the value of data quality in healthcare and find out more about the link between their sepsis project and better emergency preparedness. Clinical Architecture is a supporter of Healthcare Scene

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