Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

James Rice, Vice President of Solutions Engineering at Protegrity Healthcare organizations can ensure secure patient data by enabling advanced data-centric security, including tokenization, masking, and anonymization, to ensure sensitive information remains protected and obfuscated while at rest, in transit, or in use.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Most of the data that we are looking to share is highly sensitive health information, the kind of information that cybercriminals love to hold for ransom. Other industries, such as military, defense, finance, and banking, have been ahead of healthcare in their handling of sensitive data.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate MacLeitch , Founder and CEO at QuickBlox The demand for AI-powered Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) in healthcare is evident: 75% of executives believe that generative AI has reached a stage where it is poised to reshape the healthcare industry.

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Health Populi

JULY 31, 2023

Nearly all patients are concerned about their medical records getting leaked or breached, which is The State of Patient Privacy , the title of a consumer study from Health Gorilla with a headline finding that “Patients don’t trust Big Tech with their health data.” Who’s most-trusted? Seven in ten U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, and Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, introduced the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act this week, aimed at starting the process of modernizing health data use and privacy policies. "HIPAA must be updated for the modern day. And the U.S. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2024

We can take advantage of that insight because there are already some clear guidelines on how to de-identify Personal Health Information (PHI). The frameworks that keep your information private in an analytical setting already exist. I think a responsible approach for training the Health AI models would follow a similar path.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 12, 2019

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 70 percent of organizations are not HIPAA Compliant. The article HIPAA Audit Provides Lessons On Risk and Implementation appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2018

We who work in healthcare must pose the questions: going forward, how trusting will patients, consumers and caregivers be sharing their personal health information (PHI)? Health information breaches are more highly valued by cyber-attackers as they are worth more than, say, consumers’ bank account or credit card identities.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

While HIPAA revolutionized patient data protection in 1996, today’s interconnected digital landscape has rendered these safeguards obsolete. Additionally, since the Privacy Rule holds that de-identified data is not considered PHI, the relatedprivacy protections under HIPAA are lost once a data set is de-identified.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2019

HIPAA Data Storage Requirements and HIPAA Compliance The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) set forth industry standards for the proper handling of protected health information (PHI). The post HIPAA Data appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 4, 2023

Shared information can include detailed descriptions of health issues, names, street addresses, email addresses, diagnoses, or prescription information. Key aspects of HIPAA that might be relevant include: HIPAA requires covered entities (e.g., They may or may not be governed by HIPAA. Clash of the Titans?

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Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2019

The study also looked into Americans’ views on data privacy for health information seeking. One-third of people were very concerned that a company would use search information to try and sell medical products based on the search parameters. The poll was conducted among 1,009 U.S. adults 18 and older via phone in July 2019.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

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.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 7, 2018

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is US legislation that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996. The article What Are HIPAA Compliant Storage Requirements?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2023

State laws and policies should also define consumer health data with the uniform language defined as protected health information under HIPAA, the group said in its announcement this week. The DEA may be putting a telehealth controlled substance registry on the table in holding listening sessions in September.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2023

With combined strengths and resources, Verisma and ScanSTAT can scale investments in people, technology, and services that will lead the HIM industry forward. Our highly trained health information management experts help you increase efficiency and remain compliant with HIPAA regulations.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Sriram Rajagopalan , Enterprise Agile Evangelist at Inflectra Today’s most significant risk regarding security and privacy issues in health services is consumers’ need for more awareness of personal health information. IT professionals in the healthcare industry must play their part. What do I mean?

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TheraNest

AUGUST 19, 2019

Your clients need to feel a certain level of trust to benefit from your services, and a good part of this trust comes from knowing that the information they give you is safe and HIPAA compliant. . You’ve probably taken all the necessary precautions to protect your clients’ information within the office.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This reactive approach is again evident as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes significant regulatory changes following the 2024 cyberattack on Change Healthcare. This attack disrupted healthcare insurance claims and patient care, underscoring vulnerabilities within the industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

In an industry facing a projected shortage of 86,000 physicians by 2036 , any technology that reduces administrative burden becomes strategic. Most importantly, organizations can demonstrate enhanced HIPAA compliance through detailed access logs and stronger authentication protocols. The benefits extend beyond security.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2018

The poll results are published in Public Perspectives on Personalized Medicine , with the top-line finding that life science industry innovators must better educate and inform consumers on the opportunities and benefits of personalized medicine. This picture of U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 17, 2022

HIPAA security policies require health systems to conduct a thorough risk analysis on a regular basis. Strong protections such as encrypted connections and protected health information, web application firewalls and intelligent threat detection can help ensure connections cannot be hijacked at any point.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 9, 2023

This HIPAA-eligible service is set to empower healthcare software providers by leveraging speech recognition and generative AI to revolutionize clinical documentation, enabling clinicians to save time on these tasks and enhance patient care. Amazon Web Services, Inc.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Exec Summary: The healthtech industry, while brimming with potential, faces several significant challenges that hinder its full potential. Regulatory Compliance: Adhering to complex regulatory standards, such as HIPAA and GDPR, can be burdensome and costly. Any breach of trust can severely damage a company's reputation.

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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 Today

APRIL 14, 2025

By encrypting payment or sensitive data at each point of its journey and ensuring strict compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), P2PE offers a higher level of protection. Patient health information remains highly valuable on the black market.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1155, aka the My Health, My Data Act , last week. The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. Governor Jay Inslee is expected to sign this into State law later this year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2022

Where does the healthcare industry go from here with telehealth? They want convenience, health insights and easy access to quality care. With a HIPAA-secure communication channel and easy integration with personal devices, telemedicine removes challenges faced by remote and isolated patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In addition to the challenges that all organizations face like multiple devices, applications, and operating systems being used for day-to-day operations, they also store massive amounts of sensitive protected health information (PHI).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Some industry leaders say that although the logistics are certainly important, using existing patient engagement technology to complement vaccination outreach could be key to ensuring that every American who needs protection from COVID-19 can get it. By contrast, there are HIPAA-compliant ways to use texting to convey information to patients.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The following is a guest article by Pukar Hamal, Founder and CEO at SecurityPal While Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made managing data easier, they’ve also become a prime target for cybercriminals. million, almost double the average across other sectors.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

” The last paragraph of the press release states: “All work related to Ascension’s engagement with Google is HIPAA compliant and underpinned by a robust data security and protection effort and adherence to Ascension’s strict requirements for data handling.” health care. Let’s talk about Technology and Trust.

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Mend

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Disclosing protected health information (PHI) can cause serious harm to a patient’s safety, personal life, and state of mind. That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. Under HIPAA, there can be steep penalties for breaches involving PHI.

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