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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

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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Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Enhance Data Integrity and Streamline Processes

Healthcare IT Today

Today, we are going to focus on emerging technologies in regard to health information management. We reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them how can health information management professionals leverage emerging technologies, such as AI , to enhance data integrity and streamline processes?

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At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

– 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. Microsoft took a step to address health data interoperability with Azure API for FHIR in 2019. ORLANDO, Fla.

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Personalized Medicine: Consumer Concerns About Coverage, Affordability and Privacy

Health Populi

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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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

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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Considerations and Safeguards Addressing Potential Vulnerabilities in Connected Medical Devices and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Healthcare IT Today

Pratik Maroo, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Zensar It is estimated that the value of medical IoT devices will be $467.25 That said, wearables contain and transmit significant amounts of protected valuable health information. billion by 2027.

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Four Steps to Success in Implementing AI Within Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Ben Cushing, Chief Architect of Health and Life Sciences at Red Hat Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing up in more healthcare contexts, from drug discovery to diagnostic imaging to robot-assisted surgery. AI can then translate the clinical concepts into standard formats.