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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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Weekly Roundup – April 12, 2025

Healthcare IT Today

Read more… Life Sciences Today Podcast : Drug Discovery With AI and Deep Tech. Read more… The Limits of HIPAA Auditing – and What Needs to Change. OCR typically only assesses eight out of 180 HIPAA provisions during audits , noted Jay Trinckes at Thoropass.

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At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

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– 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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Cybersecurity Challenges in Telemedicine and How to Keep Virtual Appointments Secure

Healthcare IT Today

Health information is incredibly valuable on the black market, and cybercriminals know that a large volume of sensitive personal data flows through telemedicine platforms. Lack of Regulatory Compliance Healthcare organizations have to stick to tough legal standards, such as HIPAA in the U.S.,

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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.