Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Effective Health Information Exchange (HIE) requires a secure and reliable Health Information Service Provider (HISP) infrastructure to provide HIPAA-compliant delivery of healthcare information. Finally, Sara gives us a glimpse of what’s next for them on their roadmap.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 22, 2024

In adherence to healthcare regulations like Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, there is a clear mandate for a human component in machine-assisted translations to ensure accuracy mitigate risks associated with patient privacy, and HIPAA compliance. Or “Do you have Medicare/Medicaid?”

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 3, 2023

The specifics of the case and its repercussions for HIPAA business associates are discussed as part of overall HIPAA guidelines for healthcare professionals. What Are the Differences between HIPAA Covered Entities and HIPAA Business Associates? Covered entities include: Health Care Providers.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The specifics of the case and its repercussions for HIPAA business associates are discussed as part of overall HIPAA guidelines for healthcare professionals. What Are the Differences between HIPAA Covered Entities and HIPAA Business Associates? Covered entities include: Health Care Providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Telehealth technology, such as virtual nurse assistants and chatbots, facilitate self-service pre-screenings, automate health-information sharing, and assist with diagnostics, freeing up provider time to focus on more patients. Reduced healthcare costs. In the U.S.,

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

How do Amazon and One Medical protect private health information? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) governs what One Medical, Amazon, and others can do with Protected Health Information and this includes information like medication history, medical conditions, and treatment information.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

As healthcare systems and providers modernize (or build) their technology stacks, it will be more important than ever to prioritize privacy and to understand new regulations at the state level, from HIPAA, and from the FTC. cut to physicians who treat the country’s most vulnerable patients through Medicare.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Hearing about these pain points from stakeholders is why I’d “repackage HIPAA” if I were a regulator for a day. In that manner, businesses that remained “outside of the purview of HIPAA” would be impacted. With more funding acquired for the LTPAC space and investment in health information technology, care delivery will be secure.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The EHR Association called for greater flexibility in the data completeness threshold and additional criteria to enhance patient matching accuracy, while MGMA called for a positive update to the Medicare conversion factor amid high inflation. East Tennessee Health Information Network chose 4medica to manage duplicate patient records.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a vital component of modern healthcare delivery, offering a means to monitor patients’ health remotely and proactively intervene when necessary. It is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical or legal advice.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

This article also serves as a case study for PART-I of our article series, which identifies and explains the leading federal and state laws requiring healthcare language services for practitioners who serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries or those who work in federally funded settings.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Fragmented Healthcare Data is Costly for Patients and Providers Signed into law by President Obama in 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) mandated the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) across healthcare systems.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Medicare restricts what telehealth services can be billed and limits telehealth access geographically. Even if a technology markets itself as HIPAA compliant, there still needs to be extra safeguards in place. In a recently updated fact sheet, the Center broke down the telehealth policy barriers facing adoption and use. Prescribing.

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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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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

AUGUST 15, 2024

Compliance with laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is crucial to protect patient privacy and secure health data. Regulatory Area Key Requirements Governing Bodies Patient Privacy HIPAA compliance, patient consent, confidentiality U.S.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

The app shows heart rate, calories burned, cholesterol and other important vital information, as well as results of lab tests, diagnoses and medical examinations. American Well is integrated with Apple Health to allow telehealth physicians to immediately access and track a patient’s health information with just one click.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

The app shows heart rate, calories burned, cholesterol and other important vital information, as well as results of lab tests, diagnoses and medical examinations. American Well is integrated with Apple Health to allow telehealth physicians to immediately access and track a patient’s health information with just one click.

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Lloyd Price

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

." In other words, personal medical information is being sold – and in the process of making that transcation legal it is stripped of 18 types of information; doing so meets HIPAA de-identification requirements, but significantly reduces the data's value for legitimate research. "And "It's not fair. . "Despite

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In Hand Health

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Over the past two months, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun shifting its policies in favor of telemedicine and telehealth services. But they want to make sure that an e-visit or other remote care is just as good as they’d get in person, and that their health information stays private.”.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JULY 15, 2024

Healthcare providers must stay informed about the latest billing codes and reimbursement guidelines for RPM services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have introduced specific billing codes for RPM, such as CPT codes 99453, 99454, 99457, and 99458, which cover the setup, monitoring, and management of RPM services.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

During the past year, PointClickCare certified their service as an EHR with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), which allows the company to demonstrate compliance with laws and standards such as HIPAA. ” The certification turns out to have other legal consequences examined in a later article in this series.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

AUGUST 28, 2024

While reimbursement is available through Medicare and some private insurers, the process can be cumbersome and may not fully cover the costs associated with implementing and maintaining RPM programs (Hailu et al., Financial and Reimbursement Challenges Financial barriers also play a significant role in the adoption of RPM.

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Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Embedded in Apple’s Health app, the new feature will bring together medical data from participating hospitals and clinics, as well as from the iPhone itself, giving millions of Americans direct digital control of their own health information for the first time.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 6, 2018

Blockchain's interoperability could underpin data exchange, serving as an alternative to today's health information exchanges (HIEs); essentially, it would act as a mesh network for transmitting secure, near real-time patient data for healthcare providers, pharmacies, insurance payers and clinical researchers, according to IDC.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This approach not only aims for better health results at lower costs but also encourages innovation in care delivery. Digital platforms are central to empowering patients, offering them greater control over their health through accessible medical information and virtual care options.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 30, 2023

Additionally, there is a focus on improving the work environment and well-being of health professionals to help reduce burnout and increase retention. To ensure quality care for patients, health systems are exploring new solutions and innovations, such as the use of digital health records and other health information technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

When it comes to sharing data, patients are most comfortable doing it for reasons related to treatment (71%) as compared to payment (39%), operations (28%), or public health (23%). Health information network Availity was awarded Compliance Leader Verification by the Ethisphere Institute.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

For Medicare, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded access to telehealth beyond designated rural areas, loosened HIPAA requirements around telehealth platforms, and instituted parity in reimbursement with in-person visits. At least 22 states have explicitly implemented telehealth parity for Medicaid.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

Healthcare institutions work with a treasure trove of data, harnessing all four data types—Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Payment Card Industry (PCI) data, Protected Health Information (PHI), and Intellectual Property (IP)—making these organizations prime targets for cybercriminals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

Secure, encrypted channels enable staff to share protected health information (PHI) in order to coordinate care quickly and avoid time-consuming call-backs. Healthcare IT News has compiled a listing of telemedicine vendors in the age of COVID-19, a resource for health IT leaders. THE LARGER TREND.

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Henry Kotula

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Payers and providers can embrace increased data privacy by focusing on existing compliance efforts, which will require taking time to better understanding HIPAA. The Trump Administration supports increased use of Medicare Advantage and expanding consumer choices. Merely doing what is legally permissible may not be good enough.”.

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