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Is HIPAA-Compliant Texting Necessary?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

As this technology grows, so should the knowledge base of clinicians who share protected health information with or about clients and patients via texting with patients. A fair amount of attention has also been paid to the risks and benefits of texting, such as texting while driving. Risks of Text Messaging in Healthcare.

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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

In the latest CIO Podcast, John connected with Henry Vynalek at the Ohio Health Information Partnership. They discussed why HIEs have unique IT infrastructure needs , along with the potential of HIEs to address interoperability challenges and improve health inequity at the same time.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

The ONC’s definition of a tethered PHR is very similar to the definition that the agency provides for patient portals: A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an Internet connection.

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Creating a 360-Degree View of The Continuum of Care

GlobalMed

Telemedicine, which acts as the connective glue to keep all providers and caregivers operating from a shared and current knowledge base. Chronic diseases can grow worse, leading to costlier treatment. The solution? Patients can get faster care, avoid readmissions and the higher costs of more complex care. Hazel’s Story. Hazel is 81.

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Challenges, Ethical Concerns, and Pessimistic Views with AI Integration

Healthcare IT Today

Patient privacy and data security are paramount concerns, with the vast amount of sensitive health information at risk of unauthorized access or breaches. RAG empowers businesses to create a wide range of AI solutions by combining LLMs with internal and external knowledge bases.

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Providence Health’s Bot Grace engages and guides patients to the digital front door for care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

“We are digging into the questions that our customers ask so that we can improve our knowledge base. With ongoing patient feedback, Providence Health has identified and has been addressing several areas to improve the patient experience. This enables Grace to better respond to our patient questions”, Maryam explains.

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Providence Health’s Bot Grace engages and guides patients to the digital front door for care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

“We are digging into the questions that our customers ask so that we can improve our knowledge base. With ongoing patient feedback, Providence Health has identified and has been addressing several areas to improve the patient experience. This enables Grace to better respond to our patient questions”, Maryam explains.