The Digital Health Corner

MARCH 26, 2018

The blockchain rubber meeting Wall Street’s road is already here. Many of the attributes of blockchain have made it a natural topic of discussion in taking healthcare to its own version 2.0 However, interestingly, interoperability of blockchain itself remains as much a Holy Grail as interoperability of digital healthcare data.

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Digital Health Interoperability Life Science HIE 117

David Chou

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

These organizations have committed to meeting a 12-month goal of achieving interoperability by joining the nationwide healthcare data exchange network created through TEFCA.

Interoperability 59

Interoperability eHealth HIE Healthcare Data Security 59

Health Populi

JUNE 25, 2024

health care organizations have experienced a data breach, one-third in the last 3 years, according to Software Advice’s 2024 Healthcare Data Security Survey released in May 2024. For our security team at Amedisys, that looked like spending lots of cycles meeting with our clinicians and learning how they wanted to work.

Health Information 156

Health Information Interoperability HIPAA Healthcare Data Security 156

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

Bottom line: Communication among team members via text message could be OK (as long as it’s secure), but orders must be communicated via CPOE. So, when you’re shopping for your next CPOE tool, remember this: Any smartphone-based tool for CPOE must meet the CMS requirements outlined above as well as all HIPAA requirements.

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HIPAA Medicare HIE Healthcare Data Security 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

Bottom line: Communication among team members via text message could be OK (as long as it’s secure), but orders must be communicated via CPOE. So, when you’re shopping for your next CPOE tool, remember this: Any smartphone-based tool for CPOE must meet the CMS requirements outlined above as well as all HIPAA requirements.

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HIPAA Medicare HIE Healthcare Data Security 60

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

However, when the cost of hospital cyber incident remediation tops $10 million and cyber insurance continues to skyrocket, IT leaders and the C-suite must take healthcare data security seriously. Smaller hospitals and health care systems also benefit from having a SOC because they also handle sensitive data.

Healthcare Cybersecurity 52

Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare Data Security Interoperability Health Information 52

CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

It’s 2018—most doctors are using electronic health records (EHRs) and most patients have access to the Internet and a smartphone, providing many ways to view healthcare data securely. As CMS Administrator, I am deeply committed to programs, policies, and systems that put patients first.

Health IT 35

Health IT Interoperability eHealth Healthcare Data Security 35

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This approach not only leads to better management of hypertension through RPM but also boosts patient satisfaction and health outcomes, showcasing the effectiveness of a collaborative, informed, and empowered approach to healthcare.

Mobile Health 40

Mobile Health HIPAA Healthcare Data Security Health Data 40