Remove healthcare technology Remove HIPAA Remove Tools
article thumbnail

Digital Health Tools, Telemedicine, and Mobile Health Applications: How They’re Enhancing Population Health

Healthcare IT Today

We were able to roll out various digital health tools , telemedicine , and mobile health applications that not only better the lives of our patients but also our staff. These tools helped to keep us safe during the pandemic and are now working to ease the burden healthcare can have on people.

article thumbnail

Health systems launch new HIPAA-compliant Amazon Alexa voice tools

FierceHealthIT

Amazon announced Thursday that its voice assistant technology Alexa now has medical skills that are HIPAA-compliant, signaling the company's ongoing push into healthcare technology.

HIPAA 106
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Ensuring the Security and Privacy of Patient Data while Managing Large Volumes of Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Healthcare IT Today

Flavio Villanustre, SVP, Technology & Global Information Security Officer at LexisNexis Risk Solutions Although securing data in todays complex healthcare technology infrastructure environment can be very challenging, there are a few key rules of thumb that when applied comprehensively can help reduce the likelihood of a catastrophic incident.

EHR 130
article thumbnail

Network Detection and Response for Healthcare (NDR-H): Future of Medical Device Cyber Security

Lloyd Price

NDR-H solutions are specifically designed to address the unique challenges faced by healthcare organizations, such as the need to comply with regulations like HIPAA and the increasing prevalence of ransomware attacks. They are also able to detect and respond to threats that traditional security tools may miss.

HIPAA 70
article thumbnail

What Tools are Needed to Better Handle Cloud in Healthcare?

Healthcare IT Today

So as we are looking into the cloud and possibly adding it to our organizations, we need to be looking at some additional tools that can help you better manage your cloud efforts in healthcare. The following is their recommendations on the necessary tools.

HIPAA 131
article thumbnail

The 'internet of healthy things' poses unique privacy challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Wearables and other remote patient monitoring tools have expanded patient care beyond the walls of brick-and-mortar clinics. Pritts noted that HIPAA is quite broad – but it doesn't apply to the entirety of health IoT. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Fitness trackers, meanwhile, are a gray area.

HIPAA 213
article thumbnail

Arizona agency's omnichannel approach to home health includes telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Tusa, who joined MD Home Health in 2022, spoke with us about the motivation behind embracing the omnichannel approach, what the telehealth component looks like, what the remote patient monitoring component looks like, and how outcomes should improve with the addition of these healthcare technologies. What are your goals?