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Preparing Your Practice for Telemedicine Orthopedic Services

Medisys Compliance

Starting to provide telemedicine services in your orthopedic facility can be a great way to expand your reach and provide convenient care to your patients. Starting telemedicine orthopedic services has lot of benefits like improved access to care, increased patient satisfaction, cost savings and better practice management.

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FCC and other awards helped enable permanent telehealth policy changes in Virginia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The telemedicine program of the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System was established in 1995 to enhance timely patient access to healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. "In 2019, UVA Health created a multi-stakeholder strategic plan for telemedicine."

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Why There’s Renewed Interest In The Cloud for Healthcare

HIT Consultant

With industry leaders focused on compliance, regulation, and security, this understandably makes healthcare leaders hesitant to adopt these technologies. These solutions also provide HIPAA compliance – a growing topic of importance as telehealth and virtual care open even more access points to a user’s digital identity. In the U.S.,

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Key Cybersecurity Defenses for the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare IT Today

Ensure PHI Compliance with VPN Tunnels The HIPAA Privacy Rule has strong requirements around Protected Health Information (PHI). Creating drag-and-drop virtual private networks (VPNs) encrypts and anonymizes data, which can be effective when sharing patient electronic medical records (EMR) or during telemedicine scenarios.

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Verustat Acquires One Healthcare Solution

Healthcare IT Today

OneHS’s chronic care software will help strengthen Verustat’s commitment to providing physicians with top-tier medical technology to improve patient care while also opening up new revenue streams. As a result, the company has one of the highest compliance rates among its patient populations in the RPM industry.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

HIT Consultant

Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. Software developers and applications collaborating with medical institutions are also obliged to adhere to these laws.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. This became possible thanks to electronic health records, telemedicine, and cloud solutions. Software developers and applications collaborating with medical institutions are also obliged to adhere to these laws.