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ONC: More patients are downloading their medical records and using portals

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT found an increase in patient portal access and online medical record download rates over the past few years. About a third of patient portal users downloaded their online medical record in 2020, nearly double the proportion of 2017.

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Vast majority of specialists increased use of telehealth tech during COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

specialists, 79% said that their use of telemedicine technology had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The same report also found that telemedicine mobile app downloads had dramatically increased. In a new survey of U.S. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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The rise of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

These will aid greatly in COVID-19 diagnosis, clinical decision making and managing manpower and hospital beds’ capacity. “Much of the COVID-19 conversation has focused on the lack of ventilators. Meeting the increased demand for professional healthcare products and solutions.

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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Other programmes, including Public Health England’s COVID-19 Observatory, were also able to collect and analyse coronavirus data. Region Tag: Europe/UK Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Riding the digital wave through COVID-19 Featured Decision Content:

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Fighting COVID-19 takes collaboration, including between 'fierce competitors'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2020

In the same way, said panelists, members of the healthcare industry should be willing to develop and use tools to continue fighting the COVID-19 pandemic – and to prepare for any future crises. Now, consumers have grown accustomed to leveraging technology for travel. "This is a human endeavor," said Halamka.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Statuses of 500,000 VA Employees have been Impermissibly Disclosed

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The COVID-19 vaccination statuses of approximately 500,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been impermissibly disclosed. The spreadsheet also included details of claimed religious and medical exceptions to COVID-19 vaccination.

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AMA, AHA partner on COVID-19 cyber threats guidance for hospitals, physicians

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

The American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association have teamed up to help healthcare organizations respond to a rise in cyber threats exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. WHY IT MATTERS. The guidance concludes with a section on medical device security precautions.

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Health Consumers Keen to Share and Download Data, But Privacy Remains a Concern

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has bolstered peoples’ concerned embrace of tech: in the pandemic, more consumers have lost confidence in sharing data with both government and Big Tech. More younger people would be interested in downloading personal health records compared with older people.

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Weaving Zoom into workflow and updating EHR saves clinic during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

At the onset of COVID-19, COPE Community Services, a Tucson, Arizona-based nonprofit behavioral and physical healthcare organization serving more than 15,000 clients in Pima County, was unprepared to have its staff work remotely. “COPE even experienced a greater influx of clients in 2020 than it had before COVID-19.

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Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has bolstered peoples’ concerned embrace of tech: in the pandemic, more consumers have lost confidence in sharing data with both government and Big Tech. More younger people would be interested in downloading personal health records compared with older people.

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Consumers Focus on Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Self-Care a New Normal?

Health Populi

MAY 6, 2020

Personal health, food and medicine, safety and financial security are consumers’ top priorities as of April 2020, learned in consumer research analyzed in How COVID-19 will permanently change consumer behavior from Accenture. The post Consumers Focus on Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Self-Care a New Normal?

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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2020

Let’s travel to Shanghai, China where, “the covid-19 epidemic has brought millions of new patients online. COVID-19 accelerated telemedicine adoption, the story goes, being accessed mainstream through major regions of China. Will the coronavirus inspire greater adoption of telehealth in the U.S.?

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HIM Director’s Guide to Driving New Efficiency in ROI

MRO Compliance

APRIL 1, 2022

This is especially true in the wake of COVID-19 and increasing financial distress. Please fill out the following form to download the guide “HIM Director’s Guide to Driving New Efficiency in ROI.” ” Download "HIM Director's Guide to Driving New Efficiency in ROI".

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How Has COVID-19 Affected HIPAA Enforcement?

Total HIPAA

MARCH 1, 2021

Jason Karn, Total HIPAA’s Chief Compliance Officer, recently talked with David Smith, a nationally recognized healthcare benefits consultant and regulatory expert, to discuss HIPAA regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was likely a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vulnerabilities of Remote Work.

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Study: Symptom checker app data reinforces link between COVID-19, loss of smell, taste

Mobi Health News

MAY 12, 2020

Downloaded and used by millions of U.K. residents, the study app provided data on which symptoms are associated with confirmed cases, and roughly how many untested users likely have the disease.

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US' first Apple-Google COVID-19 tracing app goes live in Virginia

Mobi Health News

AUGUST 6, 2020

The COVIDWISE app uses Bluetooth to anonymously detect potential exposures and is free to download.

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ORCHA reports an 'explosion' in the adoption of digital healthcare since COVID-19

Mobi Health News

JANUARY 15, 2021

Since the beginning of the pandemic there has been a 25% rise in health app downloads.

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FREE COVID-19 Motivational Posters

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 30, 2020

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Keeping your workforce – and yourself – motivated during these extraordinary and uncertain times is critical to helping the people you serve. We are in a war against an invisible enemy. It’s important to thank the people on the front lines. It is just as important to thank the people behind […].

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COVID-19 and HIPAA

Total HIPAA

MARCH 17, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent coronavirus outbreak, otherwise known as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) , a public health emergency of international concern. On March 11, WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, detected in 114 countries around the globe as of that date.¹.

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ThedaCare health system sees huge patient adoption of new digital front door

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 7, 2022

"Everyone who downloads Ripple by ThedaCare and registers has secure access to their provider and insurance information, can manage their medications, schedule and conduct in-person or virtual visits, and receive alerts and reminders on future care needs, such as immunizations and preventative care. " RESULTS.

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MedTrainer Offers Complimentary Training to Help Healthcare Providers and Employees with COVID-19 Procedures and Regulations

MedTrainer

APRIL 15, 2020

MedTrainer Offers Complimentary Training to Help Healthcare Providers and Employees with COVID-19 Procedures and Regulations. The creator of the all-in-one compliance management suite is providing free COVID-19 training resources, including several online courses, a webinar on HIPAA changes and downloadable materials.

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New Irish contact tracing app ‘less invasive than Alexa’

Mobi Health News

JUNE 29, 2020

The European Open Science Cloud Secretariat initiative has approved €1,235,000 in emergency funding for 32 projects to specifically tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. WHY IT MATTERS

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Telehealth to be a permanent part of care at Boulder Community Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 26, 2021

COVID-19 changed everything. "That all changed when the greatest impetus for telehealth that we have ever seen came about with the arrival of COVID-19," said Michael Jefferies, CIO at Boulder Community Health. "In March 2020, it was clear that COVID-19 was coming to Colorado," Jefferies said.

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Ireland’s contact tracing app ready to launch

Mobi Health News

JUNE 24, 2020

The Health Service Executive in Ireland has indicated that the COVID-19 tracker app will be downloadable from Google and Apple app stores, subject to final government approval.

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Patient preferences for accessing medical data are shifting, says ONC

Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

" The agency said in the data brief it used HINTS to assess progress in patient access amidst the implementation of Cures Rule provisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, "which likely increased demand for access to online medical records."

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Urgency-driven innovation in healthcare

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The healthcare industry continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with innovation and grit. Kate Huey, who leads IBM’s Global Healthcare Transformation team, explains how COVID-19 has amplified: • Existing gaps in healthcare delivery. Many organizations pivoted to allow nonessential workers to work remotely.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

JULY 20, 2020

The new era of virtual care has begun and is here to stay, Accenture expects in its latest look at How COVID-19 will permanently alter patient behavior , a patient survey conducted in May 2020. Fully one-third of patients starting using each of these 3 telehealth modalities during COVID-19. and the U.S.

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Telehealth and RPM help St. John's reduce healthcare disparities

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

John's Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles had the resources to provide large-scale COVID-19 testing, it was clear that its service area of South L.A. and Compton would be at significantly higher risk for COVID-19 infection and complications than other areas of L.A. Even before St. THE PROBLEM.

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HPH Sector Urged to Make FIN11 Threat Group a Priority for Security Teams

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 14, 2023

FIN11 phishing and spear phishing campaigns have used a combination of malicious attachments and hyperlinks, and fake download pages have been used to trick people into downloading malware. FIN11 also targeted HPH sector organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FCC awards Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium $3.1M

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In the early days of the COVID-19 public health emergency, C3 and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers launched the FQHC Telehealth Consortium to help ensure continuity of care for health center patients in communities that bear some of the highest rates of positive cases and greatest health disparities.

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Launches Telemedicine Platform

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

MSK Telemedicine was created to provide patients access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future, allows MSK patients and families to virtually interact with their entire care team, seamlessly replicating an in-clinic visit. How It Works. Patients receive a secure link to join MSK Telemedicine.

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Fraud Schemes in a Telehealth Era: What Healthcare Payers Should Know

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Within the first three weeks of the WHO declaring the COVID-19 pandemic , telehealth visits skyrocketed 154 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compared to the same time period just one year prior. The new baseline appears non-reactive to the emergence of new COVID-19 cases.

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1 in 5 primary care practices predicts closure in a month, but telehealth could help

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 22, 2020

As many as 20% of primary care practices predict they could close within four weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted between April 10 and April 13 by the non-profit Primary Care Collaborative. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, business at Gastro Health in Miami came to a halt.

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Jordanian telehealth solution to provide free medical access for Beirut residents

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2020

It also promised to provide information on disease prevention, including COVID-19, as well as scaled-up mental health and wellbeing services. Last month, the startup announced a partnership with UNICEF to offer free telemedicine consultations for 3,000 at-risk youth.

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Telehealth keeps I/DD patients close with their docs during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2020

With COVID-19 minimizing the ability for individuals to receive face-to-face services with their providers, many patients are resorting to emergency department visits. Additionally, eliminating emergency department visits also eliminates their exposure to COVID-19 and eases the burden of the ED providers who are overburdened right now.

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Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Download our white paper, “ Leading enterprise content strategy with health information management: An executive guide for acquiring a document management and imaging platform.”. Beyond COVID-19: Thriving in the Evolving Healthcare Technology Landscape. . Beyond COVID-19: Data considerations when switching your EMR.

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‘Care Anywhere’ is the new normal, according to new industry report

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Andre Heeg, Managing Director and Partner & Leader for the Healthcare Practice of BCG Digital Ventures in Europe, Middle East, South America and Africa region, commented on the mainstream trending of digital mental health: “The COVID-19 pandemic has opened the public’s eyes to mental and behavioural health issues.

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Monkeypox Phishing Campaign Targets Healthcare Providers

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Monkeypox and COVID-19-related phishing campaigns have a high success rate as there is considerable interest in the outbreak and concern about infections. If the user attempts to download the file they will be directed to another website, where the user is told they must enter their valid email credentials in order to view the file.

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Tracking Public Health Authority Changes from 2021 & 2022 Legislative Sessions

Bill of Health

JANUARY 25, 2023

By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research COVID-19 called for quick, decisive action by public health authorities to support communities and prevent infections. Explore the data on the Center’s website, LawAtlas.org, using interactive maps and tables or download the raw data as.csv files.

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‘Care Anywhere’ is the new normal, according to industry report

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Andre Heeg, Managing Director and Partner & Leader for the Healthcare Practice of BCG Digital Ventures in Europe, Middle East, South America and Africa region, commented on the mainstream trending of digital mental health: “The COVID-19 pandemic has opened the public’s eyes to mental and behavioural health issues.

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Linux Foundation Public Health projects first focused on Google-Apple Exposure Notification API

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

The Linux Foundation has launched a new project to harness open source software to help global public health agencies fight back against COVID-19 and prepare for future public health challenges. Covid Watch, Kiel University of Applied Sciences, and US Digital Response have also joined as nonprofit associate members.

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Upstate Medical University decreases no-shows by 59% with telehealth, which patients love

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, very few clinical areas at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, had established telemedicine programs, and there was little synergy among them and the organization’s Epic enterprise EHR. This allowed providers and staff to call into COVID-19 rooms from the nursing station.

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At Doxy.me, simplicity is key to security

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2020

"That's way more secure than downloading things to the computer." " Browsers themselves can have their own security holes, such as with extensions that scrape data, but Doxy.me's peer-to-peer communication tries to minimize the vulnerabilities that can arise from requiring users to download a separate app.

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Virtua Health offers lessons in creating a Digital Transformation Office, Part 1

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

achieved within days of the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic," said Dr. Tarun Kapoor, the health system's chief digital transformation officer. Like many health institutions nationwide, COVID-19 prompted Virtua to launch consumer-facing patient engagement solutions to manage the outbreak more proactively.

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ONC: More patients are downloading their medical records and using portals

Vast majority of specialists increased use of telehealth tech during COVID-19 pandemic

Trending Sources

The rise of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Fighting COVID-19 takes collaboration, including between 'fierce competitors'

COVID-19 Vaccination Statuses of 500,000 VA Employees have been Impermissibly Disclosed

AMA, AHA partner on COVID-19 cyber threats guidance for hospitals, physicians

Health Consumers Keen to Share and Download Data, But Privacy Remains a Concern

Weaving Zoom into workflow and updating EHR saves clinic during COVID-19

Health Consumers Value Sharing and Downloading Health Data, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Consumers Focus on Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Self-Care a New Normal?

Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

HIM Director’s Guide to Driving New Efficiency in ROI

How Has COVID-19 Affected HIPAA Enforcement?

Study: Symptom checker app data reinforces link between COVID-19, loss of smell, taste

US' first Apple-Google COVID-19 tracing app goes live in Virginia

ORCHA reports an 'explosion' in the adoption of digital healthcare since COVID-19

FREE COVID-19 Motivational Posters

COVID-19 and HIPAA

ThedaCare health system sees huge patient adoption of new digital front door

MedTrainer Offers Complimentary Training to Help Healthcare Providers and Employees with COVID-19 Procedures and Regulations

New Irish contact tracing app ‘less invasive than Alexa’

Telehealth to be a permanent part of care at Boulder Community Health

Ireland’s contact tracing app ready to launch

Patient preferences for accessing medical data are shifting, says ONC

Urgency-driven innovation in healthcare

A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Telehealth and RPM help St. John's reduce healthcare disparities

HPH Sector Urged to Make FIN11 Threat Group a Priority for Security Teams

FCC awards Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium $3.1M

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Launches Telemedicine Platform

Fraud Schemes in a Telehealth Era: What Healthcare Payers Should Know

1 in 5 primary care practices predicts closure in a month, but telehealth could help

Jordanian telehealth solution to provide free medical access for Beirut residents

Telehealth keeps I/DD patients close with their docs during pandemic

Maximize Value and Efficiencies with Effective Content Management

‘Care Anywhere’ is the new normal, according to new industry report

Monkeypox Phishing Campaign Targets Healthcare Providers

Tracking Public Health Authority Changes from 2021 & 2022 Legislative Sessions

‘Care Anywhere’ is the new normal, according to industry report

Linux Foundation Public Health projects first focused on Google-Apple Exposure Notification API

Upstate Medical University decreases no-shows by 59% with telehealth, which patients love

At Doxy.me, simplicity is key to security

Virtua Health offers lessons in creating a Digital Transformation Office, Part 1

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