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Mount Sinai-linked computer pads keep patients at home during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City has had a serious challenge throughout 2020: to keep in touch with patients who do not have COVID-19 during the pandemic. The issue is mainly HIPAA compliance, but patients can have access to their health information via an embedded app if they wish,” Shemesh explained.

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California Consumer Privacy Act can cause headaches for healthcare orgs

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After interviewing 19 digital privacy and information system experts, researchers found that professionals perceived legal and technological challenges for healthcare organizations in complying with CCPA. Part of the issue, say researchers, stems from the combination of CCPA and HIPAA. WHY IT MATTERS. " ON THE RECORD.

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ChristianaCare develops new Alexa Skill for home health patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

ChristianaCare this week announced the launch of its Home Care Coach, a HIPAA-eligible Alexa Skill aimed at meeting the needs of home health patients. According to the organization website, ChristianaCare staff members performed nearly 300,000 home health visits in fiscal year 2019. " THE LARGER TREND.

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Bipartisan legislation would broaden telehealth benefits for employees

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It would expand access to employer-sponsored health benefits by classifying telehealth as an excepted benefit. "COVID-19 put a new emphasis on telehealth and showed how impactful and convenient it can be for working families to get care similar to an in-office nurses station," said DelBene in a statement.

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How Unsecured WordPress Infected a Clinic with Ransomware

HIPAA Vault

Just as the world has witnessed novel variants of the COVID-19 virus (and may continue), new variants of ransomware continue to appear since the first documented case in 1989. And while loss of life, thankfully, is not yet rivaling the pandemic, poorer health outcomes for scores of patients impacted by ransomware have resulted.

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Going beyond traditional training: the emerging role of telementoring in digital health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

HITN: Perhaps you could give an example, driven by the pandemic, where telemonitoring has helped clinicians from different modalities who have been brought into the ICU to help deal with a new disease like COVID-19? Demirel: Telementoring leads to optimised health outcomes with expertise sharing and rich collaboration.

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Telehealth: Short-Term Fad or Key to Improving Access to Affordable Healthcare?

HIT Consultant

That all changed practically overnight when COVID-19 struck. Now, nearly two-thirds of physicians view telehealth more favorably than they did pre-COVID and hope to continue offering virtual care. This will be ever more important for regional leaders as COVID-19 cases continue to spike in select areas.