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Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy

Bill of Health

By Daniel Swartzman If public health is to prosper, we will need to overcome the after-effects of several failures of imagination. Failing to use litigation against inadequate public health actions, as did the early civil rights and environmental movements. Failing to demand moral leadership of governmental actors.

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ATA takes a national stance on how states treat consumer health data

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Following conversations in Washington and state capitals, the American Telemedicine Association published its new Health Data Privacy Principles this week. "Telehealth is healthcare and it should not be segmented, segregated, separated or considered out of contact from the rest of the U.S. healthcare system. healthcare system."

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HHS Proposes Significant Amendments to Part 2 Regulations Governing the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records

C&M Health Law

Earlier this week, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that proposes to make sweeping changes to regulations at 42 C.F.R. part 2 (“Part 2”) governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder (“SUD”) records. Definitions.

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COVID-19 and the future of care delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 However, these sessions usually begin with a hurdle to be overcome – that of terminology.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

Because of the time required to process SDoH, Eye says, institutions need to prioritize which patients to contact. According to vice president Ted Hill, it can modernize how public health agencies serve today’s needs. Casetivity can ingest, standardize, and share health data.

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ONC Issues Interim Final Rule Extending Compliance Dates for the Information Blocking and the ONC Health IT Certification Program

C&M Health Law

In the 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program Final Rule (ONC Rule), issued on May 1, 2020, ONC defines the entities that are subject to the rule’s provisions. After that date, Actors would be required to exchange the full scope of date within the EHI definition.

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ONC Proposes Rule Clarifying Information Blocking Issues

Hall Render

The Proposed Rule would modify that definition to refer to “an individual or entity, other than a health care provider that self-develops health IT not offered to others , that develops or offers health information technology,” and has one or more modules certified under the ONC Health IT Certification Program.