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How telemedicine can help everyone have a primary care physician

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The National Academy of Medicine recently released a report urging everyone to have a primary care physician. The report went on to recommend that telehealth could have a role to play in this expansion of primary care. Dr. Josh Emdur is chief medical officer at SteadyMD, a virtual primary care provider that also powers telehealth for digital health companies and employers.

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The digital transformation in healthcare has just begun, according to Accenture report

Mobi Health News

The industry has accepted that digital is here to stay, with 87% of executives saying their organization’s business and technology strategies are becoming inseparable.

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Texas passes law authorizing teledentistry

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law this week that formally authorized dentistry via telemedicine in the state. As reported by the Tyler Morning Telegraph , the law follows a back-and-forth between the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, which issued guidelines this past year effectively eliminating all forms of teledentistry, and the Pacific Legal Foundation, a libertarian legal organization that filed a lawsuit in February challenging the examiners' ban.

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AWS looks to digital health with new accelerator

Mobi Health News

The new accelerator will offer ten startups a chance to participate in a four-week training and mentorship program.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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eSignatures and Digital Documents Matter Even More in a Post-COVID World

Healthcare IT Today

According to a recent study, COVID-19 has raised the expectations of patients when it comes to digital health. More patients than ever are willing to switch healthcare providers over a poor digital experience. Organizations that do not invest in getting rid of paper processes risk being left behind. Embracing Digital The pandemic has shown patients […].

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Google downsizes health division, reorganizes consumer-health team

Mobi Health News

This new shift could mean a larger Fitbit team going forward.

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Medical transportation startup Ride Health snags $10M in funding

Mobi Health News

The Ride Health platform manages end-to-end NEMT, from automated ride scheduling to passenger performance ratings.

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Cyber Attacks on Enterprise Healthcare Organizations Focusing on Operations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Pascal Geenens, Director of Threat Intelligence, Radware. Enterprise healthcare environments faced some unique cybersecurity threats, according to Radware’s 2021 Q1 DDoS Attack Report, which provides an overview of cyberattack activity experienced by a cross section of Radware’s clients during the first quarter of the calendar year 2021.

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What You Need to Know About HIPAA Retraining

Total HIPAA

It might feel like it was yesterday that your business went through its last HIPAA compliance training. Then, all of a sudden, you realize that a whole year has passed! You might be wondering if it’s time to go through the process again. The answer is yes! Here are a few things you should consider when it comes to HIPAA retraining. Annual retraining is required by HHS.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 9: Natalie Pageler, MD – Telehealth and Digital Health

Healthcare IT Today

For the 9th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we’re sitting down with Natalie Pageler, MD – CMIO at Stanford Children’s Health. A few years back I learned that if you really want to understand what’s possible in healthcare, talk to a children’s hospital. The person who taught me this was […].

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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COVID-19 accelerates digital transformation in South Korea

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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