Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 4, 2023
Retired Gen. Keith Alexander and Premera Blue Cross Chief Information Security Officer Adrian Mayers argue for structural changes organizations can make to address healthcare cyberattacks.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 6, 2023
Facebook parent company Meta this week was fined 390 million euros, or more than $414 million, by European Union regulators in a major decision around its online ad targeting and privacy policies. It's one of the more significant findings so far under EU's General Data Protection Regulation – and could potentially have implications for how the company operates in the U.S.
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Bill of Health
JANUARY 5, 2023
By Katie Gu. The past may hold important lessons for our uncertain future of health privacy for patients, physicians, and hospitals in the face of abortion subpoenas post- Dobbs. . In returning the legality of abortion back to states, the Supreme Court’s decision has paved the path towards greater surveillance of sensitive health data contained in patient medical records.
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 6, 2023
Digital health can help seniors age in place, but companies should consider usability and accessibility for their devices to succeed with the population, said panelists at CES 2023.
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Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 6, 2023
The agency’s approval comes months after a large clinical trial showed the drug, called Leqembi, could slow the disease’s progression. Yet experts have raised concerns about its safety.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 3, 2023
A new virtual caregiver from technology developer Electronic Caregiver interacts through a patient's voice and touch via a Lenovo IdeaCentre All-in-One computer or Yoga convertible tablet. The new approach to remote patient monitoring could be a big help for seniors aging in place. WHY IT MATTER S. For patients with complex medication regimens, regular physical therapy or daily vitals monitoring programs, a 3D virtual care assistant can offer on-demand healthcare services.
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Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 3, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association announced the results of its annual Executive Committee elections for terms beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The EHR Association is a trade association of 30 companies that serve most of the nation’s hospitals […].
Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 6, 2023
Thousands of nurses across eight hospitals initially intended to begin an open-ended strike on Monday. Three hospitals have averted strikes after reaching tentative agreements.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 5, 2023
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT examined the National Cancer Institute's latest annual health information trends survey to identify racial and ethnic disparities in patient portal offers, access and use. WHY IT MATTERS. Since 2003 the NCI's Health Information National Trends Survey has collected nationally representative data about the American public’s knowledge of, attitudes toward and use of health-related information in an effort to create more effective he
HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2022
All HIPAA covered entities must familiarize themselves with the HIPAA breach notification requirements and develop a breach response plan that can be implemented as soon as a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI) is discovered. HIPAA training for staff must also include the procedures for reporting breaches of unsecured PHI. While most HIPAA covered entities should understand the HIPAA breach notification requirements, organizations that have yet to experience a data breach may
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Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 6, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Karen Conway, vice president of healthcare value, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX). The cost of healthcare disparities has been long and deeply felt by patients and their families, but it wasn’t until the high rates […]. The article New Ways To Close the Health Equities Gap appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 5, 2023
A Washington state man alleged his personal health information is now in the hands of cybercriminals and is seeking to bring a class action suit against the health system.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 2, 2023
Samsung Medical Center in South Korea has achieved a top score globally for the HIMSS Digital Health Indicator. Launched in 2020, the DHI measures a health organisation's progress in building a digital health ecosystem in four dimensions: governance and workforce, predictive analytics, interoperability, and person-enabled health. The hospital scored 365/400 for the DHI.
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 3, 2023
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this month’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 1/6 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This month’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn ( @techguy ) on the topic “What to Expect in 2023? “ As we say good bye to 2022 in our rear view mirror, this chat will take a quick look back at what happened and then start to look forward to what we can expect from healthcare and health IT in 2023.
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Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 6, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Frank Harvey, CEO, Surescripts. Healthcare faces daunting challenges and uncertainty as we look to the future. But we know one thing to be true: passionate advocates across the industry are working each day to […]. The article Technology Will Make The Care Team Evolution Possible In 2023 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 6, 2023
In the historic proposal, the FTC said noncompetes harm competition, suppress labor mobility and reduce wages even for those not bound by the agreements.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 6, 2023
Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed
HIPAA Journal
JANUARY 5, 2023
Back in June 2022 , HIPAA Journal reported on a cyberattack on Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, MO, after being contacted directly by a spokesperson for a threat group called DAIXIN Team, who claimed responsibility for the attack. That individual said the hospital’s systems had been compromised and 40GB of data had been exfiltrated, which included files containing patient names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, Social Security numbers, and medical and treatment in
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Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 3, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brian Yarnell, president and co-founder, Bluestream Health. I’m a grown man who’s afraid of needles. Yes, that’s an inconvenient fear in the time of vaccines and booster shots. This irrational dread plagued me when […]. The article Can Public Health Really Be Consumer Friendly?
Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 5, 2023
The monthly upturn in operating margins, identified in a new report from Kaufman Hall, is a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for the nation’s hospitals.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 6, 2023
Carbon Health announces another round of layoffs, corporate restructuring amid challenging market conditions. hlandi. Fri, 01/06/2023 - 20:01.
HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2022
HIPAA requires covered entities to provide training to staff to ensure HIPAA Rules and regulations are understood. During HIPAA training, healthcare employees should be aware of the possible penalties for HIPAA violations, but what are those penalties, and what happens if you break HIPAA Rules? What Happens if You Break HIPAA Rules? If you break HIPAA Rules there are four potential outcomes: The violation could be dealt with internally by an employer.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 3, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Visit rehabilitation centers right across the world and there’s a growing problem – fentanyl addiction. Over the past few years there have been hundreds of reports in the news around overdoses and problems with addiction, […]. The article US Teens Fastest Growing Group To Die From Fentanyl appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 6, 2023
The report comes as healthcare systems have struggled with staffing shortages and high labor costs.
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 5, 2023
Teladoc unveils new app integrating services for primary care and mental health, expands Spanish language offerings. hlandi. Thu, 01/05/2023 - 16:07.
HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2022
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a landmark piece of legislation, but why is HIPAA compliance important? What changes did HIPAA introduce and what are the benefits to the healthcare industry and patients? HIPAA was introduced in 1996, primarily to address one particular issue: Insurance coverage for individuals that are between jobs.
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The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 6, 2023
The company’s Intelligent Dialysis Assistant allows patients to undergo dialysis outside a clinic while being remotely supervised by a healthcare professional.
Healthcare Dive
JANUARY 4, 2023
About 16,000 nurses originally planned to strike next Monday, though 4,000 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital reached a tentative agreement one day after delivering notice of their plans to walk off the job.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 3, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Teri Gatchel-Schmidt, vice president, consulting and business development, SYNERGEN Health. Almost a quarter of U.S. national health expenditures go toward administrative costs. In revenue cycle, rising costs continue to escalate which negatively impacts the […].
HIPAA Journal
JANUARY 3, 2023
Ransomware attacks continue to be conducted on healthcare organizations in high numbers but determining the extent to which healthcare organizations are being targeted by ransomware gangs is a challenge. Victims of ransomware attacks do not always report the incidents as involving ransomware, and ransomware gangs do not publicly disclose attacks when ransoms are paid.
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