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How UPMC's virtual-first healthcare model works

Healthcare It News

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. "This shows that it is being used by all types of patients," Saiyed noted.

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“Complexity is Profitable” in U.S. Healthcare – How to Save a Quarter-Trillion Dollars

Health Populi

health care administrative spend that could be freed up to, for example, cover more peoples’ health insurance or extend food benefits to bolster nutrition security and prevent physical wasting during cancer treatment for a person enrolled in Medicaid.

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Capital Region Medical Center and Labette Health Announce Potential PHI Breaches

HIPAA Journal

CRMC said at this stage of the investigation it does not appear that the attackers gained access to its electronic medical record database; however, the files accessed or potentially accessed by the attackers included information such as patient names, addresses, birth dates, medical information, and health insurance information.

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An Overview of Healthcare Compliance Laws and Regulations

Compliancy Group

Federal healthcare compliance involves following regulations that cover various aspects of healthcare delivery, including treatments, prescribing medications, maintaining electronic medical records (EMRs), and protecting communication technologies from cyber threats and attacks.

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Think Quintuple Aim This Week at #HIMSS25

Jane Sarashon

This is as true for patient portals as it is for nutrition support and medication adherence programs and for engaging patients-as-payors in creative revenue-cycle management strategies. Another component of health equity is peoples’ access to health insurance (mostly an SDoH risk factor in the U.S., health care.

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Dental Health Management Solutions Notified Patients About Historic Data Breach

HIPAA Journal

The types of information exposed varied from individual to individual and may have included names, addresses, medical information, health insurance information, Medicaid identification numbers, driver’s licenses, account and routing numbers, and Social Security numbers.

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St. Luke’s Health Reports Third Party Data Breach

HIPAA Journal

Luke’s Health patients was present in the email accounts and could potentially have been accessed or acquired by the attackers. Luke’s Health was notified about the breach on September 1, 2022. Tift Regional Health System Investigating Cyberattack and Data Breach.