Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

The third chart bolsters a fact we know-we-know about patients’ faith in health care providers as trusted data stewards : that is that apps recommended by doctors and hospitals more likely make patients feel more comfortable about using them than digital tools not vetted by a trusted source. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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COVID-19 Federal Policy Doctors Public Health 118

AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Case #2 : A 38-year-old man was brought to the hospital with altered mental status after crashing while riding a motorcycle. On hospitals days 5 through 10, the primary team’s progress notes documented identical examinations, each auto populated from a previous note, including the phrase “moves all extremities.”

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Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals Compliance Nurses 59

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the paper, the HHS indicated it will be adopting a carrot-and-stick approach by developing voluntary Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Goals (CPGs) that consist of cybersecurity measures that will have the greatest impact on security along with an update to the HIPAA Security Rule to add new cybersecurity requirements.

Ransomware 118

Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 118

Health Populi

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A lesser-known component of ARRA was Title XIII, the HITECH Act, which funded hospitals’ and physicians’ adoption of electronic health records systems (EHRs). The policy’s acronym fully spelled-out was the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.

Hospitals 61

Hospitals Health Insurance Health Outcomes Telemedicine 61

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 19, 2022

A study conducted by Bai, Jiang, and Flasher in 2017 found the risk of data breaches was higher at large academic medical centers than at other hospitals. Around one-quarter of the data breaches were cases of employees accessing patient information without authorization.

Electronic Medical Records 116

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 116

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 8, 2022

With this, the health system saw many hospitals experience strains in their ability to accommodate the volume of patients needing care. However, COVID-19 surges accelerated widespread telehealth adoption, as many couldn't leave their homes or were not comfortable coming to a doctor's office. " Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Telemedicine COVID-19 Electronic Medical Records Licensing 299

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

What You Should Know: – Real world evidence from electronic medical records (EHR) data reveals the COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at preventing hospitalizations, emergency department visits and intensive care admissions due to the virus, according to a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

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COVID-19 Vaccine COVID-19 Hospitals Electronic Medical Records 52

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

CES 2021 featured some obvious quick-pivoting products that had the pandemic written all over them, with sessions invariably speaking to the way the public health crisis impacted companies and strategic plans. Home as hospital. The home gym. Fitness tech and wearables for activity tracking have long been a big category at CES.

US Department of Health and Human Services 73

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Electronic Medical Records Hospitals 73

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Gus Malezis, CEO at Imprivata, said: “Through Imprivata OneSign and Confirm ID, healthcare organisations can securely and conveniently access clinical applications and patient information both inside and outside of the hospital, and from any device, so they can focus on what matters most: delivering high-quality patient care.”

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COVID-19 Governance Hospitals Electronic Medical Records 151

Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. Now they’re facing a mental health crisis. HHS formally establishes federal health research agency.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 40

Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

After court ruling for AHA in 340B case, HHS says it will start adjusting payment rates for certain 340B hospitals within approximately two weeks. Congress gives rural hospitals a reprieve, for now. Hospital leaders meet at White House to talk ‘twindemic’ strategies. Is the doctor’s office heading for extinction?

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40