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Telehealth, supply chain monitoring key areas of investment during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped shed light on the longer-term structural reforms needed in the US healthcare system, which include telehealth investment and medical supply chain tracking and coordination improvements.

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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

The Digital Health Corner

Perhaps the best definition of patient safety is that of the World Health Organization. Simply put, it is “…the prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated with health care.” Improving health literacy. In fact, low health literacy is related to higher mortality rates. The use of AI in workflow.

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Vendor notebook: Amazon Clinic now offers telehealth nationwide, Philips co-designs a custom virtual care platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Whether at home, on vacation or in the hospital, patients and care providers want access to innovative technologies that can expedite the delivery of medical advice, prescriptions, referrals and action when it is needed most.

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LockBit Ransomware Gang Claims Responsibility for Attack on Saint Anthony Hospital

HIPAA Journal

While the theft of patient data has been confirmed, the forensic investigation did not find any evidence that its electronic medical record database or financial systems as a whole were compromised. Individual notification letters will be mailed to the affected individuals when that process is completed.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Streamline Your Hiring with Healthcare Onboarding Software

Compliancy Group

The onboarding process is pivotal in ensuring employees understand their job duties, engage in best cybersecurity practices, and comply with important regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Audit Essentials for CISOs

Compliancy Group

Regulations Critical to Healthcare Security Compliance In April 2024, over 15 million patients were directly or indirectly affected by health-related security breaches. Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the healthcare industry, created a task group under the 2015 Cybersecurity Act (CSA).