Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 9, 2022

Smart phones, wearable devices, telemedicine platforms, artificial intelligence software, internet applications, and other digital health technologies are advancing and transforming disease diagnosis, therapy, and other medical practices by physicians, direct-to-consumer services for better health and well-being, and other healthcare services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2023

In fact, one out of every 29 chemotherapy-treated patients is hospitalized, with a startling mortality rate of 7-9.5%. Healthcare IT News interviewed Li to speak to how RPM can be a game-changer for these cancer patients and their physicians, and to discuss real-world examples of the technology in action.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 24, 2022

What does this mean for healthcare and health IT? Because precision medicine and genomics generate massive volumes of varied and granular data, new approaches to data storage and exchange and new designs for electronic health records, for example, may be required. A lot of new challenges. Click here to access all the features.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Overall, the study – which was fielded in June and July of this year – found that 36% of patients have accessed telehealth services in the last year, up from 9% in 2020 and 7% in 2019. WHY IT MATTERS. Power based its analysis on responses from 4,676 healthcare customers who used a telehealth service within the past 12 months.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2023

Here’s a description of the position: YVFWC has a compulsory vaccination policy including the Covid-19 primary series, the organization does not mandate the Covid-19 booster although it is offered through our employee health department. We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens.

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Redox

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To help you in this effort, we’ve compiled the most important security questions to ask when evaluating partners that will handle your protected health information (PHI), especially data integration, data analytics, or data hosting vendors. We are all patients, so keeping this data safe is important to all of us. At what level?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 7, 2022

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Facebook accounted for 40% of all requests, compared to just 7% for Apple. News and Studies

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Group President at Conifer Health Solutions. quarter-over-quarter and 7% year-over-year. quarter-over-quarter and 7% year-over-year. While there has been talk for years about an impending shortage of physicians and nurses, stress and burnout from the pandemic have only exacerbated the issue. Self-Pay Collections .

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2023

When the Privacy and Security requirements were introduced, they needed to be specific enough to serve as a practical framework for healthcare organizations to follow yet be flexible enough to account for changes in technology and operating practices over time. How HIPAA has Benefited Healthcare Organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2023

The healthcare worker burnout crisis in this country began before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the public health emergency made the situation even worse as frontline health workers risked their lives to service others. It’s estimated that the U.S. Emergency rooms throughout the U.S. are overwhelmed by long wait times.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

While it is currently unclear what types of data were stolen in the attack, UnitedHealth Group said personally identifiable health information, eligibility and claims information, and financial information are likely to have been compromised. United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 12, 2023

The following is a guest article by Narinder Singh , Co-Founder and CEO at LookDeep Health In 2016, attackers gained unauthorized access to Banner Health’s systems through the payment processing system used in the organization’s food and beverage outlets and used it as a gateway to access patient information.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

What You Should Know: – A new report from KLAS focuses on healthcare-specific deployments of Microsoft Cloud Technologies, especially Microsoft Azure, which is receiving strong market interest. Key Healthcare Trends in Microsoft Cloud Technologies in 2022.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2023

Approximately 46 million Americans – roughly 14% of the population – experience some form of communication disorder, according to "School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology." Language – How well we understand what we hear or read and how we use words to tell others what we are thinking. This is also called pragmatics.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 31, 2023

This article aims to clarify what records should be retained under HIPAA compliance rules, and what other data retention requirements Covered Entities and Business Associates may have to consider. Throughout the Administrative Simplification Regulations of HIPAA, there are several references to HIPAA data retention.

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Healthcare Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

On March 18, 2022, AdvaMed announced updates to the Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals (“Code”), a voluntary code that provides medical technology companies with guidance on ethically compliant interactions and relationships with healthcare professionals. The changes will take effect on June 30, 2022.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 11, 2023

On December 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) updated the Mobile Health App Interactive Tool (the “Tool”) to include new questions and new use cases. Regulatory Landscape.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 20, 2022

This year, ransomware groups are targeting mid-sized victims to reduce government scrutiny, so no healthcare system should consider itself too small to worry. However, there are another reason Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Information Officers (CIOs) ask for additional security funding.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

BitRaser products can be used to securely and permanently erase electronic protected health information (ePHI) in accordance with the standards and implementations of the HIPAA Security Rule. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). What is BitRaser?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We’re no longer in the throes of the pandemic, but staffing issues persist in a major way, and the people putting on scrubs every day are struggling to tread water. Kelly Conklin, Chief Clinical Officer at PerfectServe.

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Health Law RX

APRIL 27, 2023

On April 11, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) confirmed that four notifications of enforcement discretion regarding enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules (the HIPAA rules) during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will expire at the end of the PHE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

“However, we also realized that the initial technologies used for our program did not provide the level of reliability and audio/video quality that our program required. “In addition to suboptimal reliability, previous technologies were not meeting provider expectations for audio and video quality,” Fang reported.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Bulletin aims to clarify when identifiable information collected by such tracking technologies may constitute protected health information (“PHI”) as defined and interpreted under the HIPAA Rules. Generally, tracking technologies developed by third parties (e.g., On December 1, 2022, the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Large volumes of personal information and dated security infrastructure make these organizations targets for cyber criminals. Health care organizations generally use other more sophisticated frameworks (e.g.,

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Before HLTH 2022 kicks off next week in Las Vegas, we asked 17 digital health executives for their predictions and major themes to expect at HLTH. They are all trying to tackle this issue of broader access by launching new primary care models and virtual services. Keith Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer at Welldoc.

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Health Law RX

JANUARY 30, 2024

On November 6, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) reinforced this messaging by releasing its updated General Compliance Program Guidance ( GCPG ), which discusses general compliance risks and provides a valuable roadmap for what constitutes an effective compliance program.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued new General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”) for members of the health care compliance community and other health care stakeholders. Once issued, the ICPGs will replace OIG’s existing CPGs and supplemental CPGs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. It’s time to clean out the garage: simplification and consolidation of health IT is our next step toward optimization. Chris Sullivan, Global Healthcare Practice Lead at Zebra Technologies.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) on November 6, 2023. The GCPG provides updated descriptions of the seven elements of an effective compliance program that health care entities have long relied upon. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S.

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Total HIPAA

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Making use of cloud hosting companies’ cutting-edge technologies may offer greater security than an on-premises solution. Given that data protection is a key component of HIPAA regulations, the issue is whether HIPAA compliance can be achieved using a public cloud provider. HIPAA Regulations: What Do They Require?

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NY Health Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On January 9, 2024, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally approved New York State’s 1115 waiver amendment to establish the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) Program. Funding will be available for technology investment, development of business or operational practices, workforce development, and outreach.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule , “Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes” (the “Proposed Rule”), that is intended to improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline processes related to prior authorization for medical items and services.

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Dot Compliance

MARCH 25, 2022

While risk management concerns all manufacturers, medical device manufacturers carry a special responsibility to protect life and health. However, it’s considered good manufacturing practice to comply with it, and compliance signifies safety and quality. What is ISO 14971?

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Hall Render

MAY 31, 2022

Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights happening across the nation. If passed, the bill would make it easier for certain providers to open new health care facilities. South Carolina legislators didn’t get the support that was needed to make any changes.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The below summary does not focus on the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Fee for Service (FFS) proposals. The regulations impact CMS-regulated payers and provide incentives for providers and hospitals that participate in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).

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Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Physicians and eligible qualified health care professionals, are permitted to order and bill RTM as general medicine services. However, for other qualified health care practitioners (e.g., The changes, part of the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule final rule , clarify CMS’ position on how it interprets requirements for RTM services.

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