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Specialty Pharma’s Next Big Opportunity: It’s Time for Patient Access to Adopt an Open Protocol

HIT Consultant

A similar inflection point now faces the specialty pharmaceutical industry. Yet for specialty pharmaceutical patients, interacting with stakeholders in multiple silos is the norm. You may ask: Can an open protocol be HIPAA compliant? HIPAA does not specifically prohibit using and sharing open protocol-based software.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). According to respondents, this cloud platform is more tailored to the healthcare industry. AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

HIT Consultant

In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). According to respondents, this cloud platform is more tailored to the healthcare industry. AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards.

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Healthcare Industry Warned About Risk Posed by APT41 Threat Group

HIPAA Journal

The group is considered to be a significant threat to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries in the United States. The post Healthcare Industry Warned About Risk Posed by APT41 Threat Group appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

More than 45% of respondents said they don’t trust the pharmaceutical industry. Data protection platform Privya added Peter Swire to its Executive Advisory Board ; as Chief Counselor for Privacy under President Bill Clinton, he led the effort to write the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and much more

Healthcare IT Today

More than 45% of respondents said they don’t trust the pharmaceutical industry. Data protection platform Privya added Peter Swire to its Executive Advisory Board ; as Chief Counselor for Privacy under President Bill Clinton, he led the effort to write the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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What Does The New Tracking Guidance from HHS Mean for Digital Marketers’ Technology Decisions?

HIT Consultant

John Berndt, SVP of Health North America, Valtech Also known as the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) defines and regulates individuals’ medical records and other individually identifiable health information, collectively known as patient healthcare information (PHI).

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