Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But you are not alone with your doubts – so let’s unburden ourselves and air out these concerns. If unaddressed, this could lead to significant data breaches, undermining the integrity of AI systems in healthcare, like those used in modern EHRs and medical coding. But sometimes, these changes can be concerning.

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Medical Device Industry Medicaid Medicaid Nurses 105

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Baird and the team have gone to great lengths to ensure that every part of the telehealth encounter leaves the customer feeling safe and secure while inspiring confidence. What was the strategy behind incorporating full-blown telemedicine into your business? One of the big keys to the company's success has been telehealth.

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MRO Compliance

OCTOBER 23, 2022

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 4 Ways to Protect your Privacy Today. It can be overwhelming but we’ve developed much safer measures to protect your private information from vulnerabilities and threats. Here are four simple steps to keep your computer systems secure, including multi-factor authentication, passwords, and more.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

There are many scenarios in business and healthcare in which PHI is moved and shared. As you probably already know, these transactions require Business Associate Agreements. What happens when the Business Associate uses a third party? A BASA is needed when PHI flows from a business associate to a subcontractor.

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MAY 23, 2022

Today, the law serves the same purpose: to safeguard Protected Health Information in order to keep individuals safe. Consider other data elements that could be an identifier (and therefore Protected Health Information) which are often overlooked : MAC address of the network card on a device. What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?

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Total HIPAA

MAY 11, 2022

Many organizations subject to HIPAA may be wondering whether or not it is safe to communicate PHI via text message or over the phone. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through relevant HIPAA requirements and potential solutions, so you can make informed decisions about how to keep your information secure in and out of transit.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 28, 2021

She and her colleagues were incredibly busy every day. Even though they were quite busy, she noticed that most of the patients who did not show for their appointment were women. "This unique and detailed approach to care can provide a level of care and support that a traditional practice never could," she added.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Artificial intelligence can do amazing things for patients, providers and the healthcare business — but only if the right cyber safeguards are in place. And it can help organizations manage massive amounts of patient and business data, employing technologies like natural language processing (NLP) and data annotation.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2023

In the current digital environment, businesses are constantly bombarded with data. The following is a guest article by Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies. ‍In That data comes in all shapes and sizes, from structured and unstructured to static and streaming.

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Hospitals 91

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Regardless of the innocence of the mistake, such allegations can tarnish your company’s image. They can also expose you and your enterprise to suspension and debarment, escalating expenses, and pose the risk of civil and criminal penalties. Talk to a whistleblower attorney like Oberheiden for legal advice.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In recent years, the biggest challenge faced by Happy Kids, a six-clinic pediatric practice based in Phoenix, Arizona, was a detrimental loss of business during the COVID-19 pandemic. With telehealth technology, they could be attended from the comfort of their own home and not risk getting exposed to illness in the lobby. THE PROBLEM.

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Total HIPAA

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

If you’ve been taking concrete steps towards implementing and maintaining HIPAA compliance across your organization, you may have also come across some information about ERISA compliance. Now you might be asking: Who does ERISA apply to? Do HIPAA and ERISA have overlapping guidelines? And if so, what does that mean for my company?

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HIT Consultant

JULY 13, 2023

Rebecca Kase, Founder & CEO – Kase & CO We all experience stress in our lifetimes, and most of us have survived something that could be considered traumatic. Even if stressful experiences in your past haven’t led to a clinical diagnosis, those experiences can still have an impact on you.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

UnitedHealth Group said it was unable to confirm whether data had been stolen until now as Change Healthcare’s systems were difficult to access and it was not safe to pull any data out of those systems directly. It has been more than 5 weeks since Change Healthcare suffered a Blackcat ransomware attack. 40% of the $3.3 40% of the $3.3

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 3, 2021

Q: In your experience, what was telehealth adoption like over the past 12 months? As is true with so many other care decisions, if your doctor or care team tells you that this is a safe and acceptable option, patients will likely follow that advice. million appointments held by 60,000 providers.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Ensuring a safe healthcare workplace is crucial not only for the well-being of healthcare professionals but also to guarantee patient safety. This involves creating policies and procedures that promote a safe working environment for all staff members.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As society becomes more digitally advanced, businesses rely heavily on information technology (IT) systems to streamline their operations and enhance productivity. However, with technological advancements come potential risks and vulnerabilities that could compromise the security of sensitive data. Virtual Private Network (VPN) ) 3.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2021

Gathering their feedback and implementing change based on their feedback will give you the biggest bang for your buck." Gathering their feedback and implementing change based on their feedback will give you the biggest bang for your buck. Executives have been facing challenges they've never had to contend with before.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As evidenced by published comments to the proposed rule, others worry about undue burdens created by what they see as unrealistic compliance timelines and wonder if strategic partnerships could come back to haunt them if too much depends on joint success in this new regulatory environment created by HTI-1. There’s no time to waste.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

When the sector is set to face shortages of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, generative AI could alleviate administrative work, such as summarizing patient calls and managing electronic health records (EHRs), to allow medical staff to focus on improving patient care.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Organizing data involves analyzing which storage option is the best for your organization and moving it accordingly. Training and support – Without an understanding of how to work the data management software your hospital or private practice is implementing, there is more room for error. Your team will be glad you did.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 13, 2023

Surviving an OSHA inspection is serious business. Established by congress through the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 , OSHA ensures safe working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing regulatory standards and by providing educational opportunities and training resources to both employers and employees.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 18, 2022

To take advantage of “the momentum of gravity to target your entire midsection”? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) already regulates exercise equipment, but supplementing its efforts with more consumer education and industry self-regulation could be a winning combination to restore trust in the fitness industry.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As cybersecurity becomes increasingly complex, ensuring you keep your data safe is equally complex. One of the most highly targeted industries for cyberattacks is healthcare, and knowledgeable healthcare businesses often ask their vendors whether or not they are SOC 2 compliant. What is a SOC 2 Gap Assessment?

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Total HIPAA

JUNE 28, 2023

So you’ve decided to go self-funded* for the employee health plan at your company. If that didn’t cross your mind, hopefully you have a benefits manager or an insurance agent who you are working with who is aware. As the custodian, you are required to protect your employees by protecting their PHI.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2021

A: While the pandemic caused incredible disruption in healthcare, it also spurred adoption of new technologies to provide safe, secure care. This year, providers want to get back to running a profitable practice, and implementing a full virtual care strategy may very well be critical to achieving this goal. An example is a form.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 1, 2023

The six OSHA violation types are: Serious Other-than Serious Willful or Repeated Posting Violation Failure to Abate Violation De Minimis Violation The Six OSHA Violation Types in Greater Detail A safer workplace is the cornerstone of a productive and successful business.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But what does this mean for your healthcare business? With Congress having passed the required appropriations only four times in the past 50 years , it’s time to take a closer look at how such an event may impact your organization, staff, and patients. What will change and what will stay the same? What Is a Government Shutdown?

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Governance Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 52

Compliancy Group

JULY 11, 2023

Privacy Settings Insufficient to Maintaining Patient Privacy While the platform offers some options for who can view your profile and posts, these features are primarily designed for general social interactions rather than protecting sensitive medical information. Something is wrong with your submission. Find Out More! Please Wait.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

The goal of any healthcare organization is to deliver quality, safe care to its patients. But these entities are also businesses that rely on private and public funds to keep the doors open. That means there’s a direct relationship between compliance and a healthcare organization’s revenue. What is Healthcare Compliance?

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

It includes spelling out every change to your environment.”). Asset inventory management which includes a truly holistic inventory of your environment. Today, we’re going to share insights from our expert community for some of the more classic IT infrastructure needs in healthcare. Less is more when it comes to legacy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 24, 2023

Our electronic health record vendor, eClinicalWorks, introduced us to a telehealth service we didn't realize we could access. With telehealth, this provider could meet with patients via telehealth, reducing the need to reschedule appointments or offload patients to another provider.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Unfortunately, with a title like “compliance officer,” we have some image issues to overcome if we want our healthcare leaders to see us more like a business partner and less like an obstacle. Gotcha” moments also can cause others to question your credibility or professionalism. At worst, they’ll feel disrespected as human beings.

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YouCompli

JUNE 20, 2023

We provide education and explain various requirements to the group.”   She tells leaders, “I’m here to enforce things, but you and your staff are the ones that have to live with these rules. Three Ways to Create and Maintain a Healthy Compliance Culture Jay Anstine is a compliance professional and consultant in Colorado.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A HIPAA compliant home office is a working environment set up to support HIPAA compliance when a covered entity, business associate, or a member of either’s workforce works from home. What is a Home Office in Healthcare? What Might a Home Office be Used For?

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently unveiled a department-wide Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in the mergers and acquisition (“M&A”) process. enforcement or regulatory authorities, which means that self-disclosed misconduct could still be pursued by other agencies.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 25, 2023

Healthcare organizations that use non-compliant messaging acts may also face legal consequences while damaging their reputation in the process, which can negatively impact their business and patient trust. Something is wrong with your submission. This is where HIPAA compliant texting apps come in. Find Out More! Please Wait.

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