Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2022

For more than a decade, healthcare has struggled with sharing data. We have not achieved data interoperability despite an abundance of technology, standards, and legislation. They share their data using open standards and common platforms because they share a common goal – to make the world a better place.

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Governance Hospitals Nursing Homes Public Health 104

Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

So the answer to the big question on the stalling embrace of consumers in digital tech is that privacy concerns and lack of trust hinder peoples’ use of digital solutions. Let’s call out the two keywords in this phrase: Concern + Embrace. . In the case of the Rule, the data will be provided to us via our smartphones.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Doctors Health Outcomes Nurses 139

Health Law Advisor

MAY 2, 2023

In prior posts here and here , I analyzed new data obtained from FDA through the Freedom of Information Act about FOIA requests. This is the third and final post on this data set, and it builds on the last post by taking the topics identified there to explore success rates by topic.

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FDA 52

MedTrainer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Holes in data continuity. And automatic notifications are a big part of that. Putting this in purple just to distinguish from SEO keywords. With high turnover industry-wide, that’s ripe for trouble. What happens if a key player quits suddenly? At worst, the old standby file systems can hinder an organization with….

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Regulatory Compliance Compliance 52

Exeed Regulatory Compliance

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Indeed, the same 2018 Deloitte report reveals that 71% of the 237 respondents working in MedTech companies believe that healthcare providers and clinicians are not ready to utilize data generated from connected medical devices. A quick search on the FDA consensus standards database using the keyword “interoperability” shows 32 standards.

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FDA 52

Health Law Advisor

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s common for a client to show up at my door and explain that they have performance data on a medical device they have been testing, and for the client to ask me if the performance they found is adequate to obtain FDA clearance through the 510(k) process. But recently I wondered, what do the data say regarding cleared medical devices?

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FDA 111

Total HIPAA

MARCH 29, 2023

End-to-end encryption configures the data so that only the sender and intended recipient can read the email’s content. The data leak prevention feature detects emails with sensitive information and blocks or automatically encrypts them. There is a common misconception that email is a secure way to send and receive PHI.

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