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RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

Healthcare IT Today

RFID technology involves using tags and readers to wirelessly identify and track objects. Addressing Security and Privacy Concerns with RFID Regarding security and privacy concerns, one primary consideration is the information stored on RFID tags. Additionally, healthcare organizations using RFID need to consider several regulations.

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Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Accountable Care Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Workflow More than ever, the system selected to provide telemedicine services must provide added controls to overcome factors that are outside the control of the provider. Telemedicine has added factors in care delivery.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. What do you think will happen with telemedicine in 2022?

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HIPAA Disclosures of Protected Health Information after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: Foster Swift Highlights Navigating Michigan and Federal Law

Foster Swift

Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) was tasked with responding to how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) would be affected. After the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v.

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How to Improve Customer Experience in Healthcare with AI

Healthcare IT Today

To meet those demands, organizations should prioritize the creation of convenient digital-first environments that satisfy all parties involved in providing health care services. Customer Experience Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare The past couple of years have posed unprecedented struggles for customer care departments.

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Is healthcare too hard for Big Tech firms?

Healthcare It News

Amazon's recently launched Amazon Care has run into scaling issues almost from the get-go, with the unit's head acknowledging they will need " thousands of employees " to scale. The commonalities between Apple's Health Habit product and the Amazon Care product are important. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Joyoti Goswami At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency department visits, a 40% drop in hospital admissions and an average annual savings of nearly $8,000 per patient.