Health Care Compliance Brief

Is Google Analytics HIPAA Compliant?

Compliancy Group

JUNE 16, 2023

Are you using Google Analytics on your website? In short: the tracking technology behind Google Analytics is not HIPAA compliant. First off, it is important to note that Google Analytics alone is not HIPAA compliant. There are work arounds you can use to ensure your use of Google Analytics complies with HIPAA.

HIPAA

HIPAA Compliance

Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Data analytics for risk stratification and decision support: Devices and sensors can generate vast amounts of data stored in big data repositories. For proactive management of care, patient data at regular intervals is needed to provide real-time feedback and motivate patients to adapt to healthy behavioral changes.

Health Outcomes

Health Outcomes Hospitals HIPAA Nurses

A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

In addition, significant emphasis was placed on driving significant efforts in data analytics, support of new covid-19 testing platforms, surge planning, addressing employee safety and most recently supporting the rollout of multi-platform vaccinations that jettisoned information services into the center of innovating in desperate times.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine COVID-19 Nurses Governance

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

By Bill Siwicki | July 06, 2023 News Horizon Health gains operational ROI from EHR and telehealth integration The behavioral health provider's virtual care visits now have higher satisfaction rates and.

Nurses

Nurses Telemedicine Hospitals Medicare

Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

In 2021, as a continued trend from 2020, we expect hospitals to dedicate large portions of capital budgets towards digital transformation efforts – for virtual care, remote patient monitoring, analytics, and other health IT capabilities. Hospitals will also lobby hard to receive revenues from telehealth services.

US Department of Health and Human Services

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Hospitals

2020 rings in new decade at Penn Medicine, closes chapter of big change

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2020

Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: 2020 rings in new decade at Penn Medicine, closes chapter of big change Featured Decision Content: Mike Restuccia is the chief information officer of Penn Medicine.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Governance

Boston Medical Center boosts care for epileptic kids with telehealth-analytics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The technology also generated analytics, so program metrics can match up with results – that is a key component to this, the ability to generate and use analytics, she explained. It has helped eliminate phone tag by providing a secure place to message. ” The application also has done more than staff expected.

Hospitals

Hospitals Doctors Nurses Governance

My Health, My Data – Thinking Consumers, Privacy and Self-Care at HIMSS 2023

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The Act defines “consumers” as people residing in Washington state as well as people whose health data is collected in Washington and those identified through quote, “unique identifiers.”

HIPAA

HIPAA Hospitals

2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

As the industry has shifted to value-based care, many providers have found that investing in programs that address the social determinants of health is a way to tackle some of the root causes of illness, behavioral health challenges, readmissions and emergency room overuse. by Bill Siwicki January 16, 2019.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Health Analytics Governance Hospitals

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

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Over the years, online bodies have developed a wealth of resources to help guide teams on juggling privacy, tracking, and analytics. As such, for healthcare digital marketers, the challenge of separating PHI from marketing behavioral data and other non-PHI patient data was manageable.

HIPAA

HIPAA Pharmaceutical Industry Electronic Medical Records Compliance

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Onyiego mentioned the recent, scandalous revelation that maternal morbidity among non-Hispanic Black people is much higher than average (and are getting worse) as an example of feeding SDoH data into analytics. Another report from CODE calls for better tagging of data with SDoH. So let’s face SDoH head on.

US Department of Health and Human Services

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hospitals Public Health

A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Biofourmis’ remote patient monitoring and AI-based analytics technology, Biovitals, provides personalized predictive care by leveraging active and passive data collected from clinical-grade patient wearables that continuously monitor more than 20 physiological parameters, as well as patient-captured data from a mobile app. Biofourmis.

COVID-19

COVID-19 FDA Hospitals Elder Care

Health Provider News

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

.’s most distinguished (and hardest-working) dogs Dozens laid off at the George Washington University Hospital GWU Hospital lays off dozens, citing ‘challenging time’ in health care MedStar agrees to pay in federal suit alleging disability discrimination MedStar, Justice Department reach settlement over allegations of ADA violations D.C.

Nursing Homes

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals