Health Care Compliance Brief

RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2023

RFID technology involves using tags and readers to wirelessly identify and track objects. Its ability to provide real-time information and automate processes has increased its adoption in the healthcare industry. This RFID tag offers advanced encryption, transforming physical products into secure digital platforms.

HIPAA

HIPAA Regulatory Compliance Hospitals FDA

California Consumer Privacy Act can cause headaches for healthcare orgs

Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The California Consumer Privacy Act, passed in 2018, aims to give consumers more control over their online personal information. A new study published in this month's issue of Health Policy and Technology found, however, that healthcare organizations may face obstacles when it comes to complying with the law. WHY IT MATTERS.

HIPAA

HIPAA COVID-19 Regulatory Compliance Compliance

Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 14, 2020

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. Collaboration is key in vendor selection.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine COVID-19 Governance

HFMA 2023: The Importance of Digitizing Requests

MRO Compliance

JUNE 29, 2023

Our team attended insightful presentations and had meaningful one-on-one conversations with attendees, all centered around cost-effective health. As payers increase demand for requests, health systems must manage the growing demand while also remaining focused on accuracy and disclosure integrity.

Hospitals

Insurance Coverage for Psychedelic Therapy

Bill of Health

MARCH 27, 2024

By Vincent Joralemon As therapies using drugs like MDMA, psilocybin, and LSD advance through the FDA research and approval pipeline, patients should be prepared for steep price tags attached to these procedures. Although this may be highly cost-effective (considering the cost of untreated PTSD), insurers may balk at the price tag.

FDA

FDA Medicare Medicare Health Insurance

Healthcare's newest pivot: consumer identity as the cornerstone of digital health

Healthcare It News

JULY 11, 2022

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Smart health systems are realizing that they must think about their sustainable growth strategies in terms of end-to-end user experience. Paddy Padmanabhan Healthcare's newest pivot: consumer identity as the cornerstone of digital health.

HIPAA

Clinical Data Release Leader MRO Announces Acquisition of MediCopy

MRO Compliance

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

1 provider of release of information (ROI) solutions, announced today the acquisition of Nashville, TN-based MediCopy, a leading provider of release of information solutions to physician practices and outpatient providers. Press contact information: Stephanie Kindlick, MRO, (610) 994-7500, ext. 1353 skindlick@mrocorp.com .

Compliance

Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Privacy and scalability, where assuring the security of health citizens’ protected health information (PHI) must be designed into HaH programs. Varda Shalev of Team8 discussed prospects for Care At Home Transformed tag-teaming with Deborah Di Sanzo, President of Best Buy Health.

Hospitals

Hospitals COVID-19 Payment Systems HIPAA

A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2021

Cloud Computing Network Infrastructure Population Health Telehealth Workforce The COVID-19 crisis has demanded innovative agility, relentlessly applied – proving again that information technology teams are crucial strategic partners for future goals.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine COVID-19 Nurses Governance

Medical Records from Prospect Ransomware Attack Appear on Dark Web

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 29, 2023

On August 3, the Prospect Medical Holdings health system was hit by a ransomware attack that crippled operations at the health system’s 17 hospitals and 166 outpatient clinics. The addition of the price tag has led some sources to comment that the notice is intended to accelerate a ransom payment.

Ransomware

Ransomware Licensing HIPAA Hospitals

Why voice recognition is the new competitive battleground in healthcare's digital transformation

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Workflow As ambient technologies improve, additional use cases to leverage voice will emerge – that leaves us with the question of how patients and physicians are responding to voice-enabled tools in their healthcare encounters.

Doctors

Doctors Hospitals

RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Hospital pharmacy leaders, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians have long strived to ensure the accuracy of medications delivered throughout the healthcare system, be it in operating rooms, crash carts, or various specialized areas. These tags store critical information and respond by reflecting radio waves from RFID readers.

Hospitals

Grand challenges and opportunities for patient-centered CDS

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement AHRQ is helping the transition towards evidence-based recommendations to guide clinical decision-making that incorporates patients' needs and preferences. healthcare system needs to aspire to and is working towards.

US Department of Health and Human Services

US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Patient Satisfaction Health Outcomes

Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference News 5 sessions to look out for at HIMSS23 APAC Healthcare IT News’ APAC Managing Editor weighs in on the sessions he's looking forward. Get all the coverage from this event on this page.

Hospitals

Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 27, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Telehealth Workflow Workforce A balanced approach to deploying new IT that reduces the burden on employees and provides patients with enhanced services is key to stabilizing and advancing healthcare industry processes.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Nurses Hospitals

UW Medicine CIO's advice: prepping IT systems for COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 12, 2020

Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Population Health Telehealth Workflow Workforce On the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, UW has ramped up telemedicine capabilities and made immediate changes to its EHR to support COVID-19 care. Your IT personnel must be able to do this around-the-clock. Be ready to support surging personnel.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Telemedicine Licensing Hospitals

COVID-19 and digital transformation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 21, 2020

Layla McCay ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ is an old proverb proving true as health services across the world race to adapt to manage the challenges of the current coronavirus pandemic. This in turn restricts how responsive services and systems can be to patients. Looking beyond COVID-19.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Governance Hospitals

It’s Time to Give Patients “Admin Access” to Manage Their Healthcare

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The latest KLAS data on patient preferences shows that most individuals interacting with the healthcare system want greater control, especially over their care visits. This convergence of negative patient experience scores, employee burnout, and lost revenue is, unsurprisingly, keeping hospital and health system leaders up at night.

Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction COVID-19 Hospitals

Navigating the intersections of population health and precision medicine

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Patient Engagement Population Health Precision Medicine This is the second article in a series regarding process-based opportunities as the healthcare industry begins to emerge from the challenges of the pandemic. Population health and precision medicine defined. health system. The problem. Implications for healthcare.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Public Health Healthcare information Technology Health Outcomes

Technology is radically improving care for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2020

Connected Health Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement Telehealth With its three-pillar approach to modernization, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is transforming its technology systems to create foundational change, says its chief modernization officer.

Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs Doctors Governance Hospitals

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

Success Stories & ROI Having gained some hard-won wisdom about the dos and don'ts of information technology investments in recent years, healthcare providers are getting bolder in their digital transformation spending. million medication instructions without.

Nurses

Nurses Telemedicine Hospitals Medicare

Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Health system IT leaders need to be ready to enable care delivery anywhere, anytime, to any patient. David Chou Healthcare chief information officers had a lot to take in at HIMSS22 this past week. Healthcare cloud is everywhere.

Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction Hospitals Telemedicine Public Health

Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2022

Full coverage: 2022 HIMSS European Health Conference & Exhibition. Full coverage: HIMSS21 APAC Health Conference. Video A look into the digitization of Indonesia's healthcare sector What are the three main digital transformation priorities for the nation's health system? By HIMSS TV | August 16, 2022.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Governance

The best time to develop an enterprise CRM strategy is now

Healthcare It News

MARCH 20, 2023

But providing consistent and excellent customer experiences is a critical differentiator for health systems and health plans, and is challenging. For example, Geisinger Health in Pennsylvania developed an enterprise CRM strategy and roadmap. It could become costly and ineffective very quickly.

Governance

So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Moliehi “Mo” Weitnauer, Chief Product Officer at MRO Providers are witnessing an explosion in health plan requests for medical records. But the administrative costs for providers to share this information keep escalating. Therein lies the rub.

Health Insurance

Health Insurance Public Health Hospitals

Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Video visits, temperature sensors and wearables can replace the need for clinic visits. Video visits, infrared temperature sensors, mobile health, and wearables replace the need for clinic visits.

Health Outcomes

Health Outcomes Hospitals HIPAA Nurses

Is healthcare too hard for Big Tech firms?

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 23, 2021

Paddy Padmanabhan When David Feinberg, head of Google Health, announced this past week that he was departing to take up the CEO role at the EHR company Cerner , media reports took it as an admission of defeat by Google in the campaign to win in the healthcare space. Google Health shuttered in 2011 , and Health Vault closed its doors in 2019.

Doctors

Doctors Hospitals

Digital Health Disconnect Creates Unnecessary Roadblock to Patient Engagement

HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2022

Aaron Kaufman, EVP at Carenet Health. By focusing on tech that improves engagement with patients and streamlines care coordination, it is possible to unlock the full potential of digital health. We should have been able to use that information to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Ordering takeout?

Doctors

Associates in Dermatology Patients Affected by Business Associate Ransomware Attack

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 23, 2023

Associates in Dermatology, a network of dermatology clinics in Indiana, Kentucky, and New York, has started notifying patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed in a ransomware attack on one of its business associates. According to Fowler, the 6.74 According to Fowler, the 6.74

Ransomware

Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Records Management HIPAA

Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

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Nursing Homes

Nursing Homes Public Health Nurses COVID-19

Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Governance World Health Public Health

A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Mergers & Acquisitions Network Infrastructure Telehealth Health system CIOs are reducing their tech footprint and consolidating their IT systems for agility and efficiency. At nearly $15 billion, the funding surpasses the amount for the full year 2020.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Doctors

Study: NYC Black, Latino patients less likely than white patients to use telehealth during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This remains true, said researchers from the Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy, even after adjusting for age, comorbidities and preferred language. "While telehealth has many benefits, especially during a global pandemic, it may create and/or exacerbate health disparities," wrote the research team.

COVID-19

The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. Health care executive first; patient advocacy followed. I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador.

Patient Advocacy

Patient Advocacy Health Insurance Nurses

Three Ways Enterprise Visibility and Automation Benefit Staff and the Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) have benefited greatly from the acceleration and adoption of technologies such as AI, Machine Learning (ML), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Effective enterprise-wide care coordination can be greatly hindered by manual workflow systems.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Hospitals Nurses

A stairway to a new chapter in healthcare

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Governments, private and public health care organisations are taking action after the learnings from the pandemic, to increase data quality and equality. Technologies and solutions like cloud, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), sensors, and mobile technology can help improve health outcomes.

Ransomware

Ransomware Governance COVID-19 Hospitals

Doctors Love Alerts Until They Don’t

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Far too often the primary care doctor never learns about these health issues that are addressed at hospitals. It’s beautiful that PCPs can be informed in order to coordinate the care for their patients. I guess there’s some benefit to have that information the next time that patient comes for a visit.

Doctors

Doctors Hospitals HIPAA Nurses

How to Automate the Patient-Provider Working Relationship

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The following is a guest article by Stephen Dean, Healthcare CRM Expert and Co-Founder of Keona Health. Many health care professionals think the strength of the patient-provider relationship is determined solely by the face-to-face interactions between patients and physicians, and that all problems begin and end there.

Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction Health Care Access HIPAA Doctors

Health IT implementation best practices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2019

We'll share insights about everything from AI and cloud computing to telemedicine and population health. Information and technology comprise the backbone of smart, digital hospitals and systems. Four experts in artificial intelligence technology offer advice to healthcare CIOs on how to best begin implementing an AI system.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Hospitals

11 HIPAA Right of Access Violations Brings $646,000 in Fines

Compliancy Group

JULY 18, 2022

Demonstrating their continued focus on right of access violations, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced 11 settlements and one HIPAA fine for medical practices across a wide variety of specialties. Nebraska Family Health Clinic Pays $30,000 After Violating Right of Access.

HIPAA

HIPAA Compliance Hospitals Nurses

Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Patient relationship management platform Equiva unveiled its Connected Home Health Hub.

Medical Billing

Medical Billing Hospitals

Cybersecurity Best Practices: HIPAA Data Loss Prevention

Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Handling patients’ protected health information is something healthcare providers do every day. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends ten practices that anyone handling PHI needs to implement, the fourth of which is HIPAA data loss prevention. What is HIPAA Data Loss Prevention?

HIPAA

HIPAA Compliance

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

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1155, aka the My Health, My Data Act , last week. The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. ” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses.

HIPAA

HIPAA Hospitals

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Remote monitoring tools and mobile health apps and services took center stage.

US Department of Health and Human Services

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

RFID in Healthcare: Navigating Security & Privacy Regulations

California Consumer Privacy Act can cause headaches for healthcare orgs

Trending Sources

Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

HFMA 2023: The Importance of Digitizing Requests

Insurance Coverage for Psychedelic Therapy

Healthcare's newest pivot: consumer identity as the cornerstone of digital health

Clinical Data Release Leader MRO Announces Acquisition of MediCopy

Hospital at Home: Prospects and Challenges, and Learnings from Best Buy Health

A look back on 2020: reshaping the healthcare IT landscape

Medical Records from Prospect Ransomware Attack Appear on Dark Web

Why voice recognition is the new competitive battleground in healthcare's digital transformation

RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Grand challenges and opportunities for patient-centered CDS

Full coverage: HIMSS23 APAC Health Conference

Healthcare's new equation = technology + operations

UW Medicine CIO's advice: prepping IT systems for COVID-19

COVID-19 and digital transformation

It’s Time to Give Patients “Admin Access” to Manage Their Healthcare

Navigating the intersections of population health and precision medicine

Technology is radically improving care for veterans

Health systems are notching big wins with their IT investments

Top takeaways from HIMSS22: What CIOs need to know

Full coverage: HIMSS22 APAC Health Conference

The best time to develop an enterprise CRM strategy is now

So Many Records, So Little Time: How to Manage Burgeoning Health Plan Requests

Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Is healthcare too hard for Big Tech firms?

Digital Health Disconnect Creates Unnecessary Roadblock to Patient Engagement

Associates in Dermatology Patients Affected by Business Associate Ransomware Attack

Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

Riding the digital wave through COVID-19

A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Study: NYC Black, Latino patients less likely than white patients to use telehealth during pandemic

The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Three Ways Enterprise Visibility and Automation Benefit Staff and the Patient Experience

A stairway to a new chapter in healthcare

Doctors Love Alerts Until They Don’t

How to Automate the Patient-Provider Working Relationship

Health IT implementation best practices

11 HIPAA Right of Access Violations Brings $646,000 in Fines

Bonus Features – October 30, 2022 – 46% of Americans have gone into debt paying medical bills, 41% say retail and virtual care experiences are disjointed, and more

Cybersecurity Best Practices: HIPAA Data Loss Prevention

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

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

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