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2019 HIPAA Fines

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Year End Review: 2019 HIPAA Fines The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the enforcement body for HIPAA compliance, announced eleven settlements in 2019. Each of the eleven organizations received HIPAA fines, varying in amounts based on the severity of their … Read more.

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Health Data Outside HIPAA: Simply Extending HIPAA Would Be a #FAIL

E-CareManagement

Some have called on policymakers to extend HIPAA to cover mHealth apps and other online platforms. ” — Deven McGraw and I argue that extending HIPAA is not a viable solution. HIPAA’s rules protect data and also protect incumbents’ interests in controlling health data. Read the full article in The Health Care Blog.

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Health Data Outside HIPAA: Simply Extending HIPAA Would Be a #FAIL

E-CareManagement

Some have called on policymakers to extend HIPAA to cover mHealth apps and other online platforms. ” — Deven McGraw and I argue that extending HIPAA is not a viable solution. HIPAA’s rules protect data and also protect incumbents’ interests in controlling health data. Read the full article in The Health Care Blog.

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Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare will be generally available October 30

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The system also incorporates the Bookings app into Microsoft Teams, which is HIPAA-compliant, to smooth the process of conducting telehealth appointments. Moore in a blog post in May about the launch. The Mayo Clinic has been using Google's Healthcare API since the launch of a partnership in 2019. THE LARGER TREND.

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Trust In Data Stewardship Is Healthcare Providers’ To Lose

Health Populi

I attended the annual 2019 HIMSS conference in February for nearly a week of meetings, interviews, education sessions, company private salons, and social media check-ins with my fellow and sister HIMSS Social Media Ambassadors. Read my post for more context and details into my post-HIMSS 2019 thinking on trust in data stewardship.

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Do Mental Health Apps Sell Your Client’s Sensitive Data to Data Brokers?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Those advertising companies include Google, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, and many more, which are immune to HIPAA violations because they are not covered entities. A 2019 study documented that 20% of LatinX smartphone users were more likely to use a health app than Caucasians. 4 What Are Data Brokers and How Can They Hurt Your Clients?

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The Promise of Digital Health and the Privacy Perils – HealthConsuming Explains, Part 4

Health Populi

Just last month, Amazon announced HIPAA-compliant privacy bundled into Alexa skills with Atrium Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, CIGNA, ExpressScripts, Livongo, and Swedish Health Connect. The post The Promise of Digital Health and the Privacy Perils – HealthConsuming Explains, Part 4 appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.