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How Healthcare Communication Platforms Can Harness Generative AI in a HIPAA-Compliant Way

Healthcare IT Today

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal law that safeguards sensitive patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed. But, more importantly, know how to implement them in a HIPAA-compliant way to keep patients and their data safe.

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Can Healthcare Professionals Share HIPAA PHI without Written Consent?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

According to the US Department of Human Services (HHS), healthcare professionals can share HIPAA-protected health information (HIPAA PHI) with one another without written content in several circumstances. Also, it bears mentioning that the information below is not necessarily relevant if the client is a child.

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Cerebral Telehealth: 2023’s Second Largest Patient Data Breach

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Adding to the growing number of recent FTC investigations about data being shared by telehealth platforms for profit, Cerebral reportedly notified 3.1 million users that their protected health information was shared with tech companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok. HIPAA investigations don’t occur in a vacuum.

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TigerConnect unveils telehealth system to help providers fight COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Care collaboration technology vendor TigerConnect has debuted TigerTouch, a text message-oriented, audio/visual telehealth system designed to help health systems manage COVID-19 cases. Healthcare IT News has compiled a listing of telemedicine vendors in the age of COVID-19, a resource for health IT leaders. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Yet More HIPAA Right of Access Fines Imposed: 11 Providers Named & Censored

Telebehavioral Health Institute

On Friday, July 15, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its 18th round of sanctions for HIPAA Right of Access violations. In each case, to settle a potential violation of HIPAA, the providers agreed to pay OCR fines and enter into corrective action plans.

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AWS physician expert talks new use cases for telehealth, machine learning, cloud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over the last almost two years, healthcare has seen organizations rely on technology and the cloud to get accurate, trusted information to patients and direct them to the appropriate resources and care at scale. Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Illing to talk about telehealth, the cloud, machine learning, advanced analytics and much more.

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Understanding Healthcare Blockchain Technology in Behavioral Health & Telehealth Security

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Although telehealth has made healthcare more accessible, increased accessibility comes with unique challenges. While healthcare professionals already have to follow HIPAA rules and regulations, telehealth increases the risk of online security issues. Security Concerns in Behavioral and Telehealth Services.