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Concerning Health IT Trends: What Can We Do and What Happens if We Do Nothing?

Healthcare IT Today

What health IT trend has you concerned? Dr. Sameer Ather, Co-Founder and CEO at XpertDox A major concern in health IT is cybersecurity. To mitigate this, continuous investment in cybersecurity measures and adding modern security and compliance protocols is essential. What health IT trend has you concerned?

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

This final rule does not apply to healthcare providers but instead is directed at health information networks and health information exchanges, as well as developers of certified health IT. cut to physicians who treat the country’s most vulnerable patients through Medicare.

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First Analysis Invests in Dina, Provider of Home-Centered Care Coordination Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

In December, SCAN Group, a mission-driven organization whose holdings include SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage Plans, made a strategic investment in Dina. SCAN is also a Dina customer.

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Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

This problem is only made worse by the silver tsunami of 10K baby boomers aging into Medicare coverage every day. Read more… Key Cybersecurity Defenses for the Healthcare Sector. Cyberattacks are forever on the rise, making it crucial that we have good cybersecurity. Sam Manjarres, Sr.

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The Economic Contours of the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack: Taking Stock So Far

Health Populi

I’ll leave you with thoughts on patients’ access to medicines, already a stress-inducing issue for families whether dealing with sick kids or older folks managing Medicare Part D and cash in retirement.

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How Healthcare Can Manage Compliance with Fine-Grained Protection

Healthcare IT Today

To a hacker or bad actor, one person’s medical file holds the information necessary to commit many crimes, including identity theft, the misuse of Medicare or Medicaid benefits, and even filling existing prescriptions for controlled substances. Healthcare’s most valuable data is their patient or policyholder data.

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Bonus Features – February 25, 2024 – 73% of digital health vendors use FHIR APIs, 83% of clinicians think telemedicine is good for chronic condition management, plus 28 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Reps Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024 , which would standardize the way demographic information is entered into certified health IT products and ensure more precise patient matches.

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