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5 Best Practices for Home Health Monitors to Boost Patient Safety and Reduce Costs

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Home health monitors are becoming increasingly important as more patients are receiving care in their own homes. In this article, we will explore the 5 best practices for home health monitors to boost patient safety and reduce costs. Use Technology to Remotely Monitor Vital Signs.

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

In the 1996 HIPAA statute (which covered a lot of other ground), Congress gave itself one year to legislate standards for health data privacy and security, and decreed that if it were to fail to meet that deadline, HHS would have to create regulations from whole cloth. The regs were finalized in 2003.)

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

In the 1996 HIPAA statute (which covered a lot of other ground), Congress gave itself one year to legislate standards for health data privacy and security, and decreed that if it were to fail to meet that deadline, HHS would have to create regulations from whole cloth. The regs were finalized in 2003.)

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The Chronic Care Model and its Key Elements

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

In 2003, ICIC and a small group of specialists revised the model to add more detailed concepts for each of the six elements. Under this program, care teams can bill for time spent managing patients’ health conditions. CCM includes: Structured documentation of patient health information.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

agency responsible for monitoring claims and the use of personal data out-of-health-context. Article #3 in my deep dive here extends the second analysis into digital health information, next focusing on Americans’ use of quality information on doctors.