KevinMD
MARCH 3, 2019
Since the passing of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009, it has been said that health tech would dramatically revolutionize health care and the patient experience.
Clocktree
JUNE 15, 2020
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law passed in 1996 which requires secure handling of an individual’s health information (PHI).
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Health Populi
OCTOBER 8, 2018
It’s National Health IT Week in the US, so I’m kicking off the week with this post focused on how digital health can bolster economic development. As the only health economist in the family of the 2018 HIMSS Social Media Ambassadors, this is a voice through which I can uniquely speak. out of the Great Recession. GDP, in 2018.
Health Populi
JANUARY 28, 2020
practicing physicians to carry the health data privacy and security burden? “HIPAA, as passed in 1996 and amended in 2009 through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, defines privacy through a sectoral lens. But are we asking too much of U.S.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
MARCH 16, 2023
A 2019 study documented that 20% of LatinX smartphone users were more likely to use a health app than Caucasians. 2 While mHealth apps may have improved needed care access, some have secretly collected and sold sensitive mental health information to other companies.3 National Academies Press (US), 2009. Sherman, Justin.
Health Populi
AUGUST 8, 2018
The first chart shows consumers’ concerns about health care expenses over time, comparing perceptions in 2009 and 2017. By 2017, just under one-half of Americans were concerned about healthcare and health insurance costs, and 34% concerned about routing medical expenses.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 10, 2023
Thier Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Chief Health Information and Innovation Officer at Partners Healthcare System in Boston (now Mass General Brigham). He also served as the United States National Coordinator for Health Information Technology from 2009 to 2011.
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