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Weekender 6/22/18

HIStalk Weekender

million in penalties for HIPAA violations stemming from three data breaches and non-compliance in following up with device encryption. September 2011 – Bond forms CareSync to obtain and manage the medical records of patients. A judge rules that MD Anderson Cancer Center (TX) must pay $4.3 July 2014 – co-founder Florida State Rep.

EHR 31
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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Participants will also be asked to use sleep sensors in their beds and to undergo mental health tests. Using data analytics and machine learning, researchers hope to understand health at a deeper level. This year there was job posting for a HIPAA compliance lead for the Alexa team. But how easy will it actually be?

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How Bluetooth Medical Device at Home Can Help Military Veterans with Chronic Diseases

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

million Veterans who were treated in a VA Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) between 2010–2011 were diagnosed with at least one among the five mental illnesses depression, PTSD, substance use disorder, anxiety, and schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Prevalence, comorbidity, and prognosis of mental health among US veterans.