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3 Ways Healthcare Engagement Models Differ From Other Industries

Hinduja Global Solutions

The cost of compliance has steadily grown over the past few years, rising 43 percent from 2011 to 2017, according to a recent Ponemon report. Notably, the most heavily regulated industries, including healthcare, show a 106 percent increase in compliance costs for that same time period.

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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.

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The Burgeoning Role Of Venture Capital In Health Care

Henry Kotula

Venture capital businesses have recently funded hundreds of startups developing technology-enabled digital health products, including wearable devices, mobile health applications, telemedicine, and personalized medicine tools. billion has been invested in digital health this decade (see Exhibit 1).

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Their portfolio is very diverse ranging from genetics to telemedicine. This year there was job posting for a HIPAA compliance lead for the Alexa team. Google started a health-records initiative in 2008, but shut it down by 2011, citing poor adoption. But how easy will it actually be?