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Hospitals are signing on to use Alexa-type devices to access patient data

Lloyd Price

Other hospitals using voice-activated devices include Commonwealth Care Alliance in Massachusetts, which is in the midst of a 50-person pilot program using the devices for home-bound patients. Boston-based Commonwealth Care operates four primary care centers and administers two health plans.

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How The Rapid Shift To Telehealth Leaves Many Community Health Centers Behind During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Henry Kotula

Preparedness Of Community Health Centers For Telehealth. Despite the changes, many health centers may not be ready to implement high-quality telehealth. A study using 2016 data showed that only 38 percent of CHCs used any telehealth. At least 22 states have explicitly implemented telehealth parity for Medicaid.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

When a PHR is connected to the patient’s legal medical record it is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.” A patient may have one portal for their primary care physician, as well as two more for their optometrist and dermatologist.