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Data breaches raise new concerns about Australia’s e-Health record

Lloyd Price

There were worries that other government departments may be able to access the records – although researchers and public health officials can only access de-identified data from the system. Source : [link]

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How Digital Health Can Stimulate Economic Development

Health Populi

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. GDP, in 2018.

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More Provider Relief Funds On the Way: Beware Updated Terms and Conditions

Health Law Blog | Telehealth

The initial $30 billion was allocated based on the providers’ 2019 Medicare fee for services payments. The next $20 billion will also reach providers who receive only a small amount of Medicare revenue, e.g., children’s hospitals. Distribution will begin next week based on operating expenses. Care for Uninsured.

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More Provider Relief Funds On the Way: Beware Updated Terms and Conditions

Health Law Blog | Telehealth

The initial $30 billion was allocated based on the providers’ 2019 Medicare fee for services payments. The next $20 billion will also reach providers who receive only a small amount of Medicare revenue, e.g., children’s hospitals. Distribution will begin next week based on operating expenses. Care for Uninsured.

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

CMS.gov

CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients. Thu, 07/19/2018 - 00:03. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It’s 2018—most doctors are using electronic health records (EHRs) and most patients have access to the Internet and a smartphone, providing many ways to view healthcare data securely.

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

Henry Kotula

In our review of 2018 Uniform Data System data—the most recent available—from a 100 percent sample of US CHCs, we found that our nation’s health centers are largely unprepared for this transformation. Across the US, 56 percent of 1,330 CHCs did not have any telehealth use in 2018 ( exhibit 1 ).

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The virtual trial, to be sure, is not a new concept: One team of researchers counted more than 1,100 trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov employing connected digital products for remote data collection in both 2017 and 2018, the organization observed. Health portfolios reshaped for growth.