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Addressing Patient Health Information In-Security at HIMSS 2018

Health Populi

Privacy and cybersecurity ranked the second highest priority to hospitals and healthcare providers polled in HIMSS 2018 Healthcare Leadership Survey. In January 2018, over 400,000 patient records were breached. In January 2018, over 400,000 patient records were breached. Providers put patient safety as #1.

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South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – October 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The following attachment is a list of legislative and regulatory updates compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee). South Central Legislative Regulatory Update – October 2018.

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South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – August 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The following attachment is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee). The post South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – August 2018 appeared first on LearnTelehealth.

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The 3 A’s That Millennials Want From Healthcare: Affordability, Accessibility, Availability

Health Populi

With lower expectations of and satisfaction with health care, Millennials in America seek three things: available, accessible, and affordable services, research from the Transamerica Center for Health Studies has found. Another lens on this research are the implications for health policy and politics.

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Urban Institute: ACA exchanges set for a stable year after turbulent 2018 

FierceHealthIT

Thanks to a quieter 2018 on the health policy front, the ACA exchanges are set for a more stable year in 2019.

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What If Costco Designed the Prescription Drugs Sales Model?

Health Populi

Consumers Overpay for Generic Drugs , a new paper from the Leonard Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics asserts, with recommendations to address the intermediaries who benefit from the way Americans currently pay for medicines. health citizens access to high-value and lifesaving meds. Now: consider Costco.

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Telehealth Policy 2018: Keeping You In The Know

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

In 2018, updates and changes impacted telehealth policy across the nation. Effective January 1, 2018, Medicare began reimbursing providers for RPM services billed under CPT code 99091. Effective January 1, 2018, the GT modifer will no longer be needed on professional claims for telehealth services. National Level.