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Many Hospitals Still Holding Out On Direct Health Information Sharing

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So, after investing what feels like infinite levels of effort, patient medical records are digitized across nearly all hospitals in the US, according to a new ONC Data Brief.

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North Carolina launches new stroke registry linked to NC HealthConnex

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The North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority, housed within the state's Department of Information Technology, announced this week that it's working North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to launch the N.C. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Stroke Registry.

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Cerebral Admits HIPAA Breach, Reports Leak of Data On 3.1 Million Users

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has admitted that it inappropriately shared private health data on 3.1 million of its users, a problem that arose from its use of pixel-based tracking technologies which gather and share data on people who visit the site. million in civil penalties for failing to let consumers know about unauthorized disclosures of their data.

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HIMSS22 in Riyadh: Exploring cross-border collaboration in the Middle East

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Using data from partnered countries, it will reportedly monitor and assess a number of key performance indicators that will help shape decisions, such as faster claim approvals, and focusing on preventive care in the Gulf nation and beyond. A programme such as EJADAH would have been challenging to implement without data, of course.

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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

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The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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COVID-19: Lessons from Thailand’s BIDI & Samitivej Group of Hospitals

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With limited knowledge and information about COVID-19, the initial challenges in handling the rising number of COVID-19 include: Clinical practice guidelines that were changing frequently. ” Looking at the WHO ITU e-Health governance, standards and interoperability are the fundamentals of applications and services.

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Is Patient Portal a Thing of the Past?

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The following is a guest article by Liza Dzhezhora, Healthcare IT Analyst at Itransition. As thousands of people look up health information online, this search can point to unverified results and thus lead to dire health consequences in case users proceed with self-diagnosing and self-medicating. It’s patient education.

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