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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

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

Healthcare IT Today

Cerebral’s investigation concluded that the data might be considered protected health information and that it had failed to make sure that these third parties met HIPAA requirements for protecting PHI. According to the letter, Cerebral has been using such technology since it began doing business on October 12, 2019.

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Cerebral says 3M affected by a patient data breach

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Like many technology companies and healthcare providers , between October 2019 to January 2023 Cerebral used pixel tracking technologies, according to the company's Notice of HIPAA Privacy Breach. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Amazon Clinic may delay its nationwide telehealth launch

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

They said customers who decline HIPAA consent on the website are prevented from completing their patient registration with Amazon Clinic and are redirected to a third-party provider information page. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Here's how smaller practices can prepare for continuing telehealth demands

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" However, he cautioned, the relaxation of HIPAA enforcement around telehealth tools "is intended to be time-limited." " "I wouldn't suggest a small practice try and build out a business plan" on non-HIPAA-compliant software, he said. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Remote patient monitoring to gain big momentum in 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The vast majority of hospitals and health systems – 88 percent – have invested in or plan to invest in remote patient monitoring technologies as part of their transition to a value-based care model, according to a 2019 Spyglass Consulting report.

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How athenaTelehealth boosted one hospital's patient and provider satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico, started looking at telehealth options to provide its patients with an on-demand virtual care service with a focus on urgent care-type needs. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. THE PROBLEM.