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HC3 warns of Clop ransomware targeting medical images

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center said in its latest analysis that the Clop ransomware gang has shifted tactics, directly impacting the healthcare and public health sector. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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Study of 36.5M people reveals huge jump in pandemic telehealth use

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Using data from Blue Health Intelligence data repository – an independent data and analytics company that is a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association – researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health compared claims data from March through June 2019 with March through June 2020.

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Pandemic era telehealth grew most in wealthy and metro areas, RAND study shows

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That study, Who Is (and Isn't) Receiving Telemedicine Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic , adds to an already substantial body of evidence that the public health emergency is exacerbating disparities in access and use of technology-enabled healthcare. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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CareCloud CEO predicts what's around the corner for telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

What's less certain, however, is what that utilization will look like in the future, particularly as the end of the public health emergency looms. Hadi Chaudhry sat down with Healthcare IT News to share his perspective and weigh in on what needs to happen to safeguard access to virtual care beyond the end of COVID-19.

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ATA opposes DEA proposed rule on post-PHE online Rx

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WHY IT MATTERS The DEA says it is expanding patient access to critical therapies beyond the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency – except for the remote prescription of controlled substances. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. But, it didn't happen. Mark Warner, D-Va.

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CDC: Telehealth visits more than doubled in March 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday found a 154% increase in telehealth visits during the last week of March 2020, compared with the same time period in 2019. Using de-identified patient data from Amwell, Teladoc Health, MDLive and Doctor On Demand, the CDC found that about 1.6 " WHY IT MATTERS.

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Milwaukee County Addresses Health Equity with Data and GIS Technology

Healthcare IT Today

They are now incorporating an equity lens into other areas of public health. Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity recently to sit down with Zachary Swingen, Lead GIS Coordinator at Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management. We wanted to learn more about their pioneering work combining health equity and GIS technology.