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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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Takeaways from ATA’s 2019 Annual Conference and Expo

InTouch Health

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) held its 2019 Annual Conference and Expo from April 14-16, 2019 in New Orleans, LA. Pimintel also said, “As a network, we work hard at keeping leadership engaged. The post Takeaways from ATA’s 2019 Annual Conference and Expo appeared first on InTouch Health.

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Upstate Medical University decreases no-shows by 59% with telehealth, which patients love

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” The only HIPAA-compliant vendor Upstate had immediate access to and currently was using was WebEx. IT, clinical and operational leadership collaborated to create workflows to facilitate the transition to telemedicine and establish virtual connections. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Isn’t It Eyeconic? Vision Care in the Evolving Health Care Ecosystem

Health Populi

It feels like the vision industry is at an inflection point at this moment, I intuited during yesterday’s convening of Decoding the Consumer: The new science of customer behavior, the theme of the 13th annual global leadership summit hosted by Vision Monday, a program of Jobson Medical Information which is part of the WebMD family.

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Q&A with Tom Andriola, Part 1: “We Want to Be Seen as a Source of Truth.”

Health System CIO

Relaxation of HIPAA rules. You’ve been with the organization since 2019, having previously held the CIO role. The leadership at Irvine decided they needed a cabinet level role to be part of the conve. . * Vision to become a “source of truth” for the community. Ramping up telehealth incrementally. Andriola: Sure.

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Amazon healthcare initiatives wake up an industry slow to change

Lloyd Price

"The leadership behind Amazon's healthcare effort is equally put off by over-complications, having been described as 'incredibly allergic to market inefficiency,'" he said. "This Amazon's healthcare forays in 2019 alone include: It introduced Amazon Care, a telemedicine app for its own employees.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

GlobalMed

Senior leadership at a research think tank or a chain of skilled nursing facilities may not understand virtual care’s value. Because of these hurdles, and the uncertainty around HIPAA compliance, some providers have decided to steer clear of telemedicine. Medicare, Medicaid and commercial payers can pay the same service differently.