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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Use of wearable tech nearly halved, from 33% to 18%, between 2018 and 2020. But even trust in the most trusted steward, my doctor, eroded between 2019 and 2020. To the issue of trusting my doctor to keep my information secure, the survey found a decline from 89% trusting my doctor in 2019 to 83% in 2020.

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VA still facing interoperability, scaling challenges amidst COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

One such issue is interoperability. This was in addition to a massive acceleration of digital transformation, including a thousand-fold surge in telehealth visits from veterans from March through June 2020. "We all have been talking about interoperability, and that will have a profound impact."

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Bonus Features – July 24, 2022 – OCR resolves 11 HIPAA enforcement actions, ONC releases USCDI v3, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The HHS Office for Civil Rights resolved 11 investigations as part of its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative , issuing fines ranging from $3,500 for a Massachusetts psychiatric consultant to $240,000 for the 17-hospital Memorial Hermann Health System. “It ONC released the United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 3 (USCDI v3).

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. Deloitte presented this graphic for an integrated data and analytics platform supporting remote patient monitoring data feeds in a June 2020 report noting that remote patient monitoring could trigger a multi-channel data tsunami.

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By 2020, 1-in-5 Healthcare organisations will adopt Blockchain says new IDC report

Lloyd Price

In essence, blockchain could help reshape healthcare interoperability by serving as a next-generation middleware that couples health data with decentralized, distributed, and immutable qualities, according to a new report by IDC Health Insights. To date, however, the VA has yet to test blockchain related to its massive healthcare system.

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What's next for voice technology in healthcare?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Verification and HIPAA compliance together will make voice-enabled care plans a reality. Standards for voice services interoperability. In September, the Voice Interoperability Initiative was announced, with the intent of enabling consumers to interact with multiple voice services from a single device.

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5 Tips for Advancing Health System Transformation

AMD Telemedicine

When the global health crisis swept across the world in 2020, it forced companies across the industry to utilize digital platforms and technology in order to connect with potential buyers. Adopting these technologies has been slow for some healthcare providers, and data privacy and interoperability remain challenging for some.