Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Preventive care delivery platform Fullscript has joined the athenahealth Marketplace app store.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

As digital health industry stakeholders will be convening at the 2021 annual HIMSS conference in Las Vegas and digitally, this report is well-timed to give us a level-set on just “where” U.S. health citizens are with respect to their medical information. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

Importance of HIPAA Compliance One key area of healthcare compliance is HIPAA compliance. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for protecting sensitive patient information and ensuring the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI).

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 16, 2023

Those advertising companies include Google, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, and many more, which are immune to HIPAA violations because they are not covered entities. A 2019 study documented that 20% of LatinX smartphone users were more likely to use a health app than Caucasians. ” JMIR Mental Health 7, no. What Is Privacy?,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2021. According to the company's website, the software integrates into a provider's electronic health record, allowing for electronic, HIPAA-compliant patient reports to be transferred into an EHR system.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

More granularly, most consumers (over two-thirds) were concerned about allowing apps or sites to access their location data, online banking, accepting cookies on sites, creating new accounts on apps or sites, sharing health information with apps or sites, online shopping, paying bills, and so on. Few people in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

In fact, a recent JAMA Health Forum report indicates that from 2016 to 2021, the annual number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector more than doubled. He has his Masters in Information Security and holds CCISSP, CISA, CHC, CRISC, and ITIL-F certifications.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to the FTC, GoodRx has been funneling personal health information from these consumers to advertising companies and platforms such as Facebook, Google and Criteo, along with other third parties such as Branch and Twilio. More than 55 million consumers have visited or used GoodRx’s website or mobile apps since 2017.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The first chart illustrates consumers’ use of digital health tools, showing that online health information and online provider reviews. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking. Tech companies are much better capitalized than health systems.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Results are promptly delivered online in a secure, HIPAA-compliant, and most importantly, easy-to-understand way. Once the test results have been received, all INDICAID health patients can – at no extra cost – connect virtually with a board-certified healthcare provider who can give guidance and treatment options.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

State documents define rules for collecting, storing, processing, and transmitting medical information. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

” Unprecedented in telehealth history, the sharing of sensitive health information in early 2023 is poised to shatter provider naivete about working for large-scale business entities entering healthcare. As a result, Respondent earned over $345 million in revenue in 2020, and over $720 million in revenue in 2021.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The following is a guest article by Lauren Riplinger, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The black market price tag of stolen protected health information (PHI) can go for $60 a record, compared to roughly $1 for a credit card or social security number. Right now, some of you may be thinking, “We’re safe; our video-only solution wasn’t HIPAA compliant at first but it definitely is now.” NIST 800-66 – HIPAA.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 7, 2023

Legal and regulatory issues: Telemedicine involves the exchange of sensitive health information across jurisdictions and platforms, necessitating attention to privacy, security, consent, liability, reimbursement, licensing, and accreditation. References: Medical News Today (2021). WebMD (2021). Merriam-Webster (2023).

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Hackers acquired access to parts of their network that had the protected health information of 2.4 The second-largest data breach was reported by Practicefirst, a New York business associate of multiple HIPAA-covered entities. 2021, December 30). July 2021 healthcare data breach report. 2021, August 23).

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In its September 2021 guidance, DOPL confirmed that: Any healthcare professional may provide telehealth services in or into Idaho, so long as the healthcare professional is licensed or registered and in good standing with another U.S. state or jurisdiction and acting in good faith. 54-5703(6)).

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

That policy was made permanent in 2021. If not mandated by a payor, telehealth abortion services usually involve HIPAA-compliant, text-based interactions. Companies are not considered covered entities under HIPAA. The concern stems from classifying apps as educational or self-help rather than used for diagnosis or treatment.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 20, 2023

That policy was made permanent in 2021. If not mandated by a payor, telehealth abortion services usually involve HIPAA-compliant, text-based interactions. Companies are not considered covered entities under HIPAA. The concern stems from classifying apps as educational or self-help rather than used for diagnosis or treatment.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

It invites users to select a mental health plan of services from its homepage for $5.83 In 2021, the company merged with Ginger, an online mental health platform, in a deal that led to the valuation of the combined company at $3 billion. Headspace offers services directly to consumers as well as to employers.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2023

Some of the latest technologies or security approaches that every healthcare organization should have in place to address cybersecurity threats are automatic data retention periods for protected health information for SaaS-based tools like file storage and communication.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But many patients are, in fact, unhappy with the current state: 49% of all adults and 74% of millennials would consider switching providers for a better payment experience, according to InstaMed’s 2021 annual consumer survey on healthcare payments.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In 2021, healthcare data breaches impacted 45 million people. The Department of Health and Human Service’s (HHS) Office for Civil Rights received reports of 63 breaches of 500+ records in September 2022. increase from 2021. While AI will increase effectiveness and efficiency, some worry about the cost. Consider the numbers.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework (CA DxF) is a novel statewide data-sharing agreement between healthcare providers, health plans, laboratories, government agencies, and social service programs. It was established through CA Assembly Bill 133 in 2021. Is this just another HIE?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

Microsoft took a step to address health data interoperability with Azure API for FHIR in 2019. The company's next evolution of that journey is Azure Health Data Services. Companies including Teladoc Health and Ovation Medical will use these new capabilities, which build on offerings rolled out in 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

By contrast, there are HIPAA-compliant ways to use texting to convey information to patients. "There are many use cases that don't include [protected health information] that will get way higher compliance." "It could be the difference between achieving herd immunity in 2021, or not," he predicted.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Traditionally, we think about interoperability as HIEs (health information exchanges), but in 2024 I expect to see new models emerge. Within healthcare, the technology and expertise exist to help providers, payers, public health, health information exchanges, and healthcare IT companies exchange data.

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