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The Importance of Healthcare Cybersecurity: Best Practices for Protecting Patient Data and Ensuring HIPAA Compliance

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

According to the HIPAA Journal , between 2009 and 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights received reports of 4,419 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records each. Best Practices for Protecting Patient Data and HIPAA Compliance. Why Healthcare Cybersecurity is Important.

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HIPAA Considerations When Adding Video Calling To a Health App

SightCall

For healthcare, rules are defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA regulates how patients’ information must be handled by healthcare professionals (covered entities) and their partners (business associates). Developers Hate HIPAA. Although the U.S.

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Health Data Unbound Virtual Conference

E-CareManagement

Leslie Kelly Hall, Founder, Engaging Patient Strategy & Vice President of Health System Integration, LifeWIRE. Vince Kuraitis, JD, MBA, Principal, Better Health Technologies, LLC. Robert Havasy, Senior Director, Connected Health, HIMSS. Conference Chairpersons. 30+ High-Level Speakers, Including. Steven R. .

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Health Data Unbound Virtual Conference

E-CareManagement

Leslie Kelly Hall, Founder, Engaging Patient Strategy & Vice President of Health System Integration, LifeWIRE. Vince Kuraitis, JD, MBA, Principal, Better Health Technologies, LLC. Robert Havasy, Senior Director, Connected Health, HIMSS. Conference Chairpersons. 30+ High-Level Speakers, Including. Steven R. .

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Healthcare Information In-Security Is the New Normal

Health Populi

I explain th e current state of cybersecurity and health data insecurity in a new HIMSS blog linked here. You’ll see updates on the topic from Ponemon Institute, UPMC’s report on connected healthcare, and Merlin International, weaving the story of American health care’s cyber-deficits.

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Health Consumers Expect Healthcare to be Digital (and Secure), Philips Future Health Index Finds

Health Populi

Being Philips, what underpins that quality and experience is technology; Philips explored telehealth, AI, digital health records (DHRs), and other digital health tools that can engage patients. The Dilemma is the risk of “too little” or “too much” health data being shared.

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FSAs and HSAs Miss Opportunities to Help Americans

Connected Health Initiative

Do you have a guess when menstrual products were first categorized as allowable expenses for health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs)? Long-term data is key to understanding health trends and informing preventive health measures.