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NYU Langone Health used its FCC grant to expand Epic-linked telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine is not only cost-effective for both the patient and the hospital, it also can reduce the risk of exposure to disease for all parties, especially during a pandemic. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE. To read this special report, click here.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

They handle data like protected health information (PHI), intellectual property (IP), clinical trial data and payment card data, giving attackers many options to cash in, and healthcare is a critical infrastructure industry that can be hardest hit by ransomware attacks. Ryan Witt, Vice President, Industry Solutions at Proofpoint, Inc.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Further, state-by-state laws requiring in-person meetings between psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatrist collaborators should be reexamined as these can safely take place over video conferences. There will be a separate notice of proposed rulemaking directed at healthcare providers that should be coming out in the near future.

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Avizia CEO Mike Baird on Numbers Narrative Podcast

American Well

I think, probably I and pretty much every listener out there can attest that sometimes when you’re on just an audio call or a conference call with 3 or 5 or 8 people, you’re not getting everyone’s full attention. We can make ad-hoc decisions very quickly because of that underlying technology. That is for sure.