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ATA takes a national stance on how states treat consumer health data

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Following conversations in Washington and state capitals, the American Telemedicine Association published its new Health Data Privacy Principles this week. ATA, which represents the full range of providers that deliver telehealth, has intervened with some states as they grapple with health data privacy legislation, he said.

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Health IoT creates huge opportunities for public health and software companies

The Healthcare Guys

We believe that these are tremendous opportunities for public health and software companies like ours. It is why we are investing so much of our own resources to promote the open design, secure exchange, and value-added analysis of health data systems. In the case of health care they cost lives and money.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

Studies A report from Health Gorilla found that 95% of patients are concerned about the possibility of data breaches affecting their medical records , and 65% distrust “Big Tech” to store their data. Of these patients, 43% followed up with a medical professional – and 82% had their self-diagnosis confirmed.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The platform is being leveraged around the globe by public health departments, academic researchers, health systems and managed care organizations. This ensures valuable health data is not lost, as could happen with a video-only telemedicine service. Another system the vendor offers is Teleisolation.

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Telehealth Visits Can Improve Revenue, But They’re No Cornucopia

Healthcare IT Today

But at least one type of value-based care is getting reimbursed: digital monitoring for behavioral care. Digital delivery of connected care allows services like Dario to provide a huge amount of data to the payers who fund their service. ” How does all this relate to revenue, the topic of this article?

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus. Vivify Pathways is a patient-centered, connected care platform.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

CES 2021 featured some obvious quick-pivoting products that had the pandemic written all over them, with sessions invariably speaking to the way the public health crisis impacted companies and strategic plans. motivating the move of patients from acute care settings to their homes where patients were found to be improving. [For