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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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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

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The sprawling provider network continues to seek new ways to deliver better care to its members where they live, in their communities and their homes. million veterans interacting with the site, including their personal health data, every month. Evans, VA Office Of Connected Care. At HIMSS20, Dr. Neil C.

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Xealth and Stel Life Team Up, Connecting Patient Health Devices and Care Teams via Cellular Networks

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Enrolling the patients is the first step in any remote patient monitoring (RPM) program, but the data needs to be easily accessible by researchers and care teams. Xealth’s integration into the EHR brings the Stel program into clinical workflows, ensuring that providers have instant access to important health data.

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Cybercriminals seek to take advantage of rapid telehealth scale-up

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"Mass adoption of this technology will lead to new cybercrime focus, with an emphasis on stealing patient data to enable fraud, target health data in ransomware attacks, trick patients in social engineering schemes, and target remote patient monitoring devices," wrote the report authors. THE LARGER TREND.

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The future of telehealth: informatics, scalability and interoperability

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" Even if the home can't be the hospital, community spaces and retail locations can fill in as connected care stations for underserved communities or patients [who] don't have an ideal setup at home. There are similar advantages of using connected devices when managing patients with chronic conditions.

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At HIMSS20, Philips to debut EMS system and AI capabilities for its HealthSuite

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“In emergency situations where seconds count, pre-hospital emergency medical professionals face both clinical and operational challenges in trying to address the needs of patients,” said Roy Jakobs, chief business leader, connected care, at Royal Philips. Secure, cloud-based health data infrastructure.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, Fitbit unveiled a more data-driven personal health subscription service for consumers that, among other features, generates personal reports that a user can download and share with their physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. Myia is an intelligent health monitoring platform for patients with chronic conditions.