Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the long-anticipated ONC Cures Act Final Rule for health data interoperability. That’s a wonky phrase that translates, simply put, into how our health data will be made available to us patients, consumers, health plan members, caregivers all.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Rock Health’s research has tracked peoples’ use of telemedicine, wearable technology, digital health tracking, and online health information since 2015, and the results this round show relative flattening of adoption across these various tools. What do health trackers track, then? Facebook down 4 points.

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Health Populi

APRIL 30, 2018

Three-fourths of healthcare providers experienced a data breach in 2017, according to the HIMSS 2018 Cybersecurity Survey. Health data insecurity is the new normal. I explain th e current state of cybersecurity and health data insecurity in a new HIMSS blog linked here. You can read the full HIMSS blog here.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

For quite some time, giant technology companies have struggled to get a foothold in the healthcare business, but with relatively little success. Now, if one Google executive is to be believed, these giants may have finally concluded that at least where the EHR market is concerned, they have thrown in the towel. On the other […].

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Lloyd Price

MARCH 24, 2024

LLMs are essentially AI models trained on massive amounts of health data and text. What can Personal health LLMs do? Health Coaching: Imagine a virtual coach that can analyze your health data (with your permission, of course) and provide personalized recommendations for diet, exercise, and overall well-being.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

” As OED evolves the definition of PPE, the wordsmiths could borrow from OSHA’s website , noting that PPE, “is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. In May 2020, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) re-visited the acronym, “PPE.” In the U.S.,

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2023

HCA Healthcare , one of the leading providers of care in 20 states and in the United Kingdom, has smartly been investing to improve the quality of the health data they collect. When you say the words ‘data quality’ to people, they interpret it differently,” said Dr. Jirjis. That is a much more complex data quality challenge.”

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Medicine and Technology

JUNE 3, 2014

Yesterday, the FDA announced a new initiative called openFDA to give developers, health care researchers, clinicians, and the public access to important public health data. openFDA is currently in beta, but it's definitely looking quite promising.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

APIs can enable “Data liberación,” a concept proposed by Todd Park when he worked in the Obama administration. Without securing patients’ personal health data leveraging APIs, those intimate details are highly hackable explained in All That we Let In , a report from Knight Ink and Appr0ov.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This is a big step forward for QHINs who can now start sharing health data. HTI-1 Final Rule Appropriately, we’ve been breaking down what health IT and EHR vendors need to expect when it comes to HTI-1 in our Healthcare Regulatory Talk series.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

According to vice president Ted Hill, it can modernize how public health agencies serve today’s needs. Casetivity can ingest, standardize, and share health data. The variety of organizations that provide data (clinical settings, labs, community-based organizations, etc.)

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Quality and Finance departments have different definitions for the same metric, and […]. They are seemingly impossible to define with just the right inclusion and exclusion criteria to satisfy everybody in the organization.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Note that social media ranks very much last here…although social media is now seen as embedded into consumers’ definition of “technology.”

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“The security of online data is the top consideration for consumers across many forms of online activities including email, search, social media, banking, shopping and dating”… and using health apps. Those privacy nuances and concerns vary by activity, shown in the first chart here from the study.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

The HHS also outlines its intentions to seek funding from Congress to provide the necessary resources to protect our health system. I agree that healthcare organizations can definitely use the resources, as they are faced with reduced margins.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

While the EHR Association has long supported the goals of the proposed rule, called Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing Proposed Rule (HTI-1), we have a number of real concerns about the impact it would have on the industry if finalized as proposed.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Read more… How Will Data Utilities Evolve ? Experts agreed that health data utilities are in their early stages but will start to see additional value when they engage with government agencies in their communities and enable data sharing across state lines. Definitions for SDoH vary and are often changing.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 29, 2023

How Remote Patient Monitoring Helps Deliver Effective Virtual Healthcare Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a technology-based healthcare type that involves using digital devices and applications to collect and transmit patient health data remotely. RPM can be an effective tool for delivering virtual healthcare in several ways.

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Digital Health Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

An absolute firework show of a joint report between STAT and The Markup cast a spotlight on telehealth companies sharing sensitive patient information with advertisers, and it definitely wasn’t a good look for some of the biggest names in the space.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2019

The former can be thought of as software-as-medicine, and the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (yes, there’s now an industry association for the field) illustrates their broad definition of the concept in the diagram here.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

RPM is the use of electronic equipment or digital technologies to gather and monitor patient-generated health data, and transfer the data to their healthcare provider for diagnosis, assessment and recommendations. The data collected by RPM devices is usually automatically submitted to HCPs.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

For example, the definition of EHI and how it applies to various data isn’t clear and how the 8 exceptions apply is also confusing to many. Not to mention guides to protect sensitive health records such as substance abuse disorder, adolescent, mental health, and reproductive information.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This simple process can allow medical and behavioral professionals to comment on readings or offer broad guidance related to devices that do not transmit digital information and therefore are not included in the definition of wearable devices. Encourage the client to toggle off data sharing with developers of the device.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Privacy literacy, understanding HIPAA and the importance of personal health data security and control; and, of course, Foundational literacy – the reading, writing, and arithmetic basics that form traditional definitions of “literacy.”

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Xealth

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Lyft or Uber), pantry access guidance in food deserts, and remote cardiac care are a few ways health systems can better serve those patients who must be engaged creatively, sensitively, and outside of the traditional healthcare setting. A health data aggregation platform can be the engine of holistic patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 19, 2022

Joint technology solution will deliver an integrated data interoperability platform that streamlines data acquisition and delivers clean, actionable, and intelligent data.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 9, 2024

Introduction to Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and conceptual overview RPM is a transformative approach in healthcare that utilizes technology to monitor patients outside of conventional clinical settings.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Health consumer, patient, and caregiver literacy for and acceptance of digital health work- and life-flows. Lack of data interoperability, and. Health data and privacy considerations, especially due to varying state laws that fragment a Federal/national approach to personal data protection.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 7, 2023

Additionally, the integration of wearable devices and remote patient monitoring systems will further expand the capabilities of telemedicine, allowing for continuous tracking of vital signs and health data. Telemedicine: Definition, uses, benefits, and more. Telemedicine Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

Introduction to Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of digital technologies to collect health data from individuals in one location and transmit it to healthcare providers in another location for assessment and intervention.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 27, 2023

One of the most significant trends in healthcare is that patients are increasingly willing to share their health data if in return they see a benefit to themselves and to the community 6. This variety means that it is difficult to create a definitive profile, which is a barrier to interoperability at the European level” 11.

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Lloyd Price

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Digital health data platforms, vital for AI companies requiring live datasets, and precision medicine companies focusing on genetic testing and personalised medicine, are anticipated to draw interest for their potential to drive innovation and improve patient outcomes. While challenges persist, there is definitely optimism.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

. – February 26, 2020 – GlobalMed, a leading provider of virtual health solutions, today announced that it will showcase integration enhancements to its virtual health platform eNcounter®, introduce a backpack telehealth exam station, and offer a lighter, more affordable exam camera at HIMSS20, March 9-13 in Orlando, FL.

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Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2019

Health consumers in America in the post Facebook/Cambridge Analytica era are much more attuned to privacy and cybersecurity risks of personal health data. health citizens in feeling more comfortable sharing their personal data: The company would place data in the most secure data protection system available.

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GlobalMed

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The data exchange you expected – and need – isn’t an option. This scenario has become the standard in today’s virtual health programs. But this kind of integration isn’t complete and it definitely doesn’t enable interoperability. The Danger of Integration Limitations. So here’s some good news.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2023

This is definitely just the start. While the new AI options feels like an overnight success, Navani did reference that Turing was doing some of the first AI learning models in World War II as is depicted in the move The Imitation Game (which you should definitely watch if you haven’t seen it).

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Lloyd Price

JULY 22, 2023

Wearable devices: These are devices that are worn on the body and can track health data such as heart rate, sleep, and activity levels. Health information technology (HIT): This refers to the use of information technology to store, manage, and analyze healthcare data.

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