Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

For example, in the healthcare industry, we have to abide by HIPAA — a law that helps protect the privacy and security of people’s health information. We can’t serve our patients if we don’t ensure that protected health information (PHI) is kept private.

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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

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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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

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

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

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. But poor quality data also happens when every facility uses a different term for a social security number.

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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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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. a richer, more transparent exchange of information among health plans, providers, and technology partners.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

If you’re familiar with the 21st Century Cures Act, then you know that October 6th is a major deadline that requires healthcare providers, health IT developers, HIEs, HINs, and others to share all ePHI (electronic protected health information) in the DRS (Designated Record Set). And the next chapter begins!

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a description of the position: New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2023

But the administrative costs for providers to share this information keep escalating. The healthcare industry’s steady progress toward interoperability and health information exchange promises to improve data exchange to address these challenges. The definition of quality here includes four specific pillars.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Here’s a description of the position: New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) is a not-for-profit organization working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare by collaboratively leading, connecting, and integrating health information exchange across the State.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

That process will involve working with seven current Qualified Health Information Network candidates, along with any future QHIN applicants. Five in six (83%) of hospital executives are worried about losing business to ambulatory surgery centers, according to survey data from Alexander Group.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

JUNE 27, 2018

Some observers say there are ulterior motives – for instance see these 30 seconds of Yale cardiologist Harlan Krumholz at Connected Health 2016, on how a health system CEO told him flat out: “You don’t understand – why would we want to make it easy for people to get their health data?

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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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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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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 7, 2023

Legal and regulatory issues: Telemedicine involves the exchange of sensitive health information across jurisdictions and platforms, necessitating attention to privacy, security, consent, liability, reimbursement, licensing, and accreditation. Telemedicine: Definition, uses, benefits, and more. Merriam-Webster (2023). CDC (2020).

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GlobalMed

OCTOBER 5, 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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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 10, 2024

Understanding Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of technology to collect and transmit patient health data from remote locations to healthcare providers for assessment and intervention.

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Health Populi

APRIL 24, 2019

” In addition, there is a growing risk of cybersecurity hacks of patients’ personal health information, with stories reaching local news media on a regular basis. Health consumers in America in the post Facebook/Cambridge Analytica era are much more attuned to privacy and cybersecurity risks of personal health data.

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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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Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 24, 2022

clarify explanation of each structureDefinition profile cleanup examples with explicit slice use to eliminate validation warnings add some oAuth AuditEvent examples fix the Actor definitions switch to new IHE template Trial Implementation - Sharing Valuesets, Codes, and Maps (SVCM) Release 1.5.0 was released. Converted from PDF to a FHIR IG.

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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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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Our new data shows that the public has a definite opinion about what issues they feel companies should address and the social impact bar has been set high,” according to Amy Terpeluk, senior partner at Finn Partners. companies’ reputations for social good, the project’s press release explains.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 29, 2023

While many articles describe how patient gateways and portals can better serve the medical community, this article will also discuss behavioral health, substance use, and mental health applications. Here are some key ways in which patient gateways have become available for mental health: Improved Access to Mental Health Information.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Patient portals and personal health records (PHRs) have both received considerable praise for their role in increasing patient engagement. However, distinguishing between the two forms of health IT tools can often be difficult, due to nebulous definitions and overlapping features.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The content of this article is taken from a panel Kno2 hosted as part of the recent Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference , in collaboration with DirectTrust™ within a track dedicated to the sharing of health data to advance health equity. He remarked that providers actually have a great appetite for data!

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2015

And often considered an important part of health IT initiatives and clinical care services. mHealth is term used to describe the use of wireless and mobile devices to generate, aggregate and disseminate health information. Interoperability is NOT the same thing as health information exchange.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

While my boss probably sent me with the purpose of evangelizing the idea of telehealth at each opportunity, I spent much of my time in wonderment of the brilliant (and often bizarre) world of health information exchange. Kaiser has mountains upon mountains of longitudinal, real-world health information.

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Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology. Health Care Law and Consulting. The Harlow Group LLC.

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Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Micky is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative , a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company ( @MAeHC_org ), and is a nationally recognized leader in health information technology.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Some background articles: Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System (HCS) Data Classification - a key vector enabling rich Security and Privacy controls and other articles on my topics page Recommendation for setting confidentiatlityCode So. M", because the content is less sensitive than normal, but still medical.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

On October 6, 2022, the healthcare and health IT community woke to a new reality – one in which electronic health information (EHI) included far more than it did the day before. . The expanded definition of EHI now includes virtually any health information tied to an individual that is used in decision making.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 3, 2016

There are many standards efforts to develop support for Patient directed Authorization to their health data. Opt-in for Legally Protected Data (ALL) HITE-CT Opt-In for Legally Protected Data 1.3.6.1.4.1. I will be writing a few articles about these efforts. HITE-CT Opt-Out Routine Care 1.3.6.1.4.1. 38571.2.1.3.2

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

Apple Health: Apple Health, or Apple HealthKit, is a preinstalled app on Apple Watch and all iOS8 devices that contains an easy-to-read dashboard for a person’s fitness and health data. FSMB has and will continue to play a key role in regulating the telehealth industry.

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