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Bonus Features – September 25, 2022 – More than 90% of patients prefer providers who offer telemedicine, Sequoia Project releases info blocking resources, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The resources include a primer on the expanded definition of electronic health information, which goes into effect October 6, and its operational implications for vendors and healthcare providers. Mardjuki returns to the company he co-founded before leaving for leadership roles at Box and American Express.

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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

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. I agree that healthcare organizations can definitely use the resources, as they are faced with reduced margins.

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Implementation Of Telehealth Services Update: Survey

BHM Healthcare Solutions

A new survey exams the attitudes, perspectives, and plans of healthcare leadership that are shaping telemedicine’s application, value, and potential. These differing definitions of the term impact adoption, he said. Payers are rapidly becoming educated in telehealth and are keen on closing telehealth gap.

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Permanent Changes to Healthcare Because of COVID-19 – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 34

Healthcare IT Today

Ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but the healthcare world has definitely been turned upside down thanks to COVID-19. For the 34th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Permanent Changes to Healthcare Because of COVID-19. Is anything in healthcare the same since COVID-19? Regulations have been relaxed.

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How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Under her leadership, Hims & Hers was able to stand up multiple services during the pandemic, as well. We follow HIPAA guidelines and employ strict access controls. It was definitely more challenging than bringing primary care services to the platform. With that said, this is a fast-growing business within our company.

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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Jon Maack, President at Definitive Healthcare Healthcare data is growing at an unwieldy pace – it currently accounts for about one-third of the world’s data volume, and is expected to reach 175 zettabytes globally by 2025. We will continue to see a shift where interoperability is the foundation for limitless innovation.

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Podcast Interview with CIO James Wellman, Part 2: “You Can’t Hide from This.”

Health System CIO

It is also HIPAA compliant. It was good timing; we felt it was important to have a definitive solution bec. We use it for multiple briefings each week at predetermined times. And when people ask questions, we know who’s on the call. It’s a good alternative should we experience any issues with Zoom.

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