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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services – Ambulatory Care Network , and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) When Alex was brought into L.A. He has been practicing in this field for over 15 years.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

State documents define rules for collecting, storing, processing, and transmitting medical information. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards.

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HHS Fact sheet on Ransomware and HIPAA

Healthcare Exchange Standards

HHS has produced an 8 page fact-sheet on Ransomeware and HIPAA that is fantastic. Just 8 pages, packed with very readable, reasonable, reasoned, and backed by long standing Security and Privacy HIPAA Regulation. It is so good that I have very little to say as any emphasis I would add is already in the 8 pages.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

As healthcare systems and providers modernize (or build) their technology stacks, it will be more important than ever to prioritize privacy and to understand new regulations at the state level, from HIPAA, and from the FTC. The AHA’s aim was to reduce unnecessary documentation and streamline the coding process.

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Revolutionizing Hypertension Care with Remote Patient Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

With stringent encryption standards and adherence to regulations like HIPAA, RPM ensures that personal health information is securely managed and protected. Compatibility Adopt interoperability standards for smooth integration with existing healthcare infrastructures.

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The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

But when dealing with all of the many things that providers do and the highly important health information about patients, something as simple as selecting a communication platform becomes a very tricky situation. How do you maintain the security and privacy of your patient’s health information as cyberattacks continue to climb?

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Bonus Features – July 24, 2022 – OCR resolves 11 HIPAA enforcement actions, ONC releases USCDI v3, and more

Healthcare IT Today

The HHS Office for Civil Rights resolved 11 investigations as part of its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative , issuing fines ranging from $3,500 for a Massachusetts psychiatric consultant to $240,000 for the 17-hospital Memorial Hermann Health System. “It ONC released the United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 3 (USCDI v3).

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