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Epic launches new telehealth service with Twilio

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Based on Twilio’s Programmable Video API, the service will give healthcare professionals the ability to launch video visits with patients and to update clinical documentation and review patient histories within Epic EHR workflows. The technology could also help primary care practices avoid closure as business slows.

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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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The Ins and Outs of Healthcare Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

As cases are automated on communication platforms, there is a growing need to interoperably share care plans for patients/persons beyond the case worker team and out within the community’s ecosystem of stakeholders.

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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

Healthcare IT Today

Hearing about these pain points from stakeholders is why I’d “repackage HIPAA” if I were a regulator for a day. In that manner, businesses that remained “outside of the purview of HIPAA” would be impacted. Conversely, people wouldn’t spend time trying to remain “outside of regulations.”

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How Automated Lineage Improves Healthcare Data

Healthcare IT Today

The staff will diagnose and treat you, but care is time sensitive and costly. Now consider routine checkups with your primary care physician, who knows your history and has access to your medical records. Greater visibility enables proactive care and preventative measures to anticipate and mitigate health concerns.

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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. Regular Interval Patients: The delivery of consistent and high-priority issues to the documents increases the value of the time and care, bringing the person to the normal light.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

When a PHR is connected to the patient’s legal medical record it is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.” With all of these data storage options and ongoing industry struggles with interoperability,there are many opportunities for data to become siloed.