Sun.Sep 20, 2020

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Health Consumers Keen to Share and Download Data, But Privacy Remains a Concern

Health Populi

People in the U.S. are growing their health IT muscles and literacy, accelerated in the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier. Pew collaborated with Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research to conduct a survey in June and July 2020 among 1,213 U.S. adults 18 and over to determine peoples’ p

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Versius surgical robotic system launched in France

Mobi Health News

The robotic technology will be used to conduct procedures such as hernia repair surgeries, prostatectomies and hysterectomies.

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Digital engagement and transformation of healthcare in Singapore

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

COVID-19 has pushed digital health technologies such as telehealth and remote monitoring /virtual care into the fore, and the nation-state of Singapore is no exception. Its ‘whole of society’ approach to combating the pandemic, in which the government, private sector and citizens come together as a unit has resulted in an extremely low fatality rate of 0.05% (27 deaths out of more than 57,000 cases at the time of writing).

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Aging in place – what goes around comes around -- maybe

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Aging in place – the latest trend. Rant on. People want to age in place – just ask them, as AARP did in 2018. Of course, in the not-cited part of that survey, only 59% expected to be able to do so. Little did they know that a pandemic was coming, that visiting with aging family would become a nightmare – with people unable to see their relatives for many months.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Secure asynchronous messaging - the future of patient portals?

Lloyd Price

An interesting study entitled "Patient portal messaging for care coordination: a qualitative study of perspectives of experienced users with chronic conditions" by Jennifer L. Hefner, Sarah R. MacEwan, Alison Biltz & Cynthia J. Sieck has highlighted the importance of secure asynchronous messaging as potentially the future of patient portals.