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Social Media in Healthcare Quality

eHealth

They have some realistic concerns about HIPAA and sharing proprietary information on safety issues. Look for LinkedIn groups, for instance, the Institute for Healthcare Quality. Quality professionals in healthcare including risk management and patient safety are relatively new to social media. But where to start?

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Administrative Simplification and ICD-10: Streamlining Health Care Operations

CMS.gov

By: Christine Stahlecker, Director, Administrative Simplification Group, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. These requirements are in place to lower costs, create uniform electronic standards, and streamline exchanges between health care providers and payers.

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Voice Health Summit Spotlight 2018

Consumer eHealth Engagement

Several organizations are anxiously awaiting for HIPAA compliant voice devices. Maia Ottenstein, Digital Experience Design at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (DICE/design group within the hospital) is working on the “smart patient concierge” which empowers the patient to access assistance and resources on demand.

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Telemedicine Today (#tday): December 2015

American Well

A bipartisan group of senators are “very close” to finishing a bill aimed at increasing Medicare payment for telemedicine services. Brian Schatz told Morning eHealth. The important point here is secure HIPAA compliant messaging, not your traditional text, Skype or Facetime. Senate Telemedicine Bill Getting ‘Close’.