Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 20, 2023
When the sector is set to face shortages of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, generative AI could alleviate administrative work, such as summarizing patient calls and managing electronic health records (EHRs), to allow medical staff to focus on improving patient care.
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 27, 2023
HIPAA includes a requirement for MINIMUM NECESSARY ACCESS. Everyone knows that HIPAA requires patient information to be kept private and not shared with friends, family members, or anyone else without the patient’s authorization. HIPAA requires that computer activity logs be reviewed to identify unauthorized or inappropriate access.
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Healthcare IT Today
JULY 30, 2020
Usually, HIPAA violations are part of the background noise of the healthcare business, and few are so large that they prove catastrophic for the entity involved. In the following case, however, a health system has incurred a fine that can’t be taken lightly.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 3, 2023
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is one of the most well-known – though broadly misunderstood – data protection regulations, and it includes stiff penalties for noncompliance. HIPAA plays a role in that protection, but there is a persistent misconception that compliance and security are synonymous.
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Healthcare systems in the clinical setting can immensely benefit from risk evaluation and asking the following questions: What if healthcare providers can’t access patient data when they are using electronic health records (EHR) systems to connect with patients? So, HIPAA may not apply.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, very few clinical areas at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, had established telemedicine programs, and there was little synergy among them and the organization’s Epic enterprise EHR. ” The only HIPAA-compliant vendor Upstate had immediate access to and currently was using was WebEx.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 21, 2020
"BioTelemetry’s leadership in the large and fast growing ambulatory cardiac diagnostics and monitoring market complements our leading position in the hospital. BioTelemetry says it monitors 1.2 million patients a year, with 40,000 sensors shipped each month.
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