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Why Are So Many Healthcare Companies Still Being Breached?

Healthcare IT Today

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.

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Upstate Medical University decreases no-shows by 59% with telehealth, which patients love

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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.

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IKS Health Purchases AQuity Solutions to Create the Most Comprehensive Provider of Administrative, Clinical and Financial Services for Healthcare Organizations in the U.S.

Healthcare IT Today

IKS Health’s market leadership in the ambulatory market will be coupled with AQuity’s market leadership in the acute care market to create an entity that enables Clinicians and their Enterprises to deliver better, safer, more efficient care across the continuum of care delivery.

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Key Skills and Qualifications for a Successful Career in Health IT and How They’ve Evolved with Advancements in Healthcare Technology

Healthcare IT Today

Tom Liddell, CEO at Harmony Healthcare IT A successful career in health IT leadership requires a unique blend of technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and strong communication skills. Being academically strong greatly contributes to a healthcare leadership mindset. HIPAA), and healthcare data and interoperability standards (Ex.,

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Unlike EMRs, requests for access to EHR records can be made by other medical centers. AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards.

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Digital Transformation Relies on Data Center Storage

Healthcare IT Today

At the same time, healthcare systems must meet the rising demand from patients for a personalized, tech-enabled care experience. From telemedicine and AI-enabled devices to integrations with EHRs, data is at the center of it all and needs to be accessible from an uptime, resiliency, and privacy perspective.

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Beth Israel Deaconess creates homegrown telehealth with help from Amazon

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"There was a complete lack of integration with existing clinical workflows and the EHR, which meant that these visits were disconnected from the established health IT environment," he said. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. " The clinical workflows were equally problematic. "That can quickly lead to burnout.