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Changes to HIPAA, New Data Interoperability Rules, and the Impact of COVID-19 on ROI

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As mentioned previously, we’re taking part on the Virtual AHIMA conference this week. Exploring how things work in the virtual world, we tried something new today and did a text based chat interview with Rita Bowen, VP of Privacy, Compliance and HIM Policy from MRO. In this wide ranging text interview, we talked with Rita […].

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IT Infrastructure Needs in Healthcare

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Yesterday, we shared a number of the insights into the health data and interoperability needs in healthcare. A HIMSS statistic cited the average healthcare system as having 18 EMRs. Until that data is more centralized and secure, it can create challenges for HIM teams, clinicians, and patients.

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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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Christoph Pedain, Business Leader, Hospital Patient Monitoring at Philips By the end of 2024, we will see significant moves by hospitals and health systems embracing readiness for Service-Oriented Device Connectivity (SDC).

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HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) To Investigate Google

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The HHS Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether Google met HIPAA requirements when it pulled together millions of patient records when working with the Ascension health system.

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The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

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The siloed nature of such data repositories can be attributed to various factors, including using different EHR systems, varying data capture standards, and a historical lack of emphasis on system interoperability. The solution to these challenges lies in the adoption of interoperable data systems.

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Top Healthcare IT Today Resources, Articles, Videos, and Podcasts

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2022 Predictions for Healthcare Interoperability – A third predictions post doing so well. Does this mean people cared about RPM and Healthcare Interoperability the most in 2022? What the EMR Industry Can Learn From Facebook – Seems like people care about Facebook and Healthcare. Although, this article is from 2012.

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Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT and Their Regulatory Considerations

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As such, as a regulator for a day, I’d implement critical clarification and updates of HIPAA, its scope and classification when it comes to medical guidance from AI-powered tools, outline the responsibility and liability of AI, and explore the selling of data for profit without transparency and consent.