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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

The most notable approval is USCDI v3, and others include two implementation guides from CMS for Quality Reporting Document Architecture and three HL7 standards (for C-CDA, FHIR, and QRDA). ONC has approved six standards as part of its annual annual Standards Version Advancement Process.

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Impractical or Inadequate: Is Your Virtual Care Solution Good Enough?

GlobalMed

Cybercrime has been on the rise in healthcare and introducing video tools that aren’t secure or even HIPAA compliant has opened a door to attacks. These tools also lack the software and medical device capabilities needed to support specialty or disease-specific care.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Many healthcare facilities and smaller clinics offer remote monitoring devices or kits, as per a patient’s need. These platforms are HIPAA compliant and offer integration with devices and EMRs. Preferred functionalities to manage remote care.

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AWS physician expert talks new use cases for telehealth, machine learning, cloud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, telehealth can allow physicians to provide remote care to patients in the moments after a stroke or a heart attack until paramedics arrive. When it's not clear whether an emergency visit is required, physicians can conduct remote consultations with patients to determine the best course of action.