HHS ushered in the first group of TEFCA's Qualified Health Information Networks
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
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FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
HHS ushered in the first group of TEFCA's Qualified Health Information Networks aburky Mon, 02/13/2023 - 17:25
Digital Health Global
JANUARY 16, 2024
Recognizing the impact these platforms can have on shaping public understanding of health matters, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has put forth essential principles and attributes in their paper titled “ Identifying Credible Sources of Health Information in Social Media: Principles and Attributes.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The expiration of such flexibilities, said the groups, could abruptly prevent some patients from seeing their doctors virtually – a particularly troubling matter for immunocompromised people still at risk for COVID-19. Health systems such as Intermountain Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, Mass General Brigham and Nemours Children's Health.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
The information that consumers share online, including sensitive health data, is being collected, shared with third parties and sold, often without consumers’ awareness, and that is putting consumers’ privacy and data at risk, according to many federal lawmakers and consumer groups.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 1, 2019
Facebook announced changes to its platform that it says will give users more privacy when discussing health conditions or sharing health information in closed groups.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 24, 2020
Group Therapy and HIPAA Privacy Rule Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a healthcare provider may use and disclose protected health information (PHI), without individual written authorization, if the use or disclosure is a treatment disclosure. This general rule applies to … Read more.
Digital Health Global
JULY 20, 2023
Chronic pain management provider utilizes digital health IT solutions across the organization for improved workflows WESTBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS With healow CHECK-IN, our patients can now check-in for their appointments and update demographic information from the comfort of their own home or vehicle.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 24, 2020
Group Therapy and the HIPAA Privacy Rule Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a healthcare provider may use and disclose protected health information (PHI), without individual written authorization, if the use or disclosure is a treatment disclosure. The post Group Therapy appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 7, 2022
Recent acquisitions will help advance HealthMark’s mission to transform the patient information journey through an efficient, compliant and patient-centric approach to digital health information management. This is HealthMark Group’s third strategic acquisition in the release of information space over the past 15 months.
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article AHIMA and Provider Groups Call for Enhanced Security and Clarification On Information Blocking Rule appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 21, 2020
Samitivej and BNH Group of Hospitals operate under Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), the largest private hospital network in Thailand. Under the Samitivej and BNH group, there are a total of seven hospitals – five in Bangkok and two in the Eastern part of the country. Approaches to the pandemic: BIDI and Samitivej.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it had awarded almost $55 million total toward virtual care at 29 centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 16, 2018
The Trump Administration’s removal of LGBT health information from HHS websites has drawn fire from a group of Democratic U.S. senators led by Dianne Feinstein, Tammy Baldwin and Patty Murray.
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 17, 2024
We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
WHY IT MATTERS ATA announced Monday that it is releasing new tools developed under the guidance of its Advisory Group on Using Telehealth to Eliminate Disparities and Inequities to help decision-makers target and fund interventions that address the economic burden of inaction and improve the health of communities.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 24, 2023
The organization’s 5,000+ physicians, who are treating people across the socioeconomic spectrum, believe that comprehensive health information is crucial to deliver high-quality care for their patients. Any patient should be able to see a physician or care provider without spending valuable time recounting their history.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 21, 2024
"Chinese cyber actors, including a group known as Volt Typhoon, are burrowing deep into our critical infrastructure to be ready to launch destructive cyberattacks in the event of a major crisis or conflict with the United States," she said in her opening statement. ON THE RECORD "The U.S.
Health Populi
MARCH 18, 2024
Patients’ willingness to share their personal health information is eroding, varying by age group and race/ethnicity along with the kind of organizations folks would share with. The most common home-test by far has been for COVID-19, with other kinds of DTC diagnostic testing still lagging well behind.
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Vyne Medical, a leading provider of health information exchange and electronic healthcare communication management solutions, today announced the acquisition of Ahana Health and its connected care technology. Illegal copying is prohibited.
Digital Health Global
JANUARY 30, 2024
The statewide nonprofit health information organization will send and receive Admit, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) notifications at no cost for most CalHHS Data Exchange Framework (DxF) participants through new exchange EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The following is a guest article by Dotty Bollinger, JD, Healthcare Compliance Consultant, Compliancy Group The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a settlement with Doctors’ Management Services after the healthcare vendor succumbed to a ransomware attack. 21CO) faced a $2.3
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
On the negative side of digital health consumer-think, consumers highlight risk above all in the dark side of digital, following by artificial intelligence, privacy, and data protection. To that end, most workers would be willing to share their personal health information to ensure high quality care and receive customized services.
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 27, 2023
About Verisma With Verisma® services and technology, health information managers elevate their organization’s method of securely disclosing confidential information to patients, attorneys, and other third parties. ScanSTAT is a proud partner to some of the industry’s best electronic health record (EHR) systems.
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
However, the industry has stalled on connecting many hospitals and ambulatory providers to a national network – and the challenge is greater among other types of care provider groups (post-acute care, home health, and emergency medical services, for example), other stakeholder groups (including payers and federal agencies), and consumers.
E-CareManagement
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Lawrence Garber MD, Internist/Medical Director for Informatics, Reliant Medical Group. The post Health Data Privacy Shouldn’t Mean “Stuff your health information in your mattress” [Quote] appeared first on e-CareManagement blog. Comment at ONC JASON Task Force , July 2014.
Health Populi
JANUARY 28, 2020
The vast majority of older people, across the age groups, use their smartphones every day: most commonly, to send or receive emails, to get directions or traffic information, or to surf the web for news, information, or social networking. Half of older people with a home assistant use them every day, across all age groups.
Health Populi
MARCH 2, 2021
The first chart illustrates consumers’ use of digital health tools, showing that online health information and online provider reviews. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking.
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Hospital records contain sensitive data, including diagnostic details and sensitive personal health information. This information must be protected to avoid any legal implications and ensure compliance with privacy regulatory laws, like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
adults 18 and over to determine peoples’ perspectives on personal health information in light of their pandemic era experiences. This study re-confirms the current state of the health consumer who has a “concerned embrace” of technology. That brings us to another of the four health citizenship pillars: trust.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 31, 2023
State laws and policies should also define consumer health data with the uniform language defined as protected health information under HIPAA, the group said in its announcement this week. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
Health Populi
JANUARY 27, 2022
For some historical context, the authors (all affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania [medical school or Wharton (business school)] start with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which served up privacy protections based on the health information technology of the time.
Health Populi
JUNE 6, 2019
rural residents’ access to broadband at home continues to lag behind urban and suburban dwellers, the Pew Research Group noted in a May 2019 research note on Americans’ use of technology. Health Populi’s Hot Points: There’s a new social determinant of health in town, and it’s broadband connectivity. In the U.S.,
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
adults 18 and over to determine peoples’ perspectives on personal health information in light of their pandemic era experiences. This study re-confirms the current state of the health consumer who has a “concerned embrace” of technology. That brings us to another of the four health citizenship pillars: trust.
Lloyd Price
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
One approach might be to revise health care privacy law to prohibit groups from profiting from health data or algorithms that crunch it. Algorithms predicting health risk are likely “the way of the future,” she said. But that won’t keep tech companies from making predictions based on whatever they can access.
Health Populi
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Patients searching online for health information and health care provider reviews is mainstream in 2019. Digital health tracking is now adopted by 4 in 10 U.S. Rock Health’s Digital Health Consumer Adoption Report for 2019 was developed in collaboration with the Stanford Medicine Center for Digital Health.
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 29, 2018
In comments to the HHS Office of Inspector General, Athenahealth said allowing providers to purchase data would establish “a true functioning market for the exchange of health information." Meanwhile, several other IT groups want OIG to allow providers to donate cybersecurity tools.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 12, 2021
Cuomo's proposal would make permanent many flexibilities that are currently in place during the COVID-19 public health emergency. " WHY IT MATTERS. They would also ensure telehealth is reimbursed at rates that "incentivize use" and require provider disclosure about whether they provide virtual services.
Health Populi
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
The top-demanded health consumer digital health applications included, The ability to find doctors and make appointments online, for 51% of people. The ability to access all of my health information online, 51%. Finally, 33% of Americans are comfortable (net) sharing their health information with tech companies.
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others.
Digital Health Global
MARCH 27, 2023
This helps enhance the healthcare experience for consumers by reducing redundancies as people go from one care setting to another and, as appropriate, giving providers easier access to previous health information. The Virtual-First plan is accessible through the Sydney Health SM app.
Health Populi
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
The conclusion: that “groups commonly targeted by voting restriction laws — those with low incomes, who are racial minorities, and who are young — are also less likely to be insured in states with more voting restrictions.”
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Solution to be integrated into Vyne Medical’s Refyne platform Vyne Medical, a leading provider of health information exchange and electronic healthcare communication management solutions, today announced the acquisition of Ahana Health and its connected care technology.
Health Populi
MAY 2, 2019
The graphic is based on work done by Juhan Sonin of GoInvo , a group that does brilliant work on health data design that’s vigilantly people-focused. GoInvo has been working for a long time on how to communicate health and healthcare data in enchanting ways.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
According to the FTC, GoodRx has been funneling personal health information from these consumers to advertising companies and platforms such as Facebook, Google and Criteo, along with other third parties such as Branch and Twilio. More than 55 million consumers have visited or used GoodRx’s website or mobile apps since 2017.
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