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Cerebral Telehealth: 2023’s Second Largest Patient Data Breach

Telebehavioral Health Institute

.” OCR’s Allegation of Cerebral Telehealth The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the US Health and Human Services department in charge of investigating and sanctioning HIPAA violations, has posted the results of their current investigation of Cerebral. HIPAA investigations don’t occur in a vacuum.

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Eligibility Criteria for Patients and Providers in RPM Medicare

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

RPM uses technology to collect medical and health data from patients in one location and electronically transmit this information securely to healthcare providers in a different location. The data can include vital signs, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, and other significant health metrics.

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Prelude to Health 2.0 2019: Thinking Consumers At the Center of Digital Health Transformation

Health Populi

“Digital transformation” is the corporate strategy flavor of the moment across industries, and the health are sector isn’t immune from the trend. As this 13th year of the annual Health 2.0 ” toward the close of the meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

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Health Consumers Expect Healthcare to be Digital (and Secure), Philips Future Health Index Finds

Health Populi

Using digital tech has improved consumers’ experiences with health care providers across a range of tasks: 53% told Philips it’s easier to schedule appointments, 47% think it’s easier to get test results, 42% receive appointment reminders, and 27% are able to monitor health indicators on their own.

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Telehealth privacy and security: Investment and education are key, attorney says

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Even though the HHS Office for Civil rights offered wide latitude back in March for the types of consumer technologies that can be used for virtual visits, effective privacy policies and security strategies are still imperative for telehealth rollout. Patients, too, are now key players in the data-privacy equation.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.

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2024 CPT Codes: Maximizing Revenue with Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Billing

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Advanced practice providers: Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives can play a significant role in managing and monitoring patients within the program. These devices, acting as your personal health assistants, can include: Weight scales: Keep track of your weight fluctuations.

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