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Hot 2020 Health Information Management and Health Information Technology Topics
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 30, 2019
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Patients: Take back your health information. Here’s how.
KevinMD
JULY 16, 2019
Have you ever wondered why your personal health information essentially belongs to your health care provider or institution? I mean: why do they keep your information under lock and key, and you have to sign a release to get it? Tech Health IT Hospital-Based Medicine Primary CareAfter all, it’s your blood that they just pulled out and tested, it’s your body […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.
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Apple’s health strategy: Democratizing health information
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
A chat with Apple VP of Health Dr. Sumbul Desai
Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Supports Patient Access to Their Own Health Information
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 17, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment. The draft plan outlines federal health information technology (health IT) goals and objectives to ensure that individuals have access to their electronic health information to help enable them to manage their health and shop […].
Addressing Patient Health Information In-Security at HIMSS 2018
Health Populi
MARCH 8, 2018
And it’s in personal health information: a medical record is valued 8 to 10 times the price of a credit card on the black market. Accenture studied the impact of medical and personal information theft, estimating an impact on one in 13 patients between 2015 and 2019.
“Seeing Is Not Believing:” Consumers Concerned About the Accuracy of Online Health Information
Health Populi
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
“Seeing is not believing” when it comes to people seeing health information on social networks. Four in five people seeking healthcare information online in social media are concerned about the accuracy of that information served up.
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Health Information Technology: 7 Issues To Consider
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. There are many uses of information technology in healthcare. The article Health Information Technology: 7 Issues To Consider appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
HHS Proposes New Rules to Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today proposed new rules to support seamless and secure access, exchange and use of electronic health information.
Protecting Patient Health Information in the Workplace
Telebehavioral Health Institute
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Protecting Patient Health Information in the Workplace A large portion of healthcare breaches occur due to human error, whether it is a lost/stolen device, clicking on a phishing email, or accidental disclosure of protected health information (PHI).
AHIMA Partners with Area9 Lyceum To Offer Adaptive Learning Features In Health Information Management (HIM) Academic Programs
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 19, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is partnering with adaptive learning systems leader Area9 Lyceum to add an adaptive learning component to health information management (HIM) academic programs. Editorial American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Area9 Lyceum health information management lrik Juul Christensen Wylecia Wiggs Harris
Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 15, 2018
The custom sensor would measure information from the body beyond heart rate, report says
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Nationwide Health Information Exchange on #FHIR
Healthcare Exchange Standards
OCTOBER 24, 2019
Most use of FHIR today is as an API to an organizations health information (EHR). I have plenty of articles on how a Nationwide Health Information Exchange (HIE) could be built with the IHE XD* family of profiles.
HHS Extends Comment Period For Proposed Rules To Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 19, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article HHS Extends Comment Period For Proposed Rules To Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Wisconsin Health Information Organization Partners with SymphonyCare To Deliver All Payer Claims Database
Electronic Health Reporter
OCTOBER 17, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO) and its technology partner, SymphonyCare, today announced the launch of WHIO 2.0, a next generation All Payer Claims Database (APCD) aimed at delivering informational assets with greater flexibility, analytical innovations and user-friendly applications to meet the emerging needs of their customers.
ONC Awards The Sequoia Project a Cooperative Agreement for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement to Support Advancing Nationwide Interoperability of Electronic Health Information
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announces that The Sequoia Project has been awarded a cooperative agreement to serve as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE). Illegal copying is prohibited.
California's red-hot test of health information exchange
Morning eHealth
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
NIST on securing remote monitors — Neural nets as good as sleep doctors
HHS Announces Next Steps In Advancing Interoperability of Health Information
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 19, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article HHS Announces Next Steps In Advancing Interoperability of Health Information appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Illegal copying is prohibited. The U.S.
In Shrewd Move, Amazon Quietly Captures Huge Store Of UK Health Information
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 16, 2020
Amazon has quietly struck a data-sharing deal with England’s National Health Service giving it free access to a range of health data from British consumers.
NHS partners with Amazon to provide health information through Alexa
FierceHealthIT
JULY 11, 2019
s National Health Service has partnered with tech giant Amazon to enable patients to access verified health information using Alexa devices. The U.K.’s The NHS touts the initiative as particularly helpful for those who cannot access the internet
Anthem launching new app offering personalized health information, texting with doctors
FierceHealthIT
JULY 22, 2019
Health insurer Anthem has launched a new mobile app that enables its 40 million members to get quicker access to personalized health information and text with a doctor for follow-up advice for less than the cost of a copay
New Mexico Hospital Battles Addiction with Health Information Technology Apps
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 10, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article New Mexico Hospital Battles Addiction with Health Information Technology Apps appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. By David Dallago, former chairman, McKinley County Commission.
#SPM2018 speakers @_AngelaKennedy and daughter Grace: “Personal Health Information is Saving Grace”
Society for Participatory Medicine
OCTOBER 5, 2018
17 in Boston, attached to the prestigious Connected Health conference. Due to a lack of and incorrect personal health information, Grace was being treated for conditions she did not have.
Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act: Making Electronic Health Information Available to Patients and Providers
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 18, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. On Tuesday, March 26, the Senate health committee will hold a hearing on implementation of the electronic health information provisions in the 21st Century Cures Act.
Apple’s health strategy: Democratizing health information
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
InterSystems Selected as Primary Technology Partner for Nation’s Longest Standing Public-Private Health Information Network
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 14, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The network will implement InterSystems HealthShare suite of connected health solutions to help deliver the initial enhancements.
Health information executives beg for help on cyber
Morning eHealth
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
White House opioid summit Thursday — Cassidy introduces PDMP bill
The Importance of a Nursing Data Framework To Achieve Consistent Quality In Health Information Exchange
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 2, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article The Importance of a Nursing Data Framework To Achieve Consistent Quality In Health Information Exchange appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Privacy experts skeptical of Facebook’s moves to protect sensitive health information
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. Privacy experts and patient advocates say these changes do not go far enough to protect users’ personal health information and ensure that the data will not be collected or used
Collection, use of consumer data puts sensitive health information at risk, groups say
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
Health IT and Vegas: Made for Each Other
Digital Health
MARCH 11, 2018
I was in Las Vegas at HIMSS this last week, which, for the uninitiated, is a veritable orgy of health information technology (HIT). Someone from HIMSS leadership told me that over 42,000 people had shown up and they were expecting closer to 45,000.
DirectTrust Announces Second Annual Summit; Speakers Sought
Electronic Health Reporter
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. DirectTrust also announced its call for speaker proposals is now open to health information industry experts interested in speaking at the Summit.
New Mexico Hospital Battles Addiction with Health Information Technology Apps
Healthcare Guys
JUNE 30, 2018
New Mexico Hospital Battles Addiction with Health Information Technology Apps. This reputation also killed many residents’ spirits, contributing to addiction, joblessness and homelessness, further highlighting the need for behavioral health care in this region.
New Mexico Hospital Battles Addiction with Health Information Technology Apps
Healthcare Guys
JULY 11, 2018
For many years Northwest New Mexico’s Gallup ranked number one nationally in the number of alcohol-related deaths.This reputation also killed many resident’s spirits, contributing to addiction, joblessness and homelessness, further highlighting the need for behavioral health care in this region.
Algorithms v's Privacy : health information is being sold and turned into ‘risk scores’
Lloyd Price
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Companies are starting to sell “risk scores” to doctors, insurers and hospitals to identify patients at risk of opioid addiction or overdose, without patient consent and with little regulation of the kinds of personal information used to create the scores. Health insurance giant Cigna and UnitedHealth's Optum are also using risk scores. Congress hasn’t taken up the issue of intrusive big data collection in health care. The practice scares some health care safety advocates.
New Mexico Hospital Battles Addiction with Health Information Technology Apps
Healthcare Guys
JUNE 8, 2018
This byline focuses on the efforts of David Conejo, CEO, RMCHCS Hospital who spoke on the Health IT Expo Data Integration Panel, May 31 at 2:30 pm.). This reputation also killed many resident’s spirits, contributing to addiction, joblessness, and homelessness, further highlighting the need for behavioral health care in this region. Native American youth have the highest rates of alcoholism of any racial group in the country, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Provider, Software Company Tussle Over Rights To Critical Data
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 1, 2019
In what may be the nightmare scenario for most health IT leaders, a post-acute care provider has entered into a legal battle with a former vendor over access to its patient data. Post Acute Medical LLC post-acute care Protected Health Information
Health information exchanges prepare for patient displacement as Hurricane Michael gains steam
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 10, 2018
As Hurricane Michael descended on the Florida panhandle Wednesday morning, HIEs in surrounding states were preparing to activate an emergency data sharing infrastructure to ensure clinicians have updated medical information on displaced patients
New Mexico Hospital Battles Addiction with Health Information Technology Apps
Healthcare Guys
JUNE 1, 2018
McKinley County, New Mexico, is the namesake of the assassinated 25 U.S. President William McKinley. Many locals, particularly those Native Americans of Navajo decent living on reservations, have also been the victim of assassination, but in character in addition to physical attacks
AHIMA19 Celebrated Innovation and Global Impact At the Annual Conference
Electronic Health Reporter
OCTOBER 8, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, CEO, American Health Information Management Association. At the AHIMA19: Health Data and Information Conference, leaders in health information management (HIM) shared innovations in healthcare and addressed issues affecting patient access to their health records including the privacy, accuracy and interoperability of that information.
New York State HIE Is Lowering Healthcare Costs By As Much As $200 Million
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
According to an announcement by the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), organizations using the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) are reducing needless healthcare spending in […].
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