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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
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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.
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“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.
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.
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.
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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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.
Apple’s health strategy: Democratizing health information
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
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
#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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Penalties For Violating HIPAA
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 24, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Editorial Consequences of violating HIPAA Definition of covered entities and business associates HIPAA Ken Lynch Penalties For Violating HIPAA protected health information Reciprocity Labs
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.
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
What the Hell Is Going On with Healthcare Interoperability?
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 14, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) filed its annual year-end report to Congress at the start of 2019.
ONC Report on Health Information Blocking: A Solid Double, But NOT a Home Run
E-CareManagement
APRIL 12, 2015
Last Friday ONC (the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT) released a long-awaited Report On Health Information Blocking. It’s not a home run: the report misses the opportunity to describe a comprehensive approach to combat information blocking.
Senators accuse HHS, OMB of censoring LGBT health information on websites
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
7 Steps For Providers To Comply with HIPAA Regulations
VSee
MARCH 22, 2019
Who Must Comply With HIPAA If you’re not familiar with HIPAA it stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Tips & Techniques health information privacy HIPAA business associate hipaa compliance securitySpecial thanks today for our guest post on HIPAA compliance by Alex Mitchell — cybersecurity enthusiast, WordPress guru, and data-safety tools tester with over 10 years experience.
Harnessing Early Adopters in Health IT
Mobile Health Matters
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Part of the thrill of working in health IT comes from bringing something more than just a cool widget to market. And, as part of the development process, we seek to partner with health systems to address their specific challenges.
New Mexico Hospital Battles Addiction with Health Information Technology Apps – Electronic Health Reporter
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. Native American youth have the highest rates of alcoholism of any racial group in the country, according to the National Institutes of Health. High Information Tech in High Gear.
AHIMA Calls For Nominations For Its Grace Award
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 26, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Editorial AHIMA American Health Information Management Association PhD The Grace Award Wylecia Wiggs HarrisIllegal copying is prohibited.
Recording Physician Encounters for Patient Safety
Christina's Considerations
MAY 22, 2019
Health Information Technology and Telehealth Healthy Children and Families The Patient ExperienceAfter writing some professional articles, I translate them here for patients and their family caregivers. It isn't that I don't think readers will understand what I've written. Instead, as I've so intimately learned, patients and physicians have different perspectives and.
10 Years After the HITECH Act: Assessing the Federal Government’s Subsidization of Electronic Health Record Adoption
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 30, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The article 10 Years After the HITECH Act: Assessing the Federal Government’s Subsidization of Electronic Health Record Adoption appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Why It's Time to Embrace Telemedicine
eVisit
JANUARY 17, 2019
What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new! I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world.
ONC’s Donald Rucker: Access to health information will make patients better healthcare consumers
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 7, 2018
"If there's one thing American's are good at, it's shopping," ONC National Coordinator Donald Rucker told a HIMSS18 crowd during a fireside chat on Tuesday evening. But that hasn't been the case with healthcare, in part because consumers haven't had the data to make sound purchasing decisions
Top 12 Disruptive Healthcare AI Technologies Announced
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 11, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Editorial 2019 Partners HealthCare Disruptive Dozen AI Armor artificial intelligence FHIR health information exchange HITRUST Josh Bosquez Preston James Strateq Health
AHIMA and AHCA Partner To Train Skilled Nursing Facilities In Coding Ahead of Upcoming Reimbursement Overhaul
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 2, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Editorial American Health Information Management Association ICD-10-CM Patient Driven Payment ModelIllegal copying is prohibited.
Key Takeaways From CMS/ONC Officials Regarding New Interoperability Proposed Rule
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Hargan information blocking interoperability patient health information Seema Verma
HIM Professionals Advocate For Uniform HIPAA Protection Across Social, mHealth Apps
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 26, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Editorial AHIMA CEO Wylecia Wiggs Harris American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Merit-Based Incentive Payment System mhealth apps
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