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How Healthcare Communication Platforms Can Harness Generative AI in a HIPAA-Compliant Way

Healthcare IT Today

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal law that safeguards sensitive patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed. But, more importantly, know how to implement them in a HIPAA-compliant way to keep patients and their data safe.

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Employee Fired for Inappropriately Accessing EHR Records

Healthcare IT Today

DCH said it does not know if the information was used or further disclosed and mailed letters to patients informing them of the breach and offering identity theft/credit monitoring services to those whose health plan ID numbers may have been involved. HIPAA includes a requirement for MINIMUM NECESSARY ACCESS.

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Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

Healthcare IT Today

Sriram Rajagopalan , Enterprise Agile Evangelist at Inflectra Today’s most significant risk regarding security and privacy issues in health services is consumers’ need for more awareness of personal health information. What do I mean? So, I recommend the steps below, urging all patients to practice extreme care.

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Google Care Studio: the power of search for medicine

Lloyd Price

Health information is incredibly complex. Important parts of a patient’s history are often scattered across multiple systems, and gaps in information can lead to medical errors or even delays in treatment. Intro to Care Studio. Care Studio Pilots with Healthcare Providers.

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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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Bonus Features – December 11, 2022 – CMS holds off on good faith estimate enforcement, 61% of patients see primary care moving out of the doctor’s office, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Looking five year into the future, 61% of patients saw primary care services being provided at pharmacies, retail clinics and/or pharmacy clinics, and more than half said they’d trust pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to provide healthcare services and prescriptions if it led to lower costs.

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Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Virtual cardiology care company Heartbeat Health is working with Caption Health , which applies AI to heart ultrasounds, to make scans and follow-up appointments available via telehealth. Nurse-1-1 released its live chat tool, which provides patients with access to more than 3,000 providers in its nationwide network.