Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Epic Application Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is located in Toppenish, Washington.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001/27002, SOC2, etc.)

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the PACS Administrator (Hospital Software Analyst II) at Natividad position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Natividad and is in Salinas, California.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

To help out, we reached out to our amazing Healthcare IT Today Community to see which healthcare regulations they foresee having a big impact on healthcare IT. There will be a separate notice of proposed rulemaking directed at healthcare providers that should be coming out in the near future.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a consumer fraud settlement against a company that displayed a ‘HIPAA Compliant’ seal on its website.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2020

Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the news that enforcement of HIPAA penalties around telehealth, patient communication, and remote communication technologies will be suspended during the Covid-19 National Emergency and will go into effect immediately.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 6, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Cyber Security Architect position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. Demonstrated knowledge of HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR and SOC. Credentials and Experience: High School Diploma/GED.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

Cerebral’s investigation concluded that the data might be considered protected health information and that it had failed to make sure that these third parties met HIPAA requirements for protecting PHI.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2020

We wrote previously about HIPAA enforcement being suspended for telehealth during COVID-19 and more details on how to implement it. The good news is that HHS released a HIPAA and Telehealth FAQ that addresses some of those […]. Plus, we shared the expansion of Medicare coverage and payment for telehealth.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 31, 2022

Cyber security has become paramount for practitioners since HIPAA regulations came into law, especially in light of email […]. In the heyday of on-premises email systems, SEGs were the leading security methods to protect a company’s data and users from email attacks.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2023

For the 59th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Rob McDonald, SVP of Strategy and Field CPO at Virtru and former CIO with Colin Hung replacing John Lynn on the episode. Where should healthcare organizations start and what are some cost-effective strategies that won’t break the bank to implement?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Shippy also reassures viewers that they can get HIPAA-compliant cloud repositories and that “we walk them through” how to create a secure network. Watch the video for specific uses of predictive analytics and more detail about health care data in the cloud. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

For the 20th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Healthcare Assumptions You Should Bank On. We often talk to people are just entering the health IT space. The overwhelming theme from these people is that there are so many things in healthcare that they didn’t expect.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

The following is a guest article by Terry Ray, SVP, Data Security GTM, and Field CTO at Imperva Despite satisfying regulatory requirements, 93% of healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach within the past three years and 57% have been breached more than five times over that span. How can Healthcare Organizations Build on HIPAA?

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2020

A few months ago, we dipped into the various COVID-19 searches that were being done to find Healthcare IT Today and offered answers and commentary on what people were searching. We thought it would be fun to dip into the search engine traffic for another edition of Search Engine Q&A. Remember that these are searches […].

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I’ve regularly talked about how in healthcare there’s always a reason available not to do something. If all else fails, just call out the word HIPAA and everything grinds to a halt. Basically, if there’s something you don’t want to do, you can come up with a reason not to do it. It’s sad, but […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

In order to provide needed services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge needed to provide services via telehealth. Bridge evaluated a few HIPAA-compliant telehealth programs and Zoom’s was determined the best and most cost-effective for the agency’s purposes.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 20, 2020

For the 34th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Permanent Changes to Healthcare Because of COVID-19. Is anything in healthcare the same since COVID-19? Ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but the healthcare world has definitely been turned upside down thanks to COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Intersection of HIPPA and AI Solutions When it comes to healthcare, specifically the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, we need to consider two critical concepts before we look at AI solutions developed by a vendor in the HIPAA realm. So, HIPAA may not apply.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 27, 2023

To answer that question, we reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community. Here is their recommendations on what you need to consider when migrating existing healthcare systems and applications to the cloud. Ensuring that HIPAA compliance is met by the cloud provider is top of mind.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” The only HIPAA-compliant vendor Upstate had immediate access to and currently was using was WebEx. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

One of the HIPAA-compliant solutions CyncHealth uses to exchange information is Direct Secure Messaging. In our conversation, Alderman sheds light on their recent decision to partner with Secure Exchange Solutions (SES) for Direct messaging and Health Information Service Provider (HISP) services. Tell us what you think.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

IKS Health’s market leadership in the ambulatory market will be coupled with AQuity’s market leadership in the acute care market to create an entity that enables Clinicians and their Enterprises to deliver better, safer, more efficient care across the continuum of care delivery.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

The modern healthcare IT team must possess an array of emerging skills that allow practices to share data while ensuring that no one but the intended targets gain access to it. Let’s explore the evolution of data protection in the healthcare industry and how the best teams protect it.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2020

For the 35th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about What We’ll Need for the 2nd Wave of the Pandemic. The inspiration for this episode came from the following graphic that shared one perspective on the various “waves” healthcare will see during the coronavirus.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2020

Health information management has seen many new processes quickly evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 forced the healthcare industry to change how healthcare is delivered, with telehealth taking a front row seat.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 3, 2023

Before his role at Clearwater, Dave served as the Director of Technology and Security at Mary Washington Healthcare, where he was responsible for technology leadership and served as the HIPAA Security Officer.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Principles Concerning Privacy According to Zebley, the privacy team believes that the federal government must update HIPAA, which covers organizations narrowly associated with traditional medical treatment, and regulated the many organizations and digital apps that collect personal health data. HIPAA was last revised in 2013.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Indeed, the research company KLAS has published a report explaining why healthcare systems consistently choose AWS over its counterparts.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

I lead a weekly meeting with the vendor and our IT leadership to review new specifications, review use data and assess the need for further device modifications – constantly trying to make these devices more user-friendly, using patient and provider feedback.” Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 26, 2020

Because CareMount had experience prior to the pandemic using a telehealth platform, the transition for providers has gone relatively smoothly after leadership communicated the importance of embracing telehealth. There are many telemedicine technology and services vendors on the health IT market today. MARKETPLACE.

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Health System CIO

MAY 14, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t just transformed the way care is delivered – it has also dramatically changed the way people work, says Franciscan Health CTO Chuck Christian, who believes “we may never go back to the way things were.” Leadership during a crisis – “You have to literally over-communicate.”.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

For example, in the healthcare industry, we have to abide by HIPAA — a law that helps protect the privacy and security of people’s health information. We can’t serve our patients if we don’t ensure that protected health information (PHI) is kept private.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

They also must comply with IT department guidelines – and HIPAA regulations – for data privacy and security. More healthcare organizations are turning to open-source solutions to support their AI innovation strategies. But for AI tools to scale, they need to integrate with the IT infrastructure.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

There are also situations where unqualified bilingual staff, who lack specialized training in medical interpretation, are called upon, jeopardizing patient health and removing providers from their current duties. Compliance: Are service delivery systems and interpreters HIPAA compliant?

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Or are there areas in healthcare where past regulations are now too restrictive and are holding us back? In search of answers to these questions, we reached out to our incredibly beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to see what areas they would add, remove, or update regulations. The following is what they had to say.

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