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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

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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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be? We now have three years of data on the impact to the Medicare Trust Fund," he said. Part 2 – with HIPAA. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Featured Health IT Job: Lead Data Architect – Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Lead Data Architect – Healthcare position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Vytalize Health and is remote in the US.

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HIPAA and Telehealth FAQ from HHS

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. Plus, we shared the expansion of Medicare coverage and payment for telehealth. The good news is that HHS released a HIPAA and Telehealth FAQ that addresses some of those […].

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Weekly Roundup – February 25, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Making Machine Learning Work With HIPAA. Andy Oram chatted with Abhi Sharma at Loyal about what it takes to make HIPAA-compliant chatbots.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

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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Behavioral health clinic uses telehealth to expand its reach to vulnerable patients

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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Temple uses $1M of FCC telehealth funding for virtual care platform, tablets and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

More than 85% of the patients served by Temple are covered by government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up roughly half of the Medicare inpatient base. More than 40% of total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis. MARKETPLACE.

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Rochester RHIO Advances Interoperability Using Best-in-Class Direct Secure Messaging

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Effective Health Information Exchange (HIE) requires a secure and reliable Health Information Service Provider (HISP) infrastructure to provide HIPAA-compliant delivery of healthcare information. Learn more about Secure Exchange Solutions: [link]. Learn more about the Rochester RHIO: [link]. Tell us what you think.

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MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations. Twitter: @kjercich.

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How athenahealth’s EHR FaceTime feature is helping a solo practice during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2020

As a result of recent HHS guidance with adapted HIPAA guidelines, the integration enables providers to initiate a video call with a patient from directly within the app. There are a great many telemedicine technology and services vendors on the health IT market. For a comprehensive listing compiled by Healthcare IT News , click here.

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Bonfire Analytics Raises Oversubscribed $2M Venture Round to Accelerate Digital Health, Medical Device, & Biotech Adoption Across Healthcare Providers

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

digital health, medical device, and biotech companies) to sell more effectively and efficiently to healthcare providers (eg. physicians, physician groups, hospitals, health systems, etc).

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How Healthcare Can Manage Compliance with Fine-Grained Protection

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

The following is a guest article by Marlena Herrera, Director at Protegrity Healthcare organizations are becoming more lucrative targets for hackers, as their data is rich with extremely sensitive information and is often susceptible to vulnerabilities. Healthcare’s most valuable data is their patient or policyholder data.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 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.

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Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

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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AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Purchasing devices and platforms due to pricing was a concern, and HIPAA-compliant platforms and cybersecurity [were concerns] for PHI/patient safety." Staff members were unsure if Medicare and Medicaid would honor the prospective payment-system rate. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MARKETPLACE.

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2023

Ryan Health has seven primary care centers, seven school-based health centers, two community outreach centers at transitional housing sites, and one mobile health center, all located throughout Manhattan. As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

" A change in New York State and Medicare reimbursement along with receipt of the $753,367 FCC grant infused working capital on top of Sun River Health's investment in telemedicine. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Conifer Health Solutions Security Incident Impacts Patients at 5 Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

Please note that not all data elements were involved for all individuals.

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Telehealth Startup OpenLoop Raises $15 Million to Streamline Virtual Care Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 27, 2023

The company also offers intuitive technology customized for healthcare companies and their patients. Their API-driven platform can be aligned to meet brand needs and securely houses patient PII with its built in HIPAA compliance software.

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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Embedded in Apple’s Health app, the new feature will bring together medical data from participating hospitals and clinics, as well as from the iPhone itself, giving millions of Americans direct digital control of their own health information for the first time. s National Health Service. Source : [link]

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How one provider is transitioning from WebEx and Skype to a full telehealth platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this year temporarily lifted restrictions on the technology that could be used during the pandemic. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. MARKETPLACE.

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Pandemic allows CIOs to move with new speed, but cyber threats lie in wait

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 4, 2021

But for health IT, things sped up. When new technologies were needed to solve fast-moving healthcare challenges, hospitals and health systems could not afford to wait the time it normally took to stand up IT. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the U.S. They needed help fast. " Agility and flexibility are key.

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3 Big Healthcare Trends To Watch in 2015

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 20, 2015

The transition to ICD-10 will be mandatory for any organization covered by HIPAA. The Affordable Care Act has brought a lot of changes to the healthcare industry and one of those changes is a shift from fee-for-service methods of payment to bundled payments.

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Healthcare AI – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 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. We must ensure AI is used to bridge the care gap, not widen it.

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CPSI gives away new telemedicine system to combat the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2020

Further, it is designed to provide a way for patients to be screened for COVID-19 remotely and receive continuing care for ongoing health problems without risking contracting the coronavirus. TalkWithYourDoc.com was developed by CPSI’s subsidiary Get Real Health. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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To fight pandemic, Hopdoc giving away its telehealth system to physicians

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2020

In an effort to fight the spread of the virus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced that during the coronavirus pandemic it would use discretion when enforcing HIPAA compliance for telehealth communications tools. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Partnership adds acute care telemedicine to the front lines of the COVID-19 war

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

In an effort to fight the spread of the virus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced that during the coronavirus pandemic it would use discretion when enforcing HIPAA compliance for telehealth communications tools. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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TigerConnect unveils telehealth system to help providers fight COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

To help fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced that during the coronavirus pandemic it would use discretion when enforcing HIPAA compliance for telehealth communications tools. Healthcare IT News has compiled a listing of telemedicine vendors in the age of COVID-19, a resource for health IT leaders.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023

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Featured Health IT Job: Lead Data Architect – Healthcare

HIPAA and Telehealth FAQ from HHS

Weekly Roundup – February 25, 2023

Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Behavioral health clinic uses telehealth to expand its reach to vulnerable patients

Temple uses $1M of FCC telehealth funding for virtual care platform, tablets and more

Rochester RHIO Advances Interoperability Using Best-in-Class Direct Secure Messaging

MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

How athenahealth’s EHR FaceTime feature is helping a solo practice during COVID-19

Bonfire Analytics Raises Oversubscribed $2M Venture Round to Accelerate Digital Health, Medical Device, & Biotech Adoption Across Healthcare Providers

How Healthcare Can Manage Compliance with Fine-Grained Protection

Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Regulations – What Needs to Be Added and What Needs to Be Removed

AccessHealth uses telemedicine to boost mental health visits by 10% during COVID-19

For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Conifer Health Solutions Security Incident Impacts Patients at 5 Healthcare Organizations

Telehealth Startup OpenLoop Raises $15 Million to Streamline Virtual Care Delivery

The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

How one provider is transitioning from WebEx and Skype to a full telehealth platform

Pandemic allows CIOs to move with new speed, but cyber threats lie in wait

3 Big Healthcare Trends To Watch in 2015

Healthcare AI – 2023 Health IT Predictions

CPSI gives away new telemedicine system to combat the pandemic

To fight pandemic, Hopdoc giving away its telehealth system to physicians

Partnership adds acute care telemedicine to the front lines of the COVID-19 war

TigerConnect unveils telehealth system to help providers fight COVID-19

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