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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA.

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Fortifying Healthcare Against Critical Cybersecurity Threats: A Three-Pronged Approach

Healthcare IT Today

In the context of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other growing, changing regulations, IAM practices are necessary to fortify defenses while also meeting regulatory requirements. Additionally, Ferdinand held various positions within Information Technology at Cardinal Health and Merck.

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards. Currently, ChatGPT does not meet HIPAA standards. Today, there is a technical solution for every such need.

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Cardinal Health’s Outcomes™ acquires smart prescription platform ScalaMed

Healthcare IT Today

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) today announced the acquisition of ScalaMed, a HIPAA-compliant, smart platform that transfers prescriptions directly to patients via a secure mobile app. The acquisition transfers ScalaMed’s technology and assets to Outcomes™, a Cardinal Health company. About Cardinal Health.

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How Healthcare Can Embrace the Cloud Without Jeopardizing Data

Healthcare IT Today

Building Trust in the Cloud One of the main, and most obvious, reasons is the highly sensitive nature of data at play in healthcare facilities: protected health information (PHI), insurance claims, pharmaceutical intellectual property, and more.

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Costs, Consumerism, Cyber and Care, Everywhere – The 2019 Health Populi TrendCast

Health Populi

Expect health care costs and access to be at least as important to U.S. A key health care cost focus of Congress will target prescription drug costs. So much of these data flows aren’t covered by HIPAA. Congress’s greater attention to Big Tech’s privacy gaffes and gaps.

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Navigating the Interoperability Maze: 3 Key Challenges for Healthcare Providers and Payers

Healthcare IT Today

Anthony has over 20 years of experience in technology and security supporting the healthcare industry vertical, including release of information, clinical manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. MRO is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene