Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

We are now back to the status quo ante, at least with respect to the question of whether and how texting may be used in hospitals subject to the Medicare Conditions of Participation (i.e., Bottom line: Communication among team members via text message could be OK (as long as it’s secure), but orders must be communicated via CPOE.

HIPAA 60

HIPAA Medicare Healthcare Data Security HIE 60

Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

We are now back to the status quo ante, at least with respect to the question of whether and how texting may be used in hospitals subject to the Medicare Conditions of Participation (i.e., Bottom line: Communication among team members via text message could be OK (as long as it’s secure), but orders must be communicated via CPOE.

HIPAA 60

HIPAA Medicare Healthcare Data Security HIE 60

CMS.gov

JULY 18, 2018

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Americans enjoy the benefits of the best healthcare providers and innovators in the world. It’s 2018—most doctors are using electronic health records (EHRs) and most patients have access to the Internet and a smartphone, providing many ways to view healthcare data securely.

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Health IT Interoperability eHealth Healthcare Data Security 35

The Digital Health Corner

MARCH 26, 2018

The blockchain rubber meeting Wall Street’s road is already here. Many of the attributes of blockchain have made it a natural topic of discussion in taking healthcare to its own version 2.0 However, interestingly, interoperability of blockchain itself remains as much a Holy Grail as interoperability of digital healthcare data.

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Digital Health Interoperability Life Science Healthcare Data Security 117