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Project Oak: Google's major breakthrough in healthcare data security and privacy technology?

Lloyd Price

Transparent Release is a powerful security mechanism that can be used to protect open source code from tampering. It is a valuable tool for developers who want to ensure that their code is used in a secure and trustworthy way.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

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. So, when you’re shopping for your next CPOE tool, remember this: Any smartphone-based tool for CPOE must meet the CMS requirements outlined above as well as all HIPAA requirements.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

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. So, when you’re shopping for your next CPOE tool, remember this: Any smartphone-based tool for CPOE must meet the CMS requirements outlined above as well as all HIPAA requirements.

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Hypertension Management: A Guide to Remote Patient Monitoring in 2024

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Integration with Health IT Systems: Ensure RPM tools are compatible with electronic health records (EHRs) and other clinical management systems for efficient data sharing and analysis. Data Management: Implement robust data management policies that ensure patient data is securely collected, transmitted, and stored.

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Takeaways

Health Blawg

Without further ado, here they are: Encryption: Encryption is the conversion of electronic data into an unreadable or coded form that is unreadable without a decryption key. The aforementioned tools – encryption, anti-malware, and audit logs – require appropriate settings in order to function as intended. Comments Comments.

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Takeaways

Health Blawg

Without further ado, here they are: Encryption: Encryption is the conversion of electronic data into an unreadable or coded form that is unreadable without a decryption key. The aforementioned tools – encryption, anti-malware, and audit logs – require appropriate settings in order to function as intended. Comments Comments.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Difficult to Maintain, How a Security Operations Center Can Help

Healthcare IT Today

However, when the cost of hospital cyber incident remediation tops $10 million and cyber insurance continues to skyrocket, IT leaders and the C-suite must take healthcare data security seriously.