Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Clinicians create a virtual mental health appointment using Zoom's secure, HIPAA-compliant video technology, share that link with the patient and launch the online meeting directly from the Osmind patient app. "As clinicians, we have a professional obligation to only use telehealth platforms that are HIPAA-compliant," she added.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The legislation, which is supported by several industry representatives including athenahealth, Epic, IBM and Teladoc Health, would establish a commission tasked with providing recommendations to Congress about updates to health information privacy laws. "HIPAA must be updated for the modern day. And the U.S. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2024

Remote patient monitoring technology presents vast opportunities in the healthcare industry, but it also comes with plenty of risks. Perhaps this is more of an "insider" concern, but it can soon morph into an issue affecting the entire healthcare industry – patients included. Data security is paramount.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

IT professionals in the healthcare industry must play their part. Healthcare systems in the clinical setting can immensely benefit from risk evaluation and asking the following questions: What if healthcare providers can’t access patient data when they are using electronic health records (EHR) systems to connect with patients?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 27, 2023

They said customers who decline HIPAA consent on the website are prevented from completing their patient registration with Amazon Clinic and are redirected to a third-party provider information page. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2021

Cerner has struck a deal in which it will let a life insurance industry data vendor access patient records. Under the terms of the deal, risk management and digital services vendor MIB will be able to offer life insurance industry players access to 54 million patient medical records, as well as 5,400 patient portals. The […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 24, 2022

"Healthcare has been slow to adopt the connectivity that is so prevalent and innovative in other industries," said Iain Scholnick, CEO of Braidio. "The flow of patient information needs to be completely secure and HIPAA-compliant in order to ensure that doctors can give the best recommendations and provide the best care.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2023

It has various applications in healthcare, including tracking medical equipment and medicines, monitoring patient movements, and managing medication inventory. Its ability to provide real-time information and automate processes has increased its adoption in the healthcare industry. Valued at USD 3.95

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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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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2022

Capital raise comes amid rapidly growing demand for the company’s HIPAA compliant email and marketing solutions. Paubox , a leading provider of HIPAA compliant email and marketing solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced it has raised $10 million in funding from Arthur Ventures.

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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 News - Telehealth

MAY 17, 2022

Scott Pradels, CEO and cofounder of the virtual care platform Carium, sat down with Healthcare IT News to discuss the importance of effectively evaluating workflow process security and why he believes system-owned devices could present their own complications. How can healthcare systems best select technology partners?

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2024

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

MARCH 22, 2021

Targeted cyberattacks against the healthcare industry continue to rise. A 2021 report from HIPAA Journal showed that U.S. healthcare institutions had 616 data breaches of 500+ records in 2020—with a total of 28,756,445 total healthcare records being exposed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2022

While he acknowledged that HIPAA and other privacy laws might "thwart the worst potential abuses," Hawley also pointed out that "loopholes exist in every legal framework." "Amazon shouldn’t be allowed to buy its way into this industry." " Mike Miliard is executive editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2022

Healthcare infrastructure company Capable Health announced today it has raised $6 million in seed funding led by M13, with participation from AlleyCorp and Able Partners. Healthcare providers […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

So what are these key skills and qualifications and how have they evolved with advancements in healthcare technology ? We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community for their thoughts and the following is what they had to say. Being academically strong greatly contributes to a healthcare leadership mindset.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2020

The hurdles to implementing telemedicine programs among smaller practices are fourfold, said Nate Lacktman, chair of the national telemedicine and digital health industry team at Foley and Lardner. " However, he cautioned, the relaxation of HIPAA enforcement around telehealth tools "is intended to be time-limited."

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Redox

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Redox co-Founder and President, Niko Skievaski and Terrence Hibbert, the Director of Innovation at University of Mississippi Medical Center respond to how industry experts answered the question: What will be the lasting effect of the pandemic on healthcare IT? . Below is a snapshot of some of their rather prescient answers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2020

Verma's comments came as industry leaders pushed for two-dozen federal regulatory waivers surrounding telehealth to become permanent, and other new studies have shown notable patient appreciation for what it could mean for their healthcare experience. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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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. First and foremost, if you’re treating patients, there should be a clear mandate for certain minimum cybersecurity standards.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2023

With combined strengths and resources, Verisma and ScanSTAT can scale investments in people, technology, and services that will lead the HIM industry forward. Our highly trained health information management experts help you increase efficiency and remain compliant with HIPAA regulations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 26, 2021

"It's no secret the pandemic created new challenges for the healthcare industry, and our providers altered their day-to-day routines to fit COVID-19 requirements," said Jennifer Gruger, telehealth project manager at Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Healthtech is a burgeoning part of the healthcare industry and has rapidly risen in value. However, a major bottleneck for the healthtech industry is the inability to sell effectively into the healthcare provider and plan markets. physicians, physician groups, hospitals, health systems, etc).

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Product Marketing Manager, Identity Security at WatchGuard The healthcare industry is increasingly in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. Ensure PHI Compliance with VPN Tunnels The HIPAA Privacy Rule has strong requirements around Protected Health Information (PHI). The following is a guest article by Sam Manjarres, Sr.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2020

" The senators also asked for a written plan regarding OCR's enforcement discretion of HIPAA compliance – and a security analysis of non-HIPAA-compliant tools that providers and patients relied on during the pandemic. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Today, advanced security measures like encryption and access controls help to protect data from unauthorized access, which is important for patient privacy and allows institutions to comply with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The answer is quite simple.

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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). It allows the reuse of medical data for healthcare reports, tracking treatment quality, and ensuring clinical research safety. AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

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 HIPAA Security Rule was drafted in 2003 and has not been substantively updated since that time. the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001/27002, SOC2, etc.)

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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. As the industry standard, Direct Secure Messaging continues to expand nationally. Learn more about Secure Exchange Solutions: [link].

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 14, 2021

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare industry. In all, cyberattacks on healthcare more than doubled last year, with ransomware making up 28% of those attacks. But healthcare IT leaders have another cybersecurity challenge to overcome: human error. According to Verizon’s 2021 Data […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The system also incorporates the Bookings app into Microsoft Teams, which is HIPAA-compliant, to smooth the process of conducting telehealth appointments. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

a smart hospital platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to provide virtual care, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, announced today that it raised $42 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. A Crop of New Investors Joins Existing Financiers such as AI Powerhouse NVIDIA Artisight, Inc. ,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 11, 2024

"It's one that has attracted attention from both Congress, as well as the White House, as well as many within the industry," she said. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ferdinand Hamada, Managing Director of Healthcare at MorganFranklin Consulting The healthcare sector has faced an unprecedented surge of serious cybersecurity threats in recent months. Continuity of patient care while safeguarding patient data and organizational systems has never been more crucial.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 28, 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. The latest Healthcare IT Today Podcast is all about IoMT. Read more… Predicting the New Healthcare Truths of 2023.

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