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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

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. All healthcare entities should review their policies and procedures and educate their staff to better ensure their information-blocking compliance.

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3 Privacy Mistakes to Avoid During a Public Health Emergency

Healthcare IT Today

While the federal government has relaxed some patient privacy rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic, there are still avoidable mistakes healthcare professionals make when it comes to protecting patient data. The following is a guest article by Mark LaRow, CEO at Verato.

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What Does the Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During COVID-19 Mean?

Healthcare IT Today

The Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared that they would allow the use of telehealth technologies to communicate with patients during the nationwide public health emergency that may not fully comply with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

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CareMount Medical uses telehealth now to avoid health crisis later

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Because CareMount had experience prior to the pandemic using a telehealth platform, the transition for providers has gone relatively smoothly after leadership communicated the importance of embracing telehealth. There are many telemedicine technology and services vendors on the health IT market today. MARKETPLACE.

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Podcast Interview with CTO Chuck Christian, Part 2: “You Literally Have to Overcommunicate.”

Health System CIO

The Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t just transformed the way care is delivered – it has also dramatically changed the way people work, says Franciscan Health CTO Chuck Christian, who believes “we may never go back to the way things were.” Leadership during a crisis – “You have to literally over-communicate.”.

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Bonus Features – July 31, 2022 – House passes bill to extend telehealth flexibility to 2024, only 60% of practices hit their 2021 revenue goal, and more

Healthcare IT Today

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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Cornell Scott-Hill makes big strides with specialist telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Click here to read the special report.