Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

Like many technology companies and healthcare providers , between October 2019 to January 2023 Cerebral used pixel tracking technologies, according to the company's Notice of HIPAA Privacy Breach. 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 News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

Pritts noted that HIPAA is quite broad – but it doesn't apply to the entirety of health IoT. A diabetes monitor prescribed by a doctor is covered by HIPAA, she explained, but an online therapist who is not associated with your health plan or provider, and who only takes credit cards, is not. Twitter: @kjercich.

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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

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 News - Telehealth

MARCH 18, 2020

The HHS Office for Civil Rights announced on Tuesday that during the coronavirus pandemic it will use discretion when enforcing HIPAA-compliance for telehealth communications tools. " Wherever possible, providers should use telehealth tools from vendors that are HIPAA compliant and will enter into business-associate agreements, said OCR.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As the senators noted in press statements, at more than 25 years old, HIPAA covers patient-doctor interactions but does not typically protect health data patients record on those tools – potentially putting the information at risk. "HIPAA must be updated for the modern day. THE LARGER TREND. And the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2023

THE LARGER TREND In response to assumptions about changes in its terms of service, Zoom announced in August that it does not use any customer audio, video, chat, screen-sharing, attachments or other customer content – such as poll results, whiteboards or reactions – to train its LLMs or other third-party models.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 3, 2024

Pro tip: Look for a proven track record and HIPAA compliance. Algorithms might work for social media, but generating medical alerts is far different and more critical than viewing a trending topic. As I mentioned earlier, in-person assessments and depending on healthcare professionals cannot be overstated.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 21, 2020

According to the company's website, the software integrates into a provider's electronic health record, allowing for electronic, HIPAA-compliant patient reports to be transferred into an EHR system. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

His predictions about some of the top healthcare M&A trends for 2023 are holding true as the second quarter continues. "We are returning towards pre-COVID-19 financials, and the organizations struggling before the pandemic are in the same predicament now," Chou wrote for Healthcare IT News in February.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2023

" The company says the HIPAA-compliant system can help patients avoid the skyrocketing costs of assisted living and in-home care and help address caregiver shortages, and claims the virtual caregiver offers better oversight and care coordination. THE LARGER TREND. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

" An Amazon representative told Healthcare IT News that the company does not comment on rumor or speculation. Employees must be enrolled in an Amazon-healthcare insurance to use the service, and those enrolled in Kaiser Permanente may not participate. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2020

THE LARGER TREND. "The ability to provide our patients with a telehealth platform that enables HIPAA compliance while in the encounter fully transformed our telemedicine service," said Deb Twardowski, a board-certified advanced nurse practitioner with Western Medical Associates. ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich.

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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. THE LARGER TREND. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Healthcare teams can create unique care plans for patients or groups of patients, allowing providers to set up remote health monitoring, chatbot interactions or as-needed telehealth visits. The system also incorporates the Bookings app into Microsoft Teams, which is HIPAA-compliant, to smooth the process of conducting telehealth appointments.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 22, 2020

ChristianaCare this week announced the launch of its Home Care Coach, a HIPAA-eligible Alexa Skill aimed at meeting the needs of home health patients. " THE LARGER TREND. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2022

THE LARGER TREND. Where security and privacy are concerned, policymakers have noted that laws such as HIPAA do not necessarily adequately cover modern technologies. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication. " she added. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

At their policy conferences, ATA members like to discuss social trends that will affect their mission. HIPAA was last revised in 2013. This is a huge set of tasks, yet at the ATA’s annual policy meeting at the end of 2022, it added a data policy workgroup to its activities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2022

Specifically, the bill would amend HIPAA and the Affordable Care Act to allow employees to receive this benefit, maintaining that any standalone telehealth service would remain separate from traditional health plans, rather than as a replacement. " THE LARGER TREND. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services indicated that it would waive penalties for good faith use of non-HIPAA compliant video conferencing software during the nationwide public health emergency." " This was particularly important, Uscher-Pines noted, as many HIPAA compliant software became overwhelmed with users.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Writers also flagged the HIPAA flexibilities around telehealth. THE LARGER TREND. 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

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. Prediction 3: the trend of vendor consolidation will end.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 27, 2020

UPIC's services are HIPAA-compliant, Tucker said. UPIC will use a HIPAA-compliant electronic health record, and she said leadership does "spot checks" to ensure confidentiality among coaches providing care. THE LARGER TREND. "Healthcare is often siloed" between services, she continued.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

HITN: What other trends are driving the adoption of telemonitoring services? In operating rooms, HIPAA and GDPR-compliant information and device security are as important as integrating audio-visual input, using encrypted video screens on a secure storage mechanism to protect against unauthorised access.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With Bonfire Analytics, sales teams at digital health, medical device, biotech, and pharma companies can gain valuable insights at the provider, plan, or geographic level on population health trends and claims patterns.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

"We pulled together an incredible group of people who really can see the potential for telehealth and want to make sure that it's not going to be a thing that just happened during COVID-19 and goes away again," said NCQA President Peggy O'Kane in an interview with Healthcare IT News. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Amwell noted that electronic health record vendors such as Cerner and Epic could build telehealth functionality into their existing systems, and pointed to competitors such as Zoom and Twilio that have pivoted to providing telehealth amidst the relaxation of HIPAA requirements during the public health emergency. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

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. Read more… Talking Trends on the Healthcare IT Today Podcast. eClinicalWorks, the Cloud, and Medical Practice Expansion.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2023

HeraCARE delivers configurable and automated notifications and features HIPAA-compliant telehealth call and chat functionality. It also has personalised educational content provided by the Mayo Clinic as part of patients' care plans.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Capacity : Do your interpretation services monitor call trends, adjust staffing based on projections, and track recruitment to ensure capacity as per resource projections? Compliance: Are service delivery systems and interpreters HIPAA compliant? Quality : How does your language partner remediate concerns about quality and how quickly?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2023

Healthcare IT News interviewed Li to speak to how RPM can be a game-changer for these cancer patients and their physicians, and to discuss real-world examples of the technology in action. Based on the trend analysis and correlation of these vitals, they were able to detect impending neutropenic events 18 hours in advance of readmission.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2023

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the PACS Administrator (Hospital Software Analyst II) at Natividad position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Natividad and is in Salinas, California.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 6, 2021

Security features on the HIPAA-ready platform include access controls, encryption, privacy checks, locked meetings and fraud detection. THE LARGER TREND. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. It also offers medical interpreter services for more than 200 languages, as well as transcription and closed captioning.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2020

Based on Twilio’s Programmable Video API, the service will give healthcare professionals the ability to launch video visits with patients and to update clinical documentation and review patient histories within Epic EHR workflows. THE LARGER TREND. Kaiser Permanente already uses the company to optimize patient communications.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

The following is a guest article by Marlena Herrera, Director at Protegrity Healthcare organizations are becoming more lucrative targets for hackers, as their data is rich with extremely sensitive information and is often susceptible to vulnerabilities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 15, 2020

We saw it as an opportunity for patients to understand what their numbers mean," said Jeff Ray, executive director of business and technology at Omron, in an interview with Healthcare IT News. THE LARGER TREND. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 27, 2023

Improved Regulatory Compliance The healthcare industry is subject to heavy regulation under the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) due to the sensitive nature of healthcare data. Automated lineage tools can also help identify areas with room for operational efficiency improvement.

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