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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

Healthcare IT Today

Mateusz Krempa, COO at Piwik Pro Broader reflection and discussion on HIPAA-compliant technologies would help the industry see beyond popular solutions and identify tools that balance successful data processing with regulatory requirements. Leaders need to move beyond offering work stress-related coping strategies.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

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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Will 2024 see a reboot of Google Glass-style headsets in Healthcare?

Lloyd Price

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

As healthcare systems and providers modernize (or build) their technology stacks, it will be more important than ever to prioritize privacy and to understand new regulations at the state level, from HIPAA, and from the FTC. Lastly, organizations should continue focusing on the Price Transparency Rule.

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Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Once a diagnosis is made, management strategies – such as exacerbation management, pulmonary rehabilitation, and pharmacotherapy – are implemented to improve symptoms and help prevent future exacerbations. Vaccination: Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination can reduce the risk of exacerbations and hospitalization.

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Weekender 5/3/19

HIStalk Weekender

A new KLAS report on hospital market share finds that Epic beat Cerner handily in new hospital gains excluding Cerner’s one-time VA deal, with Cerner losing 65 Millennium hospitals vs. Epic losing one. HHS announces that it will use its discretion to reduce maximum annual HIPAA fines based on level of culpability.

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Avizia CEO Mike Baird on Numbers Narrative Podcast

American Well

And I take the CEO role, which is primarily around fundraising and strategy and driving marketing and sales. I focused on strategy. It seems like security is kind of everyone’s problem, the hospital, the health care and all of the vendors. Yes that makes a lot of sense. It’s huge for us. It’s the patient.