Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

We primarily use a HIPAA-compliant Zoom system along with our Epic EHR to conduct our telehealth operations,” she said. The institute already had an existing HIPAA-compliant Zoom account and it already was on the Epic EHR. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. This informed the first group of family distribution.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

Further, a survey by the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) found that most healthcare organizations allocate only 6% or less of their IT budgets to cybersecurity. A recent Salesforce survey of 400 U.S.

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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). Terminology Differences Philips conducted a survey among healthcare professionals on obstacles to the industry’s digitization. Currently, ChatGPT does not meet HIPAA standards.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Over the course of a weekend, staff created a workflow through HIPAA-compliant Zoom so that providers could carry out appointments via videoconferencing. “Using Zoom, we were able to conduct HIPAA-compliant telehealth appointments during the first months of the pandemic,” said Ann Tucker, CEO of Portland Community Health Center.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 28, 2024

Enhancing workplace benefits for women is a key way of addressing the care gap, and a Morning Consult survey found that a majority of women saw that health and wellness programs and mental health resources are a workplace benefit that is “very” or “somewhat” important to them.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

"Pre-pandemic, we had occasional telemedicine visits that we arranged manually via Google Meet," Merok recalled. "Quickly, Yosi Health engineers were able to leverage our existing EHR integration into a new integration with a HIPAA-compliant telemedicine platform," he continued. " MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2021

This is designed to take out friction of having to download an app, allowing the patient to simply open up an email or text that contains a Zoom meeting link from the provider. They had developed business associate agreements (BAAs) for HIPAA compliance over four years ago, thousands of which had been in place across the U.S.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

As I approach my 20-somethingth HIMSS, having been a member of the organization for most of my professional life, I’ll be focusing on the mainstreaming health IT Zeitgeist as I meet with innovators and experts this week in Orlando. The fact is that HIPAA may not cover all of these data flows.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 6, 2021

A BlueJeans Telehealth virtual visit includes an optional pre-visit medical-condition survey and onboarding materials for patients, enabling providers to customize patient education. Security features on the HIPAA-ready platform include access controls, encryption, privacy checks, locked meetings and fraud detection.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy. David Harlow.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy. David Harlow.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy. David Harlow.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy. David Harlow.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy. David Harlow.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 9, 2018

CMS’s Survey and Certification Group published a memo sent to all state survey agency directors at the end of December regarding Texting of Patient Information among Healthcare Providers. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy. David Harlow.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Medicare Certification ASCs must sign a contract with Medicare and meet its Conditions for Coverage (CFC) to be paid. ASCs must also meet Medicare’s Conditions for Coverage. As of November 15, 2017, ASCs are being surveyed on the new requirements of a September 2016 final rule. HIPAA, CMS, and state agencies regulate ASCs.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The following is a guest article by Rodman Ramezanian, Global Cloud Threat Lead at Skyhigh Security Healthcare, like other sectors, is undergoing a massive digital transformation to meet the changing needs of patients and workers. But the talent shortage extends beyond patient-facing workers to include cybersecurity leaders.

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Health Populi

APRIL 11, 2019

This chart illustrated data from that survey, showing that trust, authenticity and satisfaction were the top three drivers among consumers looking to engage for health. Trust is a precursor to health engagement, I learned way back in 2008 when I collaborated with Edelman on the first Health Engagement Barometer in 2008.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2022

"Operationalizing this took a significant effort, and as MCHS closed facilities due to the pandemic starting on March 16, 2020, teams from across MCHS stopped work on other projects to launch telehealth services to meet our needs for COVID-19." MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Click here to read the special report.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

"Units are programmed with disease-specific survey questions to flag high-risk symptoms, and set with daily reminder alerts to take medications and record vital signs," she added. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Additionally, the overall CHF readmission rate has hit 0% in four of the last nine months. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2023

ixlayer makes sure home tests meet the same CLIA standards as lab tests. Also, ixlayer utilizes only FDA-approved sample collection devices following best practice standards, everything in HIPAA compliant environment. This series has surveyed the world of health care testing from the lab to the home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2019

"Patients use emocha, a HIPAA-compliant mobile application, on their smartphone to video record themselves taking their medication, report side effects and receive medication reminders," Mbakwem said. "They have access to two-way, HIPAA-secure messaging to communicate with their healthcare provider. " RESULTS.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

However, the cost and conundrum of hiring dedicated IT talents is often daunting, which is why 76% of executives surveyed by Deloitte indicate they outsource IT services. To choose the right model, you need to take the time to evaluate your specific needs. There are several strategies to help you convey your needs effectively.

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Mend

APRIL 20, 2022

When patients visit you in your in-person office, it’s a private, intimate meeting. Many patients don’t understand the added security added to HIPAA-compliant Telehealth programs. A 2021 survey revealed that eight out of ten adults using Telemedicine had their initial medical concerns resolved. Privacy concerns. And we did it.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The first step is to identify the specific needs of your patients and HCPs and determine how RCM can best meet those needs. This may involve conducting a needs assessment or surveying patients and HCPs to gather feedback. Evaluation may involve conducting regular surveys or focus groups, tracking patient outcomes, or analyzing data.

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Health Populi

MARCH 20, 2018

I clipped the responses to three of the survey’s most relevant questions here. Jonah Comstock covered this meet-up here , and I refer to his quotes of the conversation. Not only do 74% of U.S. health citizens think a Deep State exists, but over 50% of people are worried that the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2024

There was a report last December from Klas Research that found more than half of the healthcare executives they surveyed were looking to implement a GenAI solution within the next year. Ownership and protection of data are paramount, with compliance issues such as HIPAA regulations adding complexity.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 19, 2023

It is also important to note that while therapy apps can be a convenient and accessible way to access mental health care, as per state law, licensed professionals are expected to use evidence-based tools that meet specific safety standards. As with telehealth platforms claiming HIPAA compliance , claims are often suspect. Read More

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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 News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For example, when using a consumer-grade wireless tablet with HIPAA-compliant video conferencing software, neonatologists were able to connect on the first attempt during only 70% of consults. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. Further, 15% of consults were interrupted by an unintended disconnection. for video and audio quality, respectively.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 14, 2023

This can be achieved through initiatives such as patient education, shared decision-making, and patient feedback surveys. In addition, healthcare organizations must prioritize the delivery of high-quality care that meets the needs of each individual patient.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 18, 2022

How did the vendors and NETCCN meet the challenge of COVID-19 and other critical care needs? HIPAA Compliant. Survey and consent tools. When patients meet the local care standard for transferring a patient to the next level of care but cannot do so, Avel's remote experts are there to help via NETCCN.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In Medical Economics’ 2022 annual survey , providers said increased competition is now one of their top challenges, namely because today’s patients are increasingly willing, for reasons of convenience, to switch doctors. HIPAA regulations. They fear change so they haven’t yet evolved to meet the demands of modern patients.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Any healthcare administrator in a rural area faces many challenges when it comes to providing the kind of services that meet the needs of the patients he serves. Of cou rse, to make this work, healthcare administrators have to find a software package that is HIPAA compliant. Absent or Unreliable Support Systems. Digital Record-Keeping.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

MEETING THE CHALLENGE. As a standalone, HIPAA-compliant telemedicine platform, Doxy.me There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

I knocked and entered a room to meet a patient for follow up on his MRI study. To test this assumption, I surveyed my patients. We use a HIPAA-compliant software that allows for two-way, high definition video and audio. There were no exclusions in this survey. We can also effortlessly share media online.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 15, 2023

According to the National Health Interview Survey , approximately 30 million Americans were without health insurance in the first half of 2020, and around 43% of adults aged 19 to 64 had inadequate coverage as of mid-2022. To be eligible for Medicaid , individuals must meet certain income and asset criteria, which vary by state.

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