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OCR will ease restrictions on telehealth tech during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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Enabling better health care, everywhere – my conversation with Microsoft

Health Populi

.” Molly and I covered a lot of ground here , starting with the key forces shaping and accelerating virtual care across the continuum.

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Temple uses $1M of FCC telehealth funding for virtual care platform, tablets and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 40% of total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis. Temple also is a critical access point for vital public health services. Each year it serves thousands in its emergency department, inpatient behavioral health unit, labor and delivery unit, and other departments.

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Better Health Care Tests, Faster

Healthcare IT Today

They also plan to offer APIs to labs and public health organizations, delivering test results securely through an app along with advice about how to handle the risk. Also, ixlayer utilizes only FDA-approved sample collection devices following best practice standards, everything in HIPAA compliant environment.

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The Smartphone Is the Consumer’s Personal Health Platform – Implications from Deloitte’s 2018 Survey

Health Populi

I discussed that important public health/economic challenge here in Health Populi from a RAND report.]. This gets to transparency, regarding how these companies communicate privacy policies to users; and, for health care, this speaks to patients’ concerns about their healthcare privacy. which 1 in 2 U.S.

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UPMC uses RPM to study postpartum hypertension among Black and white women

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" The patient is trained on use of the blood pressure device by a nurse before discharge from the hospital. The nurse records blood pressure on both the home monitoring device and the hospital device to confirm accuracy. Enterprise Taxonomy: Global Health Equity Population and Public Health Care.

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Taking stock of the sudden evolution of telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Over the years, while digital technology was quickly advancing, telehealth had a relatively low adoption rate due to poor reimbursement rates and regulatory challenges when it came to patient privacy and HIPAA compliance. This means patients can receive care wherever they are – at home, nursing home, assisted living, etc.