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When HIPAA Becomes Criminal

Healthcare IT Today

Five former employees of Methodist Hospital in Memphis, TN, including a recently-licensed Registered Nurse, were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly selling medical information about car accident victims to personal injury attorneys and chiropractors. Then, nothing until next years’ training comes around.

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How Healthcare Communication Platforms Can Harness Generative AI in a HIPAA-Compliant Way

Healthcare IT Today

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( HIPAA ) is a federal law that safeguards sensitive patient health information (PHI) from being disclosed. Up to now, HIPAA-compliant data security and generative AI haven’t gone hand-in-hand as AI is trained on large datasets centrally and often by third parties.

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Can Healthcare Professionals Share HIPAA PHI without Written Consent?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

According to the US Department of Human Services (HHS), healthcare professionals can share HIPAA-protected health information (HIPAA PHI) with one another without written content in several circumstances. This article will give several examples of the circumstances under which HIPAA PHI can be shared, and review reasonable safeguards.

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Telehealth, HIPAA compliance and innovation tracking

Aging in Place Technology Watch

million in senior living communities, including nursing homes. Your healthcare provider isn’t running any training today. OCR lifts HIPAA restrictions – and innovation efforts accelerate. For the past two days, it’s apparent that the seemingly forever slow growth of telehealth adoption has entered a new, “When can I have that?

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Bonus Features – April 14, 2024 – Less than 6 in 10 docs satisfied with electronic access to external immunization info, 68% of nurses are feeling overwhelmed, plus 38 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Subsequent statements and social media posts, summarized nicely here by Brendan Keeler, indicate the shut-off occurred in response to Particle Health users requesting data without having a legitimate Treatment use case as defined by HIPAA. Product News Virtual nursing vendor AvaSure updated its analytics platform with Microsoft PowerBI tools.

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Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

Healthcare IT Today

What if the computer on wheels (COW) that nurses roll over to the patient’s room to track vitals, administer the medicines, and record their observations can’t connect to the network? What if the public address systems used to seek emergency codes go down, and a physician or nurse is immediately required? So, HIPAA may not apply.

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Nursing Care Plan and Diagnosis for Hypertension: Understanding the Basics

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

As a registered nurse, developing an effective nursing care plan for hypertension is crucial in managing and treating patients with this condition. Understanding hypertension nursing diagnosis and interventions are critical for providing quality care to patients with this condition.

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