Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Those privacy nuances and concerns vary by activity, shown in the first chart here from the study. This study found people quite mixed about being tracked by their location. That’s part of a social contract people feel and act on as health citizens, which has been an inconsistent, less-valued concept among U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

A qualitative RAND Corporation study finds that psychiatrists offering telemedicine for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic have had largely positive perceptions of the transition. " This was particularly important, Uscher-Pines noted, as many HIPAA compliant software became overwhelmed with users. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

The third chart bolsters a fact we know-we-know about patients’ faith in health care providers as trusted data stewards : that is that apps recommended by doctors and hospitals more likely make patients feel more comfortable about using them than digital tools not vetted by a trusted source. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

I discussed that important public health/economic challenge here in Health Populi from a RAND report.]. This study found that most Americans are fairly or very concerned about sharing their data with companies, as well as how companies use and store consumers’ personal data. which 1 in 2 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

If that sounds low, it’s because it is; multiple studies have found that enterprises spend anywhere from 10% to 20% of their IT budgets on security on average. Specifically, health systems could do a better job of educating team members about their organization’s security policies, how they work, and why they’re important.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This article outlines some of the more salient studies that clinicians may want to understand. According to the World Health Organization ( 2015 ), phone addiction is a public health concern. More Recent Smartphone Addiction Studies. The study concluded that smartphone addiction is increasing worldwide.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Winter and Tabor also proposed that telehealth technology and services should be required to comply with HIPAA after the PHE.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. HIPAA compliant email provider Paubox unveiled Paubox Marketing , which is designed to help provider send personalized yet compliant email marketing messages.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 18, 2023

Compliance with regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), can also be facilitated through BI systems, as they provide mechanisms for tracking and documenting data access, ensuring adherence to privacy regulations. Kirchhoff, J., & Schuchert-Güler, P. Hagland, M.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 28, 2023

The healthcare worker burnout crisis in this country began before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the public health emergency made the situation even worse as frontline health workers risked their lives to service others. It’s estimated that the U.S. This helps foster an automation-first culture.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The opioid epidemic in the United States has become a major public health crisis in recent years. The Connection Between Opioid Addiction and Mental Health Opioid use can lead to the development of opioid use disorder, a condition characterized by a compulsive use of opioids despite negative consequences.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 2, 2023

Chronic diseases are a significant public health concern in the United States and around the world. It is essential to categorize health conditions as acute or chronic to determine the appropriate course of action for treatment.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

The CCHP website also houses a vast resource center with research catalogs compiling peer-reviewed studies in several telemedicine domains. CMS is the federal agency that administers HIPAA standards and develops Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement policies for telemedicine.

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American Well

MAY 9, 2018

As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma.

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American Well

MAY 9, 2018

As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma.

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American Well

JULY 17, 2017

As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma.

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American Well

JULY 17, 2017

As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professions will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

It also examines the lack of digital readiness in hospitals, research facilities, public health agencies and payers. Because of these hurdles, and the uncertainty around HIPAA compliance, some providers have decided to steer clear of telemedicine. Challenge: Broadband Internet. Unlocking the Telehealth Advantage.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2022

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. It should not take a federal investigation before a HIPAA covered entity provides patients, or their personal representatives, with access to their medical records,” OCR Director Lisa J.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professions will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 10, 2023

According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, empowering patients with knowledge and skills to manage their health conditions not only leads to better patient outcomes but also reduces healthcare costs and improves patient satisfaction.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 29, 2023

Practitioners of all healthcare professionals will be impacted by the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE). They include the following: If my client has a residence in my state of licensure, is it still going to be ok for me to work with them after the end of the COVID public health emergency?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

Like Fisne at Geisinger, Hilburn of Grady Health System has had his hands full with telemedicine during the past year or so. Hilburn said one lesson that Grady has learned is that its telehealth capabilities required significant expansion in order to rise to meet the public health need.

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

If a patient’s presenting symptoms and conditions require a physical examination, lab work or imaging studies in order to make a diagnosis, the provider shall not provide diagnosis or treatment through telehealth services unless or until such information is obtained. IDAPA 24.33.03.204). 54-5703(6)).

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

If a patient’s presenting symptoms and conditions require a physical examination, lab work or imaging studies in order to make a diagnosis, the provider shall not provide diagnosis or treatment through telehealth services unless or until such information is obtained. IDAPA 24.33.03.204). 54-5703(6)).

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 21, 2023

The study compared Pivot Breathe to QuitGuide, the gold standard, digital smoking cessation solution from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Smoking combustible tobacco remains a public health crisis and therefore it should be our number 1 public health priority to help people quit smoking. Utley, M.D.,

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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. Several studies have found over the years that patients are willing to engage with physicians via technology , and many patients have reported high satisfaction with their telehealth experience. To test this assumption, I surveyed my patients.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. Consumers are excited about connected health care , the Trusted Future study bullishly reports. healthcare system.

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HIStalk Weekender

DECEMBER 21, 2018

HHS OCR issues an RFI for help reviewing how HIPAA impacts data sharing, how long it takes for patients to get copies of their own medical information, and how often providers refuse to share PHI for treatment purposes. Livongo hires former Cerner President Zane Burke as CEO. on Christmas Eve.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

Preparedness Of Community Health Centers For Telehealth. Despite the changes, many health centers may not be ready to implement high-quality telehealth. A study using 2016 data showed that only 38 percent of CHCs used any telehealth. Permanent All-Payer Parity For Telehealth Reimbursement.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

CES 2021 featured some obvious quick-pivoting products that had the pandemic written all over them, with sessions invariably speaking to the way the public health crisis impacted companies and strategic plans. During the pandemic, inpatient hospital beds have been in short supply in various communities across the U.S.,

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HIStalk Weekender

APRIL 5, 2019

Amazon announces the availability of six new HIPAA-compliant Alexa healthcare skills. This reminds me that serious thinkers wonder whether diverting the last trillion or so marginal dollars from health care to education might actually improve public health outcomes more effectively. Randy Bak ). Mark Hochhauser ).

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ankit Gupta, Founder and CEO at Bicycle Health The opioid epidemic is the most acute and urgent public health crisis in America. Bicycle Health for example, is now working with Albertsons pharmacies to allow patients struggling with opioid addiction to receive life-saving medications conveniently and without stigma.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

” OECD found that over 90% of the countries studied reported introducing legislation to require standards for interoperability, and (wonk-alert) with two-thirds adopting HL7-FHIR, and 42% adopting SMART on FHIR. “Countries are ‘data rich and insights poor,'” the OECD chapter on digital health at a glance concludes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

The quickly evolving COVID-19 public health emergency has warranted the growing use of telehealth and non-invasive remote monitoring devices to facilitate patient monitoring while reducing patient and healthcare provider contact and possible exposure to the virus.

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