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Some Telehealth Platforms Are Tracking Sensitive Patient Data: Are They Violating HIPAA?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Responsible clinicians are likely to ask whether sharing protected health information (PHI) by telehealth companies equates to violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Key aspects of HIPAA that might be relevant include: HIPAA requires covered entities (e.g., Clash of the Titans?

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

Health Populi

Furthermore, voice technologies are “making noise,” according to Deloitte in A New Era in Mobile Continues, the 2018 Global Mobile Consumer Survey : US Edition. I’ve mined the US data of this global survey to divine insights for health/care. They are licensed, trained, and tested for service.

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Consumer Trust, Privacy and Healthcare – Considering #HIMSS18 in the Stark Light of Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

Health Populi

Here’s what we-know-we know about health care, privacy, and security: briefly, • HIPAA covers patients’ PHI that is held by covered entities and shared with contracted business associates. Note the 2018 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey found that nearly 76% of healthcare organizations had a significant security incident in the past twelve months.

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What Does ChatGPT Know About Selecting a Telehealth Vendor?

AMD Telemedicine

The cost of telehealth solutions was cited by 27% of survey takers as a hindrance to selecting telehealth vendors, which was another challenge that ChatGPT was able to pinpoint. It is essential that you factor in the time it will take to train your team on the new technology. What type of in-house training and support is offered?

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Open Table for Health: Patients Are Online For Health Search and Physician Reviews

Health Populi

Seeking health information online along with researching other patients’ perspectives on doctors are now as common as booking dinner reservations and reading restaurant reviews, based on Rock Health’s latest health consumer survey, Beyond Wellness for the Healthy: Digital Health Consumer Adoption 2018. In the U.S.,

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Growing Your Telehealth Services: What is a Digital Front Door?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Optum recently surveyed 1,000 healthcare consumers to understand how they viewed their online healthcare experience. According to the survey, consumers are not happy with the hours, location, appointment availability, or care channels in their online experience. The survey also indicated that 52% of appointments were missed.

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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. Osso VR launched Osso Health , a medical training app for Apple Vision Pro.

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