Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2021

In addition to one-on-one surgical training, medical students either from a lecture room or from their home have the ability to virtually enter the procedure room and experience a live surgery. He is concerned that without enough surgical training possibilities, there will be a significant shortage of surgeons soon.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 4, 2023

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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Using cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies on healthcare websites raises concerns about protecting personal health information and compliance with HIPAA. HIPAA is a federal law that sets forth requirements for covered entities, including healthcare providers, health plans, and business associates.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 7, 2023

If you, as a behavioral health professional, violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), you must follow certain obligations and procedures to rectify the situation. Below then, is a suggested list of steps for a practitioner who wonders, “What Happens if you violate HIPAA?”

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The specifics of the case and its repercussions for HIPAA business associates are discussed as part of overall HIPAA guidelines for healthcare professionals. What Are the Differences between HIPAA Covered Entities and HIPAA Business Associates? However, there are important distinctions between the two.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 29, 2023

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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

HIPAA regulations focus on compliance with rules to ensure the privacy and security of health information, whether that data is in the form of a document, a remote patient monitoring score, a recording, an image, or an app. HIPAA Guidelines for Mental Health Professionals. HIPAA Mental Health Records Release Forms.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 3, 2023

The specifics of the case and its repercussions for HIPAA business associates are discussed as part of overall HIPAA guidelines for healthcare professionals. What Are the Differences between HIPAA Covered Entities and HIPAA Business Associates? However, there are important distinctions between the two.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 30, 2023

We’ve discussed the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative” in several previous articles. HIPAA rules can be complex, particularly for smaller providers, but they have existed for almost three decades.

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HealthStream

OCTOBER 9, 2019

HIPAA violations include large-scale data privacy breaches through cyberattacks as well as insider threats like celebrity information privacy violations by employees. Healthcare compliance training needs to address them all.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

Your healthcare provider isn’t running any training today. OCR lifts HIPAA restrictions – and innovation efforts accelerate. Or your aging mother doesn’t have any of those devices – only 62% of those aged 70+ own smartphones, according to AARP. So someone (you?)

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare organizations, including doctors, to maintain the privacy and security of patient data. A practical HIPAA compliance checklist is essential to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations. What Is HIPAA Compliance?

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The article Rising Risks To Patient Data and HIPAA Compliance In The Age of COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Since the invention of the stethoscope, technology and innovation have been transforming how the healthcare industry delivers improved standards of care for individuals in every field of medicine. A […].

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report urging more oversight of HIPAA regulations and CME telehealth. The OCR has an office in HHS and is responsible for protecting US citizens from discrimination and several other health-related agendas, including the enforcement of HIPAA. GAO Recommendations for CMS.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 5, 2023

According to the HIPAA Journal , between 2009 and 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights received reports of 4,419 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records each. Best Practices for Protecting Patient Data and HIPAA Compliance. Why Healthcare Cybersecurity is Important.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is one of the most well-known – though broadly misunderstood – data protection regulations, and it includes stiff penalties for noncompliance. HIPAA plays a role in that protection, but there is a persistent misconception that compliance and security are synonymous.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

Staying abreast of these changes requires constant monitoring, training, and adaptation. Importance of HIPAA Compliance One key area of healthcare compliance is HIPAA compliance. Compliance with HIPAA regulations is crucial for maintaining patient trust and avoiding penalties.

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Clocktree

JUNE 15, 2020

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law passed in 1996 which requires secure handling of an individual’s health information (PHI). This act extends HIPAA security obligations to business associates. Some technical implementation details may change in the future.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Intersection of HIPPA and AI Solutions When it comes to healthcare, specifically the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, we need to consider two critical concepts before we look at AI solutions developed by a vendor in the HIPAA realm. So, HIPAA may not apply. About Sriram Rajagopalan, Ph.D.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 9, 2023

This HIPAA-eligible service is set to empower healthcare software providers by leveraging speech recognition and generative AI to revolutionize clinical documentation, enabling clinicians to save time on these tasks and enhance patient care. Amazon Web Services, Inc.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2023

HIPAA includes a requirement for MINIMUM NECESSARY ACCESS. Everyone knows that HIPAA requires patient information to be kept private and not shared with friends, family members, or anyone else without the patient’s authorization. HIPAA requires that computer activity logs be reviewed to identify unauthorized or inappropriate access.

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Therapists can struggle with compliance in various areas, ranging from HIPAA to telehealth or advertising. For client communications, we highly recommend using your EHR to send protected health information (PHI) while staying HIPAA compliant. If you use telehealth, make sure your video conferencing solution is safe and HIPAA-compliant!

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AMD Telemedicine

MAY 8, 2023

Download Full Story The Approach: Tailored training for each partnering hospital site with boots-on-the-ground support. One of the first lessons that training with AMD taught CETF and its partnering hospitals was that each rollout for each facility would be unique. For CETF, making this pivot with AMD was a game-changer. “As

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Including real-time monitoring of any data breaches or anomalies and ensuring compliance with regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA. Secure and encrypted communication channels between AI systems are essential and comply with regulatory standards such as HIPAA in the US or GDPR in Europe.

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NiftyHMS

APRIL 11, 2023

Support and Training : Finally, it’s important to consider the level of support and training that your EMR system provider offers. You’ll want to ensure that your provider offers comprehensive training and support to ensure that your staff can use the system effectively.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2023

"Zoom is continuing to invest in AI throughout our platform and taking a leadership stance in AI technology by being transparent that communications-like customer content will not be used to train Zoom’s AI models or its third-party artificial intelligence models," Mahesh Ram, head of AI applications at Zoom, said in the statement.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

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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AMD Telemedicine

JULY 13, 2023

Another 18% of those surveyed found that there are compatibility issues with existing systems and workflows, not to mention ongoing data security and HIPAA compliance issues. 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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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2018

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. Finally, 52% of healthcare organizations do security awareness training annually. Only 30% conduct such training on a monthly basis or more.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

Regulatory Compliance Mastery Of course, HIPAA is the most prevalent regulation healthcare organizations must adhere to, but over the last decade or so, we are seeing an increase of rules related to patient data. Let’s explore the evolution of data protection in the healthcare industry and how the best teams protect it.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 6, 2016

HHS has produced an 8 page fact-sheet on Ransomeware and HIPAA that is fantastic. Just 8 pages, packed with very readable, reasonable, reasoned, and backed by long standing Security and Privacy HIPAA Regulation. It is so good that I have very little to say as any emphasis I would add is already in the 8 pages.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

By creating a security awareness program, IT administrators can prioritize continued education and training on the importance of information security and handling patient data. Security awareness should be implemented as part of an organization’s onboarding and annual training program.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

But for an AI system to be effective in a similar manner, it must be trained on this plan. Process automation holds particular promise for clinicians in training or those working in remote locations without access to specialists. They also need to train and validate their models with robust, high-quality datasets.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Following the release of a report by STAT and The Markup, which found 49 of 50 telehealth startups may fall short of legal requirements for HIPAA compliance, a bipartisan group of US senators has fiercely criticized several prominent telehealth startups for sharing patient data with Facebook, Google, and other major advertising platforms.

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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). AWS solutions require software compatible with HIPAA standards. Currently, ChatGPT does not meet HIPAA standards. Today, there is a technical solution for every such need.

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