Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Privacy and scalability, where assuring the security of health citizens’ protected health information (PHI) must be designed into HaH programs. There has not been much rigorous evaluation of the “rampant” use of digital remote monitoring for acute care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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EHR HIPAA Digital Health Interoperability 316

Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 13, 2020

I have given a tutorial on FHIR Security and Privacy at a couple of HL7 events, and some HL7 distance learning. See Security Topics , Consent/Privacy , and FHIR for index to these articles. These recordings are available on the HL7 Education on Demand site. It is not clear when I will be asked to give the tutorial again.

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FHIR 70

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters. Taking Stock of Progress and Looking Ahead. Leadership Fundamentals for Digital Transformation. By Bill Siwicki | November 15, 2021. By Bill Siwicki | November 01, 2021.

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Health IT EMR Interoperability EHR 148

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JUNE 5, 2023

As part of my advisory position on SHIFT Shift (formerly Protecting Privacy to Promote Interoperability PP2PI) was founded in 2018 and formalized in 2020 with a mission to advance safe, equitable, and patient-empowered sharing of health information. Many in the USA are reviewing and preparing comments on HTI-1.

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HIPAA Interoperability FHIR Health Information 70

Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Mull the intriguing combination of ‘protecting’ your privacy, saving you from scammers getting into your email, and other altruistic (or defensive) motives. Google long ago offered up that bane of existence, two-factor authentication, to help you ‘ keep your passwords secure ’ – no, no, not your data, just your passwords. Not really.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

My tutorial is "FHIR Security and Privacy (TH15)" Not Hacking Unfortunately I did not provide a description for my tutorial, so what is published in the HL7 tutorial guide is based on a previous tutorial. I am giving a tutorial at the HL7 workgroup meeting in Atlanta. There are still openings, so please look to register for my class.

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FHIR 93

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 14, 2023

There is a security tag available in the HL7 ValueSets for Security tagging. I use this tag in the Implementation Guides that I write to distinguish the examples I provide. I use this tag in the Implementation Guides that I write to distinguish the examples I provide. Testing #1 and #2 in addition to #3.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

What changes in care technology will be different later in this decade? Consider the implications of adoption of sensors to deliver and improve the care of older adults -- then look forward five years. What will be different in this second technology wave, both from today and from the market a decade ago? Is this optimism justified?

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Healthcare Data Security Nursing Digital Health 131

Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

They may struggle financially – including the 15% of women who rely primarily on Social Security income. And there is much to consider about in-home privacy with a technology that can map the interior of a home. And there is much to consider about in-home privacy with a technology that can map the interior of a home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 31, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Network Infrastructure Precision Medicine Privacy & Security Telehealth Its CIO looks ahead to a future with advances in mobility, imaging, telemedicine, virtual reality, 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, data security, genomic sequencing and translational research.

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Telemedicine Leadership healthcare technology Telehealth 93

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

They help you manage dementia care tasks with confidence and privacy, on our secure HIPAA compliant infrastructure. This is an 8-year program, and a part of the CMS Innovation initiatives. As the needs for care resources change when the disease progresses, our app is there to locate hyperlocal, vetted resources. TaprootElla. “

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HIPAA Nursing 118

Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 9, 2022

Patient Privacy Consent restricts some data for Treatment. Patient Privacy Consent does not forbid Break-Glass. It is possible for Break-Glass to be supported in ways that have nothing to do with the Security layer. Thus for Security layer solutions tend to focus on use of PurposeOfUse of BTG (Break-the-Glass).

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FHIR EHR Interoperability 98

Lloyd Price

MAY 29, 2023

Some of the most common reasons include: Privacy concerns: Many people were concerned about the privacy implications of Google Glass. However, the device also faced a number of challenges, including privacy concerns, high price, and limited functionality. Poor design: Google Glass was not well-designed for everyday use.

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Nursing 81

Health Populi

JULY 20, 2018

One-third of physicians have concerns about using virtual care services, such as medical errors that may result, access to technology, and data security. One-third of physicians have concerns about using virtual care services, such as medical errors that may result, access to technology, and data security. from Deloitte.

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Digital Health Medicare Telehealth healthcare technology 195

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 18, 2022

I am not a fan of these reasons, but as a Privacy and Security subject matter expert, I get asked how to solve these business needs. Many think this is an easy problem to solve, just slap a security tag on the data, but it is a much bigger systems-engineering problem. Meta Data The security label (.meta.security

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I have covered the vision of Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P) concept, and outline how a Security Labeling Service (SLS) would enable this grandiose vision of DS4P. Which does not help for Data Segmentation nor Privacy. All the other security-tags are not likely to be set upon publication.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 7, 2023

a) Find your phone, b) accept the text message, c) copy the ‘we will never share your information with others’ privacy token into the appropriate location on the screen. Older adults (forget that insulting ‘grandma’ in the title) do not love 2-factor authentication with security tokens either (too small). Feeling safe and protected.

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Lloyd Price

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Challenges: Data privacy and security are crucial concerns in a data-driven healthcare landscape. Technological advancements: New technologies offer more personalised, data-driven, and effective pain management strategies. Telehealth: Remote consultations and monitoring for improved accessibility and convenience. Billion by 2026.

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Pain management Mental health Telehealth healthcare technology 56

Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I covered how to include Test data in Production Environments using the HTEST tag. That article explained how data that is not real patient data, that is to say 'test' data, would be tagged with HTEST. Data should be tagged with the PurposeOfUse under which it was collected, and test data is collected for the PurposeOfUse of.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 9, 2021

The trumpets sounded loudly at the arrival of Voice First. The Future of Voice First and Older Adults was published in February of 2018. A re-read shows how excited the 31 interviewees and participants were, offering their vision of the future of this technology and its potential use by older adults. Is voice first indistinguishable from magic?

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Telehealth 158

Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Care Hub represents the next iteration of smart speakers , which have evolved from just playing music or providing the weather forecast, to enabling home security services and now supporting senior citizens at home. Constant Companion’s systems are supported by advanced security to protect privacy, as well as professional 24/7 monitoring.

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Telehealth 134

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Privacy and security features will be built into design of software and websites. To reach older adults and their families, one go-to-market channel is not enough. Depending on the product or service, it may need a mix of resellers/distributors, face-to-face, and online sales. It hasn’t happened yet.

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Interoperability Mobile Health EHR 69

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2023

Vendors still claim a that market penetration is still low, that only 8% of seniors believe they need such a device , a helpful persuasion tactic to motivate security dealers and retailers. But constraints faced now and in coming years are beginning to emerge from public and political debates about privacy, ethics and proposed regulation.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 18, 2018

FHIR is GDPR enabled The Security Workgroup and the Privacy (CBCC or CBCP) are global workgroups, so we have been aware of GDPR for many years. From a purely geek perspective the GDPR is not technically unusual, it simply places some higher emphasis on Privacy and Security capabilities.

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FHIR 56

Healthcare Exchange Standards

DECEMBER 16, 2020

I interact with many Patient Advocates, Privacy Advocates, and individual Patients that are frustrated at the state of Privacy Consent today. Interoperable Consent Standards My main focus is on enabling Health Information to flow given proper Security and Privacy. I am too, but potentially in a different way.

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Interoperability FHIR EHR Health Information 92

Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 15, 2015

I am asked how someone can get engaged with developments in Privacy/Security around FHIR. I am especially encouraging to anyone that has either coding experience, or deployment experience; as I find that too many people engaged in Privacy/Security around FHIR are coming from the theoretical perspective.

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FHIR 40

Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

There are reasons underneath this value-calculation I’ll address in another post: top-line for me is Americans’ lack of comprehensive data privacy protection and lack of opt-in to data collection in everyday life (addressed in the concluding Hot Points , below). That data powers new relationships and programs, Marc explained. for Americans.

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HIPAA Medical Billing Leadership Public Health 246

BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: Payers stay informed with information security trends to protect their patients’ data. Click HERE to learn how BHM’s investments into cyber-security protect your data. Pediatricians are left to simply advise patients of this limitation and risk to their privacy.”

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EHR Health Information Interoperability Medicare 40

Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 4, 2016

Rene asked for an outline of Security topics for FHIR for an upcoming tutorial he is giving. The easy answer is go read all my blog articles under the #FHIR topic The second easy answer is to point at the FHIR security pages. With messaging, you should be able to use http security, it is just not as obvious.

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FHIR mHealth 40

Healthcare Exchange Standards

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

IHE has agreed to work on the Privacy Consent on FHIR implementation guide. This is the work that I hinted at in IHE FHIR Privacy Consent IG. Stepping Stone Maturity Levels I have often considered Privacy Consent to be something for which one approaches with some stepping stones. I have some questions and request some feedback.

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FHIR 52

Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 3, 2020

Typically, as in this podcast from ' This Week in Voice' about Aging in Place, one hears the usual concerns about security and privacy, no doubt because older people have expressed those concerns. The statistics about ownership and usage of voice tech are staggering. For those that have them, they are being used daily.

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Remote care Telehealth Patient Experience Nursing 120

Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 5, 2019

At the same time, the technology market presents growing complexity, worsening privacy issues, and interoperability limitations, while not effectively lowering the cost of access or the price of useful devices. It's in many ways a good-news/bad-news story. Awareness is growing about aging demographics. Seniors are working longer.

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mHealth Interoperability Medicare Digital Health 108

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Privacy and security features will be built into design of software and websites. This week is CES 2022 -- new and current entrants seek markets and partnerships. This year it is a hybrid event -- with some folks in person, some watching online and others lurking among the press releases. The advice: .

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Interoperability Mobile Health 69

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 20, 2020

Government & Policy Patient Engagement Pharmacy Privacy & Security Telehealth COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, has entered the lexicon as if it was always there. Globally the response has divided and united populations and no less so in the UK, says global digital adviser and NHS clinician Dr Sam Shah.

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Private practice General practice Public Health Telemedicine 139

Healthcare Exchange Standards

APRIL 13, 2017

FHIR has no security model. There is expectation that many security models exist , and application of those security models does not impact the most important priority of getting the data model correct. There are others applying security to the packaging so that it can travel by many transports with end-to-end security.

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FHIR 40

Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 15, 2015

Some background articles: Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System (HCS) Data Classification - a key vector enabling rich Security and Privacy controls and other articles on my topics page Recommendation for setting confidentiatlityCode So. for "_confidentiality". See FHIR Demonstration of DS4P.

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FHIR HIE Health Information 40

Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 23, 2018

Consider smart speakers (the Echo was launched in 2014 ), IoT boxes, phones, tablets, PCs, Macs and all cloud-based software. These work without the need to download and upgrade on Patch Tuesday , though privacy improvements are the next big technology hurdle. It is worth a look back -- note that it did happen just as described.

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Life Science 67