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Report confirms racial disparities in patient access to their health data

Healthcare It News

While individuals have expressed privacy concerns, the majority of patients want to have their healthcare records readily available and many say they want to download their health data to mobile devices. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. ON THE RECORD. Email: afox@himss.org.

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FTC Strengthens Health Data Breach Notification Rule to Protect Consumers

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What You Should Know: – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized significant changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) , aiming to improve consumer protection in the digital age. This ensures these platforms are held accountable for safeguarding health data.

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Digitalization in healthcare empowers patients

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In today’s digitalized healthcare environment, keeping the best outcomes for patients at the center of all activity increasingly depends on the smart use of medical data. Furthermore, ensuring that therapeutic decisions comply with clinical guidelines is front-of-mind for all healthcare providers.

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ONC: More patients are downloading their medical records and using portals

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About one in five transmitted their data to an outside party. And many are choosing to get their records on the go: Almost 40% accessed their health data using a smartphone app in 2020. The majority of patients who did not access their portals said they preferred to speak with their healthcare providers directly.

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23andMe Launches Health Action Plan Based on Genetic/Health Data

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It offers customers specific actions and next steps on their health journey. – 23andMe reminds customers that they should not use Health Action Plan to replace a visit to their primary healthcare provider.

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HHS Finalizes Rules to Penalize Healthcare Providers Engaging in Information Blocking

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new final rule today aimed at preventing information blocking in healthcare. – The final rule establishes disincentives for healthcare providers who engage in practices that interfere with a patient’s access to their electronic health information (EHI).

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Microsoft releases data-driven updates for healthcare cloud

Healthcare It News

Data integration toolkit with unified display for provider IT administrators and tools to advance health data exchange within organizations. Dataverse Healthcare APIs that support bi-directional integration capabilities of FHIR data. LARGER TREND.