HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By administering ultrasound technology at the point of care, whether that be the patient’s bedside or an ambulance, POCUS prevents patients from being sent to another facility for imaging or waiting for a radiologist. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is taking hold across healthcare, and for good reason.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

. “It is ironic,” they write, “that although patients (and their physicians) still have difficulty obtaining complete medical record information in a timely fashion, the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits massive troves of patients digital health data to traverse the medical-industrial complex unmonitored and unregulated.”

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2023

In recognition of the procedural burden our existing processes and systems exact, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has encouraged states to use all available strategies to streamline redeterminations and prevent eligible enrollees from losing coverage due to procedural issues.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 9, 2023

Breaking Down Barriers and Removing Silos Today, most patients are unable to obtain a cohesive view of their health data from general practitioners, specialists, and other clinicians. Now, to achieve this promise of real change, it comes down to a true, shared commitment from all healthcare stakeholders.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In one situation, an organization determined that the use of Meta Pixel supported consumer experience and helped encourage the scheduling of preventive care. Each regulation defines the type of information that must be protected, and there is often no overlap between data protected by one rule or law or another.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 9, 2022

While the healthcare industry has been extolling the virtues of data interoperability for years until recently it has remained one of the biggest obstacles to providing quality healthcare today. Grealy alludes to the data flow barriers that still exist today even while some important federal interoperability standards have been passed.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Last month, a document synthesized a vision for transforming health and care in a digital single market , adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Over one-half of EU health citizens are concerned about the risks of health data privacy breaches and cybersecurity.

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Bill Of Health

AUGUST 18, 2021

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) health apps, such as apps that manage our diet, fitness, and sleep, are becoming ubiquitous in our digital world. These apps provide a window into some of the key issues in the world of digital health — including data privacy, data access, data ownership, bias, and the regulation of health technology.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2022

When you’re waiting for an answer to cure or prevent a disease, that difference can feel like forever. Longitudinal medical data shows trends over time and can chart the best course of action for current or future treatments to advance care, ultimately saving patient lives. Live and high-quality data lead to better care for patients.

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Sheppard Health Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Congress’s expansion of access to telehealth takes steps to ensure continuity of care for Medicare beneficiaries and provides regulators with additional time to determine which flexibilities will become permanent, indicating a success for the telehealth industry as well as a reminder that there is more legislation to come.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Using digital tech has improved consumers’ experiences with health care providers across a range of tasks: 53% told Philips it’s easier to schedule appointments, 47% think it’s easier to get test results, 42% receive appointment reminders, and 27% are able to monitor health indicators on their own.

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Lexis Nexis

JULY 20, 2022

Billions of dollars are available to health plans that achieve high scores under Medicare Star Ratings, a five-star quality rating system to measure their ability to meet members’ healthcare needs. More than 90 percent of US health plans use HEDIS measures to gauge their performance while serving more than 190 million Americans.

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Etactics

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Today, 61% of healthcare data breaches are due to negligent employees. During this time, there were no federal regulations protecting health information. HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules help install these regulations. Template builds on efforts by states, health systems, and individual organizations and individuals.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

And, after COVID-19 further exposed deeply rooted health disparities across communities, the Quintuple Aim. Achieving health equity is now a primary goal for providers, payers, regulators, and patient advocates seeking to ensure that healthcare is accessible and effective for all.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Consumers’ trust in all sources of health information increased between 2018 and 2020 except for peoples’ trust in online health websites/apps and social media, both of which lost a number of consumers trusting them. consumers would be willing to share their health data were Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple.

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Bill Of Health

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not add IDD to the list of conditions associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes until February of 2022. Though the CDC has not publicly commented on this delay, it is likely due to the fact that adequate data was not being collected on this population during the pandemic.

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Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Ultimately, the guidance does little to protect patients or providers in states that have passed laws explicitly requiring the reporting of reproductive health data related to abortions. Because HIPAA doesn’t apply to technology companies, the guidance emphasizes that data stored on mobile applications or personal devices (e.g.,

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Another issue is that it could be complicated to use FHIR extensions and profiles, which are necessary to deal with specialty health data, due to their need for deep domain knowledge. The lack of regulation within third-party environments raises privacy and security concerns for patients and healthcare organizations alike.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

are growing their health IT muscles and literacy, accelerated in the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, health consumers in America want more access to their personal health data, a study from the Pew Research Center has found in Americans Want Federal Government to Make Sharing Electronic Health Data Easier.

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Healthcare Leadership Council

JANUARY 11, 2024

Panelists representing the breadth of the healthcare industry showcased private sector innovation, common hurdles, and analyzed legislation and regulations in play which would affect the delivery of care. Hear from the experts about the HIPAA Privacy Rule, other federal privacy laws, and what the future holds for health data privacy.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

And, after COVID-19 further exposed deeply rooted health disparities across communities, the Quintuple Aim. Achieving health equity is now a primary goal for providers, payers, regulators, and patient advocates seeking to ensure that healthcare is accessible and effective for all.

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Health Populi

JULY 26, 2022

Amazon is already well-entrenched in many health care activities, as a new report from Bertelsmann Stiftung presented in this chart. ” I added the bold emphasis here on the issue of personal health data.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Preventing denial codes is essential if you want to keep a steady revenue flow. This is an easily preventable billing error, which we are going to go over in this blog. These codes allow for data collection on new services, procedures, and technologies to substantiate widespread usage. 99397 - Preventive exam (over the age 65).

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As healthcare continues to digitally transform, integrating health data among various IT stakeholders demands much more collaboration than our predecessors could have imagined. They also ensure qualified subject matter experts in privacy and security are doing their part to work with IT to ensure a seamless process. IT and security.

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Health Business Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Consumers stake a claim to their own health data. Consumers stake a claim to their own health data. Data tokenization by Datavant and HealthVerity enables mixing and matching of disparate sources at the patient level and the generation of valuable clinical and commercial insights. COVID becomes less political.

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Cloud Blogs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

One is the rapid emergence of virtual care through digital tools such as telehealth and remote monitoring that have made it safer and more convenient for patients to connect with their doctors during the pandemic, and that is empowering individuals to take charge of their health in entirely new ways. Not for sale.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 10, 2024

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Wednesday published its long-awaited Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability proposed rule for public comment.

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Without further ado, here they are: Encryption: Encryption is the conversion of electronic data into an unreadable or coded form that is unreadable without a decryption key. The proper use of encryption can prevent unauthorized users from viewing encrypted data in a usable form and may substantially reduce the risk of compromising ePHI.

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Without further ado, here they are: Encryption: Encryption is the conversion of electronic data into an unreadable or coded form that is unreadable without a decryption key. The proper use of encryption can prevent unauthorized users from viewing encrypted data in a usable form and may substantially reduce the risk of compromising ePHI.

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Without further ado, here they are: Encryption: Encryption is the conversion of electronic data into an unreadable or coded form that is unreadable without a decryption key. The proper use of encryption can prevent unauthorized users from viewing encrypted data in a usable form and may substantially reduce the risk of compromising ePHI.

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Health Blawg

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Without further ado, here they are: Encryption: Encryption is the conversion of electronic data into an unreadable or coded form that is unreadable without a decryption key. The proper use of encryption can prevent unauthorized users from viewing encrypted data in a usable form and may substantially reduce the risk of compromising ePHI.

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Sheppard Health Law

JUNE 22, 2023

This report will provide recommendations to reduce prescription drug costs and regulate PBMs. Another is SB0003 which establishes standards for access to and sharing of consumer health data. Providers in Connecticut should carefully review these updates to ensure continued compliance.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2018

These concerns fall into the buckets of health insurance coverage, or lack thereof; insurance denials; affordability for the breakthrough therapies; and, potential risks of future denials for insurance based on the patient’s personalized genomic or other health data.

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NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

44 Ohio The Ohio Department of Health’s Bureau of Maternal, Child, and Family Health publicly shares 69 public health data sets through the DataOhio Portal and InnovateOhio Platform. Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant, Oklahoma, FY 2023 Application/FY 2021 Annual Report,” August 16, 2022, 191.

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NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

High-quality, integrated care requires strong system-level partnerships, information and data sharing, and family-centered practices. Yet, states often face barriers to integrated care including a lack of trust across agencies, privacy regulations that may hinder data sharing, and misaligned eligibility, enrollment, and referral systems.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

These included making sure that decision makers, health professionals and researchers strongly valued digital technologies as important determinants of health. This in turn would lead to a governance architecture ensuring trust in digital health and regulating powerful players and organisations.

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Bill Of Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

By Hannah Rahim Algorithms used in health care have the potential to improve health outcomes but are susceptible to racial bias , which can have detrimental consequences for minority populations. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also begun to consider the regulation of clinical algorithms.

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