Prompted by the rapid expansion of the digital health sector, the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) has created two tailored products – including the country’s first Digital Health Formulary…
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About 93% of medical specialists believe that using healthcare software improves patient care. Isn’t it a good reason to apply for healthcare app development for your business? Happy and healthy patients improve your reputation,…
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Health apps are not only empowering patients, but also providing clinicians with early access to important insights to support evidence-based care, says Dr Haidar Samiei, a consultant in emergency medicine and a clinical director…
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By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — With over 10,000 mental health apps available, it’s difficult to know which ones will actually have a therapeutic impact. Fortunately, enough high-quality evidence is available to help…
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Eighty percent of all respondents have used telemedicine within their lifetime and it’s now the preferred channel for receiving prescriptions and care for minor illnesses, according to Rock Health’s 2022 Digital Health Consumer Adoption…
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On this episode of Health+Tech, McGuireWoods partners Andrea Linna and Jonathan Ishee are joined by Zack Perry, senior vice president of strategy for HealthMark and president of the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS). They will examine the impact of proposed HIPAA rule changes on medical records requests. Topics will include:1. Best practices for responding to patient medical record requests2. Interplay of access requests with health apps and APIs3. Compliance threats that pertain to medical record access4. How the HIPAA proposed rule may shift additional costs onto healthcare providers5. OCR’s “Right to Access Initiatives” and recent settlements against healthcare providers that fail to provide timely…
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In this episode of Health+Tech, Andrea Lee Linna and Jonathan Ishee are joined by fellow McGuireWoods digital health team member Michael Paluzzi to discuss proposed HIPAA changes that may require covered entities and business associates to overhaul their HIPAA policies and procedures in 2022.After providing a high-level overview of the proposed changes, the podcast turns to a live recording of Andrea and Jonathan’s recent webinar, “Preparing for Major HIPAA Changes in 2022,” offering in-depth details about the proposed changes and how to prepare for them in the new year….
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In this episode of Health+Tech, McGuireWoods healthcare attorneys Janice Suchyta, Kate Hardey, Kae Gruner and Royce DuBiner discuss the latest digital health updates from the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission. Join the conversation as we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month and discuss the following topics:• FDA draft guidance on electronic health records and medical claims data• FDA new resource for approved artificial intelligence/machine learning medical devices• FDA Digital Health Center of Excellence• FTC rules for health apps outside of HIPAA…
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In this episode of Health+Tech, McGuireWoods healthcare partner Janice Suchyta talks to Michele Satterlund, senior vice president in the state government relations practice of McGuireWoods Consulting and a partner with McGuireWoods, on the emergence of telehealth, particularly during the pandemic. They also look at how telehealth is evaluated state by state and discuss the need for uniform best practices….
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In this episode of Health+Tech, McGuireWoods healthcare partner Janice M. Suchyta talks to Donna Chang, founder and CEO of Hope Biosciences. Donna discusses how Texas — particularly Houston — is making a name for itself in biotechnology by attracting research funding, supporting premier academic medical centers and welcoming investment by major pharmaceutical companies. Hope Biosciences, a stem cell biotechnology company that has flourished as part of the biotech cluster in the Houston area, is helping to make Texas the third coast for biotechnology….
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