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A Yonkers hospital to pay $80K for leaking COVID-19 patient data

November 22, 2023November 23, 2023Healthcare IT news

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced it has settled with the Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, New York, related to a charge of unlawful release of…

A Yonkers hospital to pay $80K for allegedly leaking COVID-19 patient data

November 22, 2023November 27, 2023Healthcare IT news

Syra Health scores contract to assess racial, ethnic approaches to health in Texas

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023MobiHealthNews

Syra Health, a healthcare technology company that provides tools to analyze population health, announced it signed a five-year $275,000 contract to examine the City of San Antonio’s implementation of its Racial and Ethnic Approaches…

Info blocking exceptions need special attention from providers

November 17, 2023November 18, 2023Healthcare IT news

While comments on HHS’ proposed rules on information blocking disincentives for Medicare providers aren’t due until January 2, 2024, with no set data after that for publication of a final rule after that, “the federal government…

HHS Unveils Updated Language Access Plan for Health Equity

November 16, 2023November 18, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

November 16, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is cracking down on language access and patient rights to medical interpreters as a part of agency efforts to improve health…

Indian Health Service Taps Oracle Health EHR Implementation for HIE

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023EHR Intelligence

By Hannah Nelson

November 13, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that the Indian Health Service (IHS) is implementing an Oracle Health EHR system to drive health information exchange (HIE).
The…