The COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends on Thursday, May 11, and with it comes an array of policy and procedural changes nationwide. How should health IT leaders be thinking about the end of…
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The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti
In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often…
With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency set to expire on May 11, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says it will temporarily extend telemedicine flexibilities around prescription of certain controlled medications as it sifts through…
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During a discussion at HIMSS23 this past week in Chicago, officials with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some updates on…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has proposed an amendment to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed changes aim to strengthen federal privacy protections for Protected Health Information…
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CHICAGO – At the HIMSS23 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday, a leader with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency cited some sobering statistics, noting an 86% increase in cyberattacks against hospitals since 2021, with…
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What Is Telemental Health?The National Institute of Mental Health defines telemental health as “the use of telecommunications or videoconferencing technology to provide mental health services.” Telebehavioral healthcare refers to the process of observing behavior…
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In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
Continue Reading In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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Health data interoperability recently took a major step forward when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the first six organizations as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) under the Trusted Exchange Framework…
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