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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AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, Pfizer, and Roche are among the companies that must cut a check to the U.S. government. Those companies have Medicare-covered medicines whose prices rose faster than inflation and according to a…
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 […]
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A patient information disclosure has impacted more than 3 million patients who use online virtual mental health platform Cerebral, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.WHY IT…
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If your hospital, nursing home or doctor’s office received financial relief from the government during the pandemic, be prepared for some scrutiny that might be headed your way. Tens of billions of dollars were showered…
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