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New approach needed to protect health data

New approach needed to protect health data

Providers' compliance with HIPAA regulations can result in complacency, which won’t thwart savvy threat actors who are now attacking medical devices.

White Paper 3 ways to enhance workflows for physicians with an enterprise healthcare communications platform

Physician communication is a foundational element of patient care, yet care conversations and colleague collaboration can be hindered by inadequate communication infrastructure.

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Patient-physician communication August 1
Health startup Medopad looking to raise $30M in private capital

Bayer-backed company is one of several UK firms applying artificial intelligence to healthcare issues.

Artificial intelligence Bloomberg News 4h ago
Humana, Amgen to collaborate on data-backed care research

Initiative to use real-world evidence, supported by info from wearables, apps, says Laura Happe.

Mobile technology Fred Bazzoli 4h ago
More on fighting hackers

HIT Think

What providers need to know about the Cybersecurity Executive Order

Bob Barker
Cyber strategist and journalist
Cyber Analytics Institute

New mandate encourages greater sharing of data between public and private organizations, and establishes protection for those exchanging information.

Network security August 17
How the healthcare industry is learning from data breaches

Matthew Fisher
Associate
Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP

The number of incidents has risen rapidly in recent years, but organizations are learning from their mistakes and making improvements.

Data security August 16
How medication data and analytics can help the ER cut opioid abuse

Chetak Patel, MD
Emergency medical physician
University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health Richland

Combining information from prescription drug monitoring programs with analytics can provide a snapshot that may help busy ER clinicians spot potential problems.

Controlled substances August 15

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Cerner to integrate social determinants of health into workflow

Assessment form will be incorporated into its inpatient EHR by October to better screen patients.

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin August 18

EHR documentation Greg Slabodkin August 18
St. Luke’s University picks M*Modal to aid documentation

In other implementations, North York General Hospital selects an EHR hosting site.

EHR Joseph Goedert August 18

EHR Joseph Goedert August 18
Video 60 Seconds Smarter: Episode Analytics

From diagnosis to treatment to aftercare, healthcare interventions require encounters with many different providers, which can create challenges.

Medical practice management January 13, 2016

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HIT Think What providers need to know about the Cybersecurity Executive Order

Bob Barker
Cyber strategist and journalist Cyber Analytics Institute

New mandate encourages greater sharing of data between public and private organizations, and establishes protection for those exchanging information.

Network security August 17

Network security August 17
6 research centers to marshal data for pediatric cancer

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia heads initiative to use cloud platform to share findings.

Medication management Joseph Goedert August 17

Medication management Joseph Goedert August 17
PCORI funds 2 projects on reducing opioid prescribing

One will focus on evidence-based care for patients using prompts in EHRs and other data.

Medication management Fred Bazzoli August 17

Medication management Fred Bazzoli August 17
Healthcare quality improves while disparities continue

Measures show positive overall trends except when comparing racial, ethnic and income groups, finds AHRQ.

Quality of care Greg Slabodkin August 17

Quality of care Greg Slabodkin August 17
HIT system to help clinics serve medically underserved populations

The imHealthy solution includes a mobile app, open source EHR and web portal to conduct comprehensive well-being assessments, says Leming Zhou.

HIT Greg Slabodkin August 17

HIT Greg Slabodkin August 17
Ranking the states on healthcare IT

The Center for Data Innovation tells where states line up on using EHRs and electronic prescribing.

EHR August 17

EHR August 17
New CMS website will aid consumers in selecting hospice care

Patients and families will have easy access to quality metrics, says Seema Verma.

Quality of care Joseph Goedert August 16

Quality of care Joseph Goedert August 16

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Imaging

Ranking the states on healthcare IT

The Center for Data Innovation tells where states line up on using EHRs and electronic prescribing.

8 steps for adopting secure messaging technology

How to ensure that texting applications meet HIPAA requirements, support care delivery.

7 major EHR provisions in the PPS final rule

CMS offers providers more flexibility in federal requirements for records systems.

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Web Seminar Analytics on the front lines

Healthcare organizations benefit dramatically when everyone—including clinicians, administrators, and executive management—has at-their-fingertips access to rich, actionable analytic insight.

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Web Seminar Your healthcare data safety budget for 2018

Healthcare providers are facing intense data safety challenges. On one hand, attacks continue to escalate in sophistication and intensity.

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Data security
Web Seminar Visualizing population health: How geospatial and social determinant data informs preventive care

Population health is well beyond a broad buzzword as organizations are putting the concept into practice and improving the health of patients.

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Web Seminar Who’s there? How verifying patient identities can prevent fraud and improve the patient experience

Recent studies have shown that the healthcare industry leads the way in the number of patient records breached or hacked to the tune of more than 1.5 million American records so far in 2017.

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