Government & Policy
The agency said as part of the international cyber takedown it gained lawful access to Qakbot’s infrastructure and identified more than 700,000 infected computers worldwide, including more than 200,000 in the US.
The American Telemedicine Association seeks to ensure that expanding telehealth programs are treated like any other healthcare delivery model and meet standards for patient safety, data privacy and information security.
Signs point to yes – and mature remote patient monitoring and telemedicine tools will be key to helping providers capitalize on the shift, one technology leader says.
Multiple awards for proposals to buttress digital health technology security, improve the fitness of healthcare analytics and strengthen healthcare software development are possible, according to the BAA.
Larger companies are taking an "all or nothing" approach in light of proposed legislation, one HIE leader says, but electronic health record developers can look to modernized data lakes for inspiration and place guardrails around PHI.
Episode-based payment incentives must be aligned across other value-based models, CMS says.
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When Vanderbilt University Medical Center turned over non-anonymized medical records to the state without patient consent, it pitted Tennessee state law against HIPAA and unleashed a federal investigation as well as a class action patient lawsuit.
The developer's Viz HCM algorithm can be used to assess electrocardiograms. When findings are suspicious of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the app alerts cardiology specialists to provide further triage.
New York's HEALTHeLINK and Boston Children's Hospital are recognized by HHS for their exploration of advanced FHIR capabilities and USCDI data quality improvement, respectively.
A new study looked at how AI and NLP could be used in a post-acute discharge patient engagement program to address factors beyond social determinants of health and address emotional, behavioral and other barriers to recovery.
