By Jill McKeon
July 05, 2023 – Strong authentication practices can help healthcare organizations mitigate breach risk and maintain compliance, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reminded covered entities in its June 2023 newsletter.
According to…
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By Hannah Nelson
July 05, 2023 – Standards-development organization Health Level Seven International (HL7) and The World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a Project Collaboration Agreement to support the global adoption of open interoperability standards.
Adopting interoperability…
By Mark Melchionna
July 05, 2023 – A new study found that although adults with depression benefitted from virtual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this result was independent of specific program components such as activity scheduling, functional…
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In advance of the holiday, the HHS Office of Inspector General dropped this sweet hundred-plus page final rule on information blocking. It includes the details of the civil monetary penalties that health IT developers…
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By Mark Melchionna
June 30, 2023 – Among those with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), a blood pressure (BP) home monitoring resource combined with the use of medication for BP titration helped with keeping patients out…
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By Hannah Nelson
June 30, 2023 – Central Virginia Health Services, Inc. (CVHS), a federally qualified health center (FQHC), has upgraded to the latest eClinicalWorks’ EHR system, V12, to enhance clinical documentation workflows.
CVHS offers comprehensive medical,…
By Hannah Nelson
June 30, 2023 – Georgia’s state-designated health information exchange (HIE), the Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), has received a $1,000,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote rural healthcare services.
The…
By Jill McKeon
June 30, 2023 – Medtronic notified the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of a cybersecurity vulnerability (CVE-2023-31222) found in its Paceart Optima System. If exploited, threat actors may be able to execute…
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The HSJ Digital Awards aim to celebrate the power of digital products, projects and services to transform care delivery, enhance efficiency, and improve patient outcomes. This year, as well as DigitalHealth.London being a finalist for an award,…
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Sam Kyffin, NHS Navigator at DigitalHealth.London, shares his reflections from a recent discussion at Intelligent Health UK about the challenges in adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.It’s becoming all too familiar to hear concerning…
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