The meaningful use of digital health in Australia is underpinned by healthcare organisations connecting to the Healthcare Identifiers service. This four-part webinar series will provide managers of medical practices, community pharmacies and other healthcare…
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1-5 May 2023 was the annual community meeting of OpenHIE in Lilongwe, Malawi. Thanks to the Malawi Ministry of Health for hosting our community. What a time we had with NETWORKING, technical demonstrations, unconference…
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By Jill McKeon
July 06, 2023 – The latest string of reported healthcare data breaches impacted small and mid-sized healthcare organizations. Two of the three breaches mentioned below occurred in 2022.
Community Research Foundation Notifies HHS of…
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By Sara Heath
July 06, 2023 – Implicit bias and racism in patient-provider communication are hampering shared decision-making, a new qualitative study in JAMA Network Open reported.
The study, which detailed responses from qualitative one-on-one interviews with…
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With laws such as the “No Surprises Act,” government has thrown its considerable weight behind the pressure on payers and clinicians to give patients good-faith estimates of the total cost of treatment. According to…
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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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Welcome to our June Monthly Digital Health Digest! In this edition, we're exploring top stories from the healthcare technology sector, including groundbreaking developments and industry shifts. Hit play to stay informed!00:00 Introduction00:09 Healthcare management…
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