HHS Launches Groundbreaking Data Sharing Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched groundbreaking initiatives to transform healthcare data sharing. These efforts focus on reducing administrative burdens while empowering Medicare enrollees to…
The Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week announced that it has reached a settlement with Tampa, Florida-based BayCare Health System over several potential violations of…
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Welcome to the April edition of Digital Health Digest, where we bring you the latest breakthroughs and trends transforming healthcare technology.In this episode, we’ll cover cutting-edge innovations—from advanced AI solutions and strategic partnerships to…
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A hot topic around the virtual physician lounge this week was the potential for an impending staffing crisis. It’s not the nursing crisis that everyone talks about, however. Instead, it is the risk that…
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Farqad Moshili, Graphiant Engineering Staff
The evolving cyber threat landscape has driven the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to propose significant updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, a first in 12 years, with more stringent…
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Garrett Weber, Field CTO – Enterprise Security at Akamai Technologies
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the stakes have never been higher especially for organizations in the healthcare industry. Data breaches and ransomware attacks are not just…
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Last December, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that would make data encryption a standard and not optional across healthcare organizations that store and transfer patient health information.
In the…
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The American Hospital Association and the nonprofit Health-ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) are warning of a potential terrorist threat against U.S. hospitals in the coming weeks.On March 18, user @AXactual made…
Over the past decade, cybersecurity breaches have skyrocketed, particularly in healthcare. The attack on Change Healthcare was a major wake-up call – prompting, among other reforms, the notice of proposed rulemaking from HHS in…
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Welcome to the February edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we explore groundbreaking advancements in digital health—from TIA’s new partnership with Nourish for personalized nutritional counseling to AI Optics’ FDA-cleared retinal screening camera. We…
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