By Sarai Rodriguez March 13, 2023 – Asante, an Oregon-based health system, has informed patients about a HIPAA violation caused by a physician who compromised protected health information (PHI) without a valid…
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After months of criticism about its data privacy practices, Cerebral admitted that it wrongfully shared the private health information of 3.1 million of its users. This admission comes in the form of a March…
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By Jill McKeon March 10, 2023 – Telehealth platform Cerebral reported a healthcare data breach to HHS impacting more than 3.1 million individuals. Cerebral provides online therapy and medication management to millions…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group released a new guide Wednesday to help the public and private sectors in healthcare better align their…
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We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Epic Application Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position…
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The market for mobile health devices is rapidly changing with the development of smartphones, wearable watches, patient monitoring devices, and even rings and wristbands that monitor patient vital signs like heart rate, body temperature,…
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There have been numerous industry complaints – and a number of lawsuits – about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) rollout of the No Surprises Act (NSA). Nevertheless, CMS and the other…
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Although it was signed into law in 2016, portions of the 21st Century Cures Act, the provisions designed to support interoperability continue created the need for new rules by the Centers for Medicare and…
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February brought lots of news in digital health. Some of them aren't that exciting since companies continue laying off their employees but hopefully, soon this trend will go down. Here is some more positive…
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The seismic crumbling of U.S. federal abortion protection shocked the nation last summer. From wide ranging personal responses to corporate promises of abortion assistance, the landscape for reproductive health is experiencing unprecedented change. Evolving…
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