By Matt Fisher – Covered entities as defined by HIPAA come in various types and shapes. It is not just a physician’s office or a hospital. Any entity that provides healthcare services and bills insurance (very gross oversimplification) can and likely does qualify as a covered entity.
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Now on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest Mari Savickis, Vice President of Public Policy for the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) to discuss patient identification, and why it remains a thorny issue.
By Kathryn Marchesini, Jeff Smith, & Jordan Everson – When talking about artificial intelligence today, people are usually referring to predictive models—often driven by machine learning techniques—that “learn” from historic data and make predictions, recommendations, or classifications (outputs) which inform or drive decision making.
By Ittai Dayan, MD – Following the enactment of HIPAA, patient privacy cemented itself among the foremost concerns of health care providers. This focus on patient privacy was only amplified after Europe passed its own, stronger set of regulations under The General Data Protection Regulation.
On this episode of The Digital Patient hosts Alan Sardana and Dr. Joshua Liu chat with Sara Vaezy about how Providence ideates, incubates and spins out health tech startups, and how they are creating personalized omni-channel consumer experiences and leveraging digital transformation to evolve policy.
By Lynda Rowe – The COVID-19 pandemic forced the healthcare community to pivot quickly and deliver care remotely. It offered patients the ability to receive non-urgent care while staying safely in their homes. The rapid shift to telehealth was executed with lightning speed.
New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Bryan Carmody, MD, a pediatric nephrologist and associate professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School. They discuss how medical education is changing and what we can do to fund programs that better fill our communities’ needs.
By Art Gross – Healthcare businesses need to be aware of the requirements that come with a cybersecurity insurance policy. In a world of online profiles, splashy websites, and great social media campaigns, businesses can misrepresent themselves in more ways than one.
By David Burda – The debate over private-equity ownership in healthcare really centers around two questions: Will prices for medical care go up or down after a PE firm buys a provider organization? Will quality and service go up or down after a PE firm buys a provider organization?