Articles by Industry Expert

HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth

By Art Gross – HHS put clarity recently on how the HIPAA Security Rule applies to telephone technologies. In the case of telephone lines that are traditional landlines, the rule does not apply. But it does apply to mobile technologies that utilize electronic media such as WIFI.



Decoding Legalese of Value-Based Contracts

Value-Based Care Insights Podcast with host Daniel J. Marino. In this episode Dan speaks with Hal Katz, an industry leader in health care law, to discuss how providers can successfully navigate value-based contracting with payers in a mutually beneficial way.


The ACO REACH Model: Health IT to Support Success

By Diana Bauza – The Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model is a pilot program designed to replace the current Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model. A model to promote greater health equity among the ACO beneficiaries.


Quality and Speed for Healthcare Life Sciences

New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Robert Fenton, the CEO and founder of Qualio. Robert is a pharmacist by training. He was born and raised in Ireland and worked with a range of pharmaceutical companies working in quality and drug development roles.


FAST Continues FHIR Scalability Work as a New HL7 FHIR Accelerator

By Alex Kontur & Stephen Konya – The HL7® Fast Heathcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR ®) at Scale Taskforce (FAST) initiative has officially left the nest and taken flight! In 2017, ONC spearheaded the FHIR at Scale Taskforce, a public-private partnership with industry stakeholders, to accelerate the scalability of FHIR across the industry.