By Art Gross – The HIPAA Security Rule requires healthcare providers and their business associates to implement physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to protect the electronic PHI that they utilize. It establishes national standards to protect that information. It establishes national standards to protect that information.
Read More
By JoNel Aleccia – Within a few weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays, the U.S. could have access to a new antiviral pill from Merck expected to alter the deadly trajectory of the covid-19 pandemic — with a second option from Pfizer to follow shortly after.
By Dan Matthews – The spread of misinformation is one of the primary reasons for the lack of trust in vaccines. With new technologies, telehealth services have made healthcare services more accessible, including access to vaccines and reliable information.
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Maneesh Juneja, Digital Health Futurist who has been exploring the future and how emerging technologies can make the world a healthier and happier place.
By Steven Posnack – When President Obama signed the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act into law in 2016, it marked a significant shift in health policy and health law. Not since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 has there been a more noteworthy change in how electronic health information is approached under United States federal law.
New On Demand – Healthcare Upside/Down with host Dr. Nick van Terheyden and his guest, Scott Cantley, CEO of MHS. On the podcast, Scott talks about what it takes to inspire patients—and physicians—to believe in the quality of care in a rural health system. Below are three takeaways from our conversation.
By Devin Partida – People have ongoing conversations about improving value within health care organizations. But what that means differs across the respective groups. Patients might link high-quality care to value, while providers may view value as synonymous with productivity.
By Art Gross – When you think of trends in healthcare, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s a particular EMR system, new machines in the office, ways in which you communicate with patients… the list goes on. One thing is for sure when we think about all the ways that healthcare has changed over the years; technology has been a driving force behind the possibilities that once seemed incomprehensible.
By William Hersh MD – When I teach about the features of search engines like PubMed, I often quip that if you use the limit function to narrow your search to randomized controlled trials, which are the best evidence for medical and health interventions, and you still have many retrievals.