Employee Errors
By Art Gross – We all know (or should know) that human error accounts for the majority of breaches. Phishing gives hackers entry to a business’s front door by manipulating the employees who work there.
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HIPAA and COVID-19 Responses
By Matt Fisher – Responses to and really reopening plans as part of the effort to address COVID-19 have raised a number of privacy concerns. When privacy and healthcare come up together, the discussion inevitably turns to HIPAA.
Amid Surge, Hospitals Hesitate To Cancel Nonemergency Surgeries
By Samantha Young – Three months ago, the nation watched as COVID-19 patients overwhelmed New York City’s intensive care units, forcing some of its hospitals to convert cafeterias into wards and pitch tents in parking lots.
Telehealth and the Digital Healthcare Experience During COVID-19
By Deirdre Ruttle – Technology is connecting patients to their healthcare needs as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Patient demands for convenient, secure and simple experiences combined with social distancing have spurred technology adoption.
Healthcare Identity Governance in the Era of COVID-19
By John Racine – Five Critical Issues Your Organization Can’t Afford to Overlook. Managing through this COVID-19 crisis has required healthcare systems to expand some aspects of their workforce and redeploy others virtually overnight.
As COVID Testing Soars, Wait Times For Results Jump To A Week — Or More
By Phil Galewitz – Elliot Truslow went to a CVS drugstore on June 15 in Tucson, Arizona, to get tested for the coronavirus. The drive-thru nasal swab test took less than 15 minutes. More than 22 days later, the University of Arizona graduate student was still waiting for results.
Expanding Telehealth and Telementoring During COVID-19
By Gopal Khanna MBA – AHRQ’s Expertise Helps Identify Next Steps. While the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed troubling vulnerabilities in our healthcare system, it has also pointed to one area of immense benefit: telehealth.
Designing Healthcare
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Stacey Chang, Executive Director and Founder, Design Institute for Health and a Professor, Dell Medical School and College of Fine Arts.
Partnering with the European Union and Global Regulators on COVID-19
By Anna Abram & Mark Abdoo – The European Union (EU) is one of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s most important collaborators in tackling public heath challenges. The FDA and the European Commission (EC) and its European Medicines Agency (EMA) have long leveraged each other’s expertise and experience…