By David R. Burda – When we last used this column to visit the topic of patient safety, things were bleak. In “Dead Patient Walking,” we argued that patients are at risk before they even receive care from such things as supply chain shortages, poor EHR systems, cybersecurity attacks and prior authorization delays.
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By Art Gross – In healthcare, mobile devices have become seamlessly woven into the fabric of delivering efficient and timely patient care. CEs and BAs need comprehensive mobile device management practices to ensure HIPAA compliance and confidentiality.
By Cindy Jordan – Last year, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy identified loneliness as a significant public health issue, prompting a search for solutions that offer reliable, affordable, and scalable mental health care. There is growing pressure on an already-taxed domestic healthcare system to provide personalized and accessible mental health services to those in need…
By Katie Brenneman – Digital Transformation and Beyond. People are now turning to online options to look for solutions to many of their healthcare issues. Those capitalizing on technology will be best positioned to serve their communities.
By Tommy Carls – Innovation in healthcare is essential to the future of medical technology. Surgeons are able to identify a problem and think of a solution, but they don’t necessarily have the training to bring that idea to fruition.
By Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick – Digital collections do not quite replace everything the same as AI does not replace everything. We still need the human touch and pattern matching and decision-making while differences remain important.
By Seth Pazinski, Peter Karras, & Dustin Charles – The draft 2024–2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (the draft Plan) is now open for public comment. The public comment period on the draft Plan ends on May 28, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM ET. The draft Plan is a comprehensive and strategic effort developed by ONC in collaboration with more than 25 federal organizations.
By David R. Burda – Here are the DOJ stats released on Feb. 22 for civil fraud and false claims settlements and judgments recovered for taxpayers by the agency in fiscal 2023, or from Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023.
By Art Gross – While HIPAA is all about protecting patient privacy, the Privacy Rule is just one of five areas of regulation. When it comes to annual requirements, the other heavy hitter is the Security Rule, which focuses on securing technology.