By Matt Fisher – After a bit of a lull, meaning pretty much a full calendar quarter, the Office for Civil Rights is back with another HIPAA settlement. The newest settlement involves Oklahoma State University – Center for Health Sciences and a malware incident.
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By Matt Fisher – Healthcare is experiencing a lot of turmoil over the best way to interact with patients and provide access to care. The tension centers around sticking to traditional models against going full steam into a fully technology-enabled world.
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Pivot Point Consulting, Carium, DispatchHealth, eClinical Solutions, CVS Health, Sesh, epocrates, MobileSmith, VIP StarNetwork, The Bloc, & Duo Health.
By Matt Fisher – Concerns about the scope of compliance with a growing host of regulations in healthcare are mounting. It is fully acknowledged that healthcare is subject to a myriad of regulations that often create confusing, if not contradictory requirements for organizations.
By Matt Fisher – Privacy is an important topic of discussion, consideration, deliberation, or any other word that can be used to say it is front and center. The focus on privacy has been growing as technology expands and creates more data. Privacy is so important though because there needs to be an understanding of what should happen with data.
By Matt Fisher – Caring for adolescents is already complex given all of the changes that children experience as they grow up. The complexity arises not just with the delivery of care though. Clinicians and organizations also face a number of challenges concerning access to patient records.
By Matt Fisher – Any data breach is a major disruption to the operations of a healthcare company. The disruption runs from having to re-secure systems, assess validity of data, and provide public notification of the breach, among other actions.
By Matt Fisher – What is the state of privacy in direct to consumer solutions in healthcare? It is an important question to ask because expectations and reality do not necessarily align. For example, users (patients to a degree) will see a healthcare solution and expect that standard protections will apply.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of March that we think deserve sharing again.