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• HIPAA Privacy Rule

  The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, commonly known as the HIPAA Privacy Rule, establishes the first national standards to protect patients' personal health information. Continue Reading

• Busting the early myths about blockchain in healthcare

  There's a lot of buzz about the uses for blockchain in healthcare. While the potential of this technology is exciting, one analyst provides a reality check. Continue Reading

• HIPAA business associate agreement (BAA)

  Under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, a HIPAA business associate agreement (BAA) is a contract between a HIPAA-covered entity and a HIPAA business associate (BA). Continue Reading

• Mobile ultrasound scanner joins ecosystem of connected health devices

  As mobile devices in healthcare proliferate, clinicians are using mobile diagnostic tools, like hand-held ultrasound scanners, to provide care outside of traditional hospital settings. Continue Reading

• Population health: Current, emerging health information management tech

  When it comes to population health, health information management tech plays an important role. A health IT expert discusses current and emerging technologies. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)
  • remote patient monitoring (RPM)
  • telestroke (telestroke services)
  • HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

  • electronic protected health information (ePHI)
  • HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)
  • Meaningful Use
  • mHealth (mobile health)

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• Health IT experts discuss how they're using NLP in healthcare

  Some experts believe the use of NLP in healthcare is and will continue to be necessary. Two health IT experts discuss how they are currently using this technology in their healthcare organizations.Continue Reading

• eClinicalWorks

  eClinicalWorks is a Massachusetts-based company that sells electronic medical record (EMR), practice management (PM) and personal health record (PHR) software and services to reportedly more than 115,000 physicians and 70,000 facilities in the ...Continue Reading

• Expert details healthcare cost accounting for value-based care

  A McKesson Corporation population health expert explains advanced cost accounting techniques for value-based care, alternative payment models and revenue optimization.Continue Reading

• The relationship between population health and NLP in healthcare

  Many laud NLP in healthcare for its ability to take unstructured data, and make it valuable. Two health IT experts discuss NLP's role in achieving population health.Continue Reading

• Thinking of attempting blockchain in healthcare? Read this first

  Some experts say that a promising application for blockchain is in the healthcare space. Before attempting blockchain in healthcare, read what this analyst has to say.Continue Reading

• Tips for choosing healthcare financial systems

  Hospitals and physician practices must deal with tailored healthcare financial systems to match equally unique medical codes and Medicare reimbursement rules. The switchover to the ICD-10 coding system illustrated the increased complexity of the ...Continue Reading

• Analyst assesses how blockchain in healthcare will affect storage

  Many healthcare organizations are discussing possible use cases for blockchain. One analyst shares her two cents on the effect blockchain in healthcare may have on storage.Continue Reading

• FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

  The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulates the production and sale of food, medicine, health technology and cosmetic products. The FDA, also called the USFDA, approves drugs and medical devices for sale and recalls unsafe products.Continue Reading

• Five challenges of IoT in healthcare that put it at risk of failure

  The internet of things has the potential to provide physicians with valuable data that can improve patient outcomes, but there are several barriers to IoT adoption in healthcare.Continue Reading

• Healthcare APIs, now required by the government, seen as interoperability aid

  While the government has essentially required APIs, many health IT vendors are looking at them as a key to easier health data interoperability.Continue Reading