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• HIPAA 2015: Will You Be Ready?

  2/4/2015

  The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is getting serious, and so should you. It’s time to move beyond just having a binder full of policies sitting on a shelf. You must educate your workforce so that each and every member, from top to bottom, understands the practical, day-to-day application of your security policies and can demonstrate compliance. The OCR has the ability to level fines, which start at a minimum of $10,000 (it goes up from there, based on severity), for what has been called “willful neglect of compliance.” By Jim Tufts, Health IT Consultant, ICE Technologies, Inc.

• Next Generation House Calls: Technology Paves The Way For Rise In Home Health Care

  3/9/2016

  The Affordable Care Act has been the catalyst for seismic shifts in the healthcare landscape. The associated regulations pertaining to Medicare and Medicaid, value-based outcomes, discharge planning, and home health agencies have created both challenges and opportunities. One of the trends arising from these changes is an increase in home-based healthcare, which is being promoted as a more efficient and effective way to treat the growing elderly population as well as patients with disabilities and chronic conditions

• The Role Of Telehealth And Digitization In The Medical Marijuana Industry

  11/27/2019

  The medical marijuana industry is gaining momentum, and the progress is largely due to telehealth platforms and other health digitization efforts. Here's a look at some recent relevant developments impacting medical marijuana use and access.

• Telehealth Underground: Why Subterranean Data Centers Provide The Most Resilient Infrastructure For Telemedicine Data

  8/31/2018

  According to the American Telemedicine Association, more than one-half of U.S. hospitals now have a telehealth program in place. Overall, 71 percent of healthcare providers are using telehealth or telemedicine technologies to provide medical services in ambulatory and inpatient settings. Telehealth produces a deluge of data, including vital sign and symptom collection from patients, leading some healthcare providers to worry that critical information may get lost in the coming data tsunami which might provide a basis for medical malpractice complaints. 

• The State Of Telehealth In 2019

  5/31/2019

  To say that technology has had a strong influence on the healthcare industry in the last two decades is almost an understatement. Telehealth has developed considerably in the last few years, and its capabilities today look far different from they did 20 years ago — when it consisted of more basic communication functionalities, like SMS text or web chat.

• How The Biocomplexity Institute Of Virginia Tech Is Leveraging High-Performance Analytics For Public Health

  8/15/2017

  The recent outbreak of the Zika virus and its impact highlights the need for the world’s leading health organizations and governments to innovate using emerging technologies for tracking and preventing epidemics. By Harshal Shah, Senior Director, Healthcare, Persistent Systems