PointClickCare announces new secure mobile messaging for EHR
Feb 25, 2014
PointClickCare has introduced PointClickCare Secure Conversations™, which allows secure mobile messaging integrated into electronic healthcare record platform.
Health system to pay $5.55 million in largest ever HIPAA settlement
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Aug 08, 2016
A major Illinois healthcare system will pay $5.55 million to settle allegations of HIPAA noncompliance, marking the largest settlement to date against a single entity, officials said.
For providers, another year to get up to code
Apr 11, 2012
The Obama administration has given long-term care providers an extra year to become compliant with a new set of disease diagnosis codes. Under a federal proposal, the rule for the International Classification...
Curavi Health chooses consultants
Mar 14, 2017
Curavi Health has chosen Pathway Health to help it implement and grow its telemedicine solution.
Integrating the IoT and medical devices in rehabilitation and nursing homes
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Eric Dusseux
Jul 09, 2020
Following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its necessitation of electronic health records (EHR) and electronic medical records (EMR), EHR and EMR continue to...
Provider pays $5.5 million in HIPAA settlement
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Feb 21, 2017
A Florida healthcare provider has paid the government $5.5 million to settle potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violations after information on more than 115,000 patients was...
Diagnotes and Suburban Health Organization sign agreement
Jan 05, 2016
Suburban Health Organization’s nine-member organizations will be able to use Diagnotes to send and receive HIPAA-compliant text messages and access medical records, the company said.
Telehealth options continue to expand
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Kimberly Marselas
May 12, 2020
Zeally Health is among the latest telehealth services available over video or phone. The cloud-based software as a service lets doctors consult with a patient in a HIPAA/HITECH-compliant environment and...
ResponderHub provides crisis communication tools
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 21, 2020
A team of certified crisis communications specialists has developed the first solution crisis communications solution for senior housing and services. “A perfect storm is brewing in the senior housing...
HHS says providers should use tool for risk assessment
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John Andrews
May 01, 2014
The HHS Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Office for Civil Rights are making a new security risk assessment tool available to help small- to mid-sized providers conduct...