By Art Gross – A security risk assessment must be conducted to maintain HIPAA compliance per the Security Rule. A security risk assessment is also referred to as an SRA. It is a requirement for government plans such as Medicare, Obamacare, and Medicaid.
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By Matt Fisher – Gifting for the holiday season was kicked off early by the Department of Health and Human Services with some developments that should be welcome. The releases are part of an ongoing effort to improve understanding and alignment in healthcare.
By Jim Dumond – CRISPR is a gene-editing technology that enables scientists to chemically snip out and rearrange genetic sequences to alter DNA, often with the goal of eliminating hereditary diseases. The technology holds enormous implications for our ability to…
By Jason Warrelmann – Today, only 24% of healthcare companies utilize FHIR application program interfaces. FHIR, or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, defines how healthcare information can be exchanged between different computer systems regardless of how it is stored.
New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Rita Bowen Vice President, Privacy, Compliance, and HIM Policy at MRO. She and Dr. Nick discuss the need for patients to become better-informed decision-makers and partners in the process of controlling their data.
By Art Gross – Amazon has launched its latest venture in healthcare with Amazon Clinic. This virtual care platform will provide services and support for nonurgent health and lifestyle needs. This was created with the goal of providing users with easy access to care that allows them to “skip the waiting room.”
By David Burda – Like I mentioned in a previous blog post, I didn’t know jack about ESG until someone asked me about it, and I looked it up to appear like I knew what I was talking about. If you read that post, you’d know ESG stands for environmental, social and governance.
By Guy Yehiav – IoT adoption across healthcare has created unprecedented volumes of data to leverage for improved patient outcomes. The power of that data is wide-ranging from treating traumatic injuries to monitoring medical device performance and confirming HIPAA compliance.
By Scott Gray – Patients suffering from chronic illness are often eager to participate in clinical trials with the hopes of finding a more effective treatment for themselves and others with their condition. This is especially true in the case of rare diseases, as these trials are often seen as a patient’s only opportunity for treatment.