What Does it Mean to be #CyberSmart?
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and this is week 1: Be Cyber Smart, We have rounded up some of our cybersecurity experts to weigh in on what is being cyber smart.
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Research Results Published: More Apps are Integrating with EHRs
By Wes Barker & Christian Johnson – New ONC research shows a more than 20% rise in the number of apps that integrate with certified EHRs. A manuscript highlighting the findings of this research was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: “The Ecosystem of Apps and Software integrated with Certified Health Information Technology”.
Talent Tuesday – Required Skills for Physician Leaders
For this Talent Tuesday we select an episode of Value-Based Care Insights Podcast with host Daniel J. Marino. Dan speaks with Debra Levinthal who shares tips for physician leaders to be more effective through training, development and coaching, leading up to their IPMA Ascent and Lumina Leadership Institute.
Getting Electronic Medical Record Data Right: How Small Changes are Big Wins
By Jennifer Fitisemanu RN BSN – Historically, a patient’s electronic medical record was a way for the healthcare team to keep an account of the patient’s care. Over time, the record has become integral to sharing information with care teams across organizations, documenting quality care, ensuring accurate and timely payment of services, and detailing treatment plans across the care continuum.
How Healthcare Organizations Can Strengthen Their Cybersecurity Posture Against Cyber Attacks
By Dan L. Dodson – As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks-off, here’s a look at a few types of attacks many cyber criminals are deploying against our healthcare ecosystem along with four ways every healthcare organization can leverage to mitigate and respond to the latest threats targeting healthcare.
Will ‘Dr. Disinformation’ Ever Face the Music?
By Victoria Knight – The steady stream of spurious claims surrounding the covid vaccines and treatments that swirl around the public consciousness. The physician voices are of particular concern because their medical credentials lend credence to their unproven, often dangerous pronouncements.
Remember When
By Art Gross – There was a time when you would walk into any doctor’s office and the sliding walls or file cabinets of patient folders seemed endless. Guarded like vaults, all the information safely under lock and key. And in addition to patient data, there is employee data, which likely contained personal and banking records.
The Marriage of Technology and Policy
By Yuriy Pylypchuk & Carmen Smiley – When a family member, friend, or loved one develops an opioid addiction, few people know how to respond. Similarly, it is often difficult for healthcare providers to know how to best prevent, detect, and treat opioid use disorder, and almost every provider in the country has had encounters with patients experiencing addiction.
Important Update: FTC Clarifies Health Breach Notification Rule
By Susan Walberg JD MPA CHC – As I have written in previous articles about HIPAA and health-tech, many apps in the marketplace have been largely unregulated with respect to the privacy and security of healthcare data. In order for healthcare-related apps to be regulated, for the most part, they needed to be covered under HIPAA.