One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. We publish at least eleven guest posts a week now, on our three sites. In case you missed some, here are the top ten read and shared guest posts in the month of June. You can also read previous month’s Top Ten Lists. Thank you for contributing and reading.
Most Played Radio Episode in June
Healthcare de Jure with host Matt Fisher chats with John Torous, MD (@JohnTorousMD), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, about digital health and digital mental health.
Most Read Thought Leader Posts in June
Insiders to Blame for Poor Cybersecurity in Healthcare
By Art Gross, President and CEO, HIPAA Secure Now!
Twitter: @HIPAASecureNow
It comes as no surprise that the healthcare industry is a prime target for cybercriminals. Since it’s easy to recognize the potential profit in stealing Protected Health Information (PHI), it is crucial to know and understand the potential security threats that exist, including threats from the inside. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
The EHR Strikes Back!
By William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU
Twitter: @williamhersh
The last few years have been challenging for the electronic health record. While the HITECH Act succeeded in transitioning the US healthcare system mostly away from paper, the resulting electronic systems created a number of new problems. They include diverting attention from patient care, adding to clinician time burdens, and causing outright burnout. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Building Your Medical Device Cybersecurity Protocol
By Gerry Blass, President & CEO, ComplyAssistant
Twitter: @ComplyAssistant
Medical device cybersecurity has become significantly more important in the age of digital health. There are essential actions health systems must take to protect themselves – and their patients. This blog offers 5 guidelines to evaluate and maintain your medical device cybersecurity. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Privacy Invasion or Smart Marketing: Geofencing in Healthcare
By Matt Fisher, Attorney and chair of the Health Law Group at Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP.
Twitter: @matt_r_fisher
The healthcare industry got a load introduction to geofencing marketing recently. The headlines were driven by a law firm targeting individuals going to an emergency room. In particular, the ads attempted to lure individuals into a personal injury suit. The type of action that would be sure to draw lines as personal injury is often a disfavored side of the law. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Healthcare and the Need for End-to-End Authentication
By Mike Nelson, Vice President of IoT Security, DigiCert
Twitter: @digicert
Healthcare cybersecurity is facing two problems – neither of which can be solved using better technology alone. In fact, these problems have more to do with economics than cybersecurity. The first problem is that healthcare is such a critical part of our economy. If you want to wreak havoc, disrupting a country’s healthcare system might be the best place to start. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
The Future of HIM Quality Audits
By Betty Schulte, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, Director, Compliance & Quality Audit Services, himagine solutions
Twitter: @himagineInc
All health information management (HIM) leaders know that coding quality audits are critical. We can all agree the consequences of substandard coding – lost revenue, increased denials, and greater compliance risk – make the development of a comprehensive coding audit program a priority for healthcare providers of all sizes. Unfortunately, scarce resources and conflicting priorities force many providers to compromise their compliance programs. Continue reading on RCMAnswers.net…
New York HiMSS Meeting
By William A. Hyman
Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering
Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu
The New York State chapter of HiMSS met on June 13th in the unusual setting of a Broadway theater (which, like almost all Broadway theaters wasn’t actually on Broadway). In keeping with the location, the day-long event was designed with a prologue (keynote) plus four acts, each act being a panel discussion on broad topics with what turned out to be overlapping but not overly redundant themes. Continue reading on HITECHAnswers.net…
Ignore Quality of Care Metrics at Your Own Peril: Three Financial Risks
By Marty Callahan, President, Healthcare Markets, RevSpring
Twitter: @RevSpringInc
It’s easy to overlook quality of care as part of the financial equation with so many internal and external demands competing for a slice of your already limited budget. But ignoring quality metrics can have a detrimental effect on clinical outcomes, patient experience, and overall revenue streams in the long run. We covered reasons why CFOs should focus on quality of care in a previous post, and now we will explore some of the financial and revenue cycle risks of ignoring quality metrics. Continue reading on RCMAnswers.net…
Moving at the Speed of Eugene Borukhovich, Bayer’s Global Head of Digital Health Innovation
By David Harlow, JD MPH, Principal, The Harlow Group LLC
Twitter: @healthblawg
I caught up recently with Eugene Borukhovich. Eugene is Global Head, Digital Health Incubation and Innovation at Bayer. He sees himself as standing at the crossroads of several streams of innovation and human endeavor – the intersection of digital and genomics, online engagement opportunities for patients and consumers, the life sciences perspective of “hacking our bodies from the inside,” and the health IT work being done to understand, aggregate and connect silos of data in a clinical setting – … Continue reading on HealthDataAnswers.net…
Interoperability Lessons Learned in the Garden
By Emmalilly Hoxsie, Communications Specialist, Great Lakes Health Connect
Twitter: @GLHC_HIE
The hot humid days are here to stay in Michigan, despite the cold and wet weather that seemed to linger for months. The leaves on the trees are green, flowerbeds and gardens are blooming, and the grass needs to cut weekly (or more). Besides the growth happening in our yards and across the fields and forests of our great state, there is also growth happening within our healthcare and community organizations. Continue reading on HealthDataAnswers.net…
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