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HHS’ Proposed HIPAA Changes Are a Step in the Right Direction, But Some Providers May Struggle to Comply

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HHS is proposing major changes to HIPAA for the first time in more than a decade, aiming to strengthen cybersecurity protocols for electronic health data. The post HHS Proposed HIPAA Changes Are a Step in the Right Direction, But Some Providers May Struggle to Comply appeared first on MedCity News.

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How IT Became So Integral in Healthcare in So Little Time

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Looking back 20 years, when fewer than 18% of physician practices used electronic health records, few experts would have anticipated how information technology has changed healthcare. Thanks to IT, the volume and types of data generated and the speed at which they can be analyzed are vastly different than decades ago.

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The importance of patient centricity in healthcare

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From utilizing patient portals and other electronically accessible data to using wearable tech for monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and other measurables, patients today have a wide range of available options to ensure they are taking an active role in their own healthcare journey.

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Ambience Healthcare Aims To Reduce Clinician Burnout With New AI Medical Scribe

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Ambience Healthcare’s new product, AutoScribe, embeds into the electronic medical record and works in real-time. When clinicians use AutoScribe, they speak to their patient as they normally would while the software listens in the background.

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People Say Healthcare Check-in Should Be Like Airline Check-in. We Can Do So Much Better.

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When I say I am optimistic that we can do better in healthcare, it’s because we are sitting on a wealth of data that lives, largely untapped, in the electronic health record Although the flight check-in process is quick and easy, it lacks the intelligence and personalization that would make it truly exceptional.

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The future of healthcare?

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SUMMARY: One definitive trend to emerge from the pandemic is that more people are becoming healthcare consumers. They want healthcare to be easier to access and don’t want to wait for necessary medical tests. One urgent care center in Tampa even has its online healthcare records site. People want changes to healthcare.

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How can we improve AI for mining data from electronic medical records? [Sponsored]

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A webinar sponsored by Carta Healthcare, scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, will highlight the role of AI in mining patient data and ways to improve it.