The risk is that with so many access points, there is the high potential for exfiltration of data, especially those consciously or unconsciously occurring because of vulnerabilities with privileged escalation— which is administrative-level access to all kinds of vital data about patients and the organization. Powered by WPeMatico
“If we want to have a real market for drugs, why not have [companies] disclose their prices in the ads, too? Consumers would have much more balanced information, and companies would have a very different set of incentives for setting their prices.” – HHS Secretary Alex Azar – In May 2018, President Trump and Secretary ...
Less than a year after the release of President Trump’s American Patients First blueprint, HHS finalizes first rule implementing the blueprint, aimed at increasing transparency for patients and bringing down overall drug costs both for patients and for the Medicare and Medicaid programs. On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced a final ...
eHealth NSW in Australia has announced that it will be working with a number of industry partners to enhance the safety and quality of patient care, with clinicians at one of the state’s major rural hospitals harnessing the power of digital tools in two proof-of-concept (PoC) projects. Powered by WPeMatico
The academic medical center and the physician-owned malpractice insurer will explore how AI can be integrated into the workflows of frontline clinicians to reduce errors, boost quality and safety and improve patient experience. Powered by WPeMatico
Rather than those providers having to obtain patient health data manually from each of a patient’s other sites of care, CommonWell enables sharing with other providers across the continuum. Powered by WPeMatico
Unguarded and lacking a common playbook for security, the internet of things presents plenty of new network challenges. Powered by WPeMatico
The EHR vendor revealed in an SEC filing that the company it acquired in 2018 is being probed for potential HIPAA and anti-kickback violations. Powered by WPeMatico
Health application developer Clarigent Health is teaming up with The Children’s Home of Cincinnati to complete a pilot study using Clarigent’s artificial intelligence powered mobile decision support app. Powered by WPeMatico
Poor networking was hindering growth at the health system. With new tech, the clinician satisfaction rate has soared to 95% and network uptime is up to 99%. Powered by WPeMatico
