Healthcare IT leaders on cloud adoption challenges
A new survey found healthcare is still struggling with cloud transformation, with security cited as the top barrier and compliance as a leading driver. Powered by WPeMatico
OCR Settles Improper PHI Disposal Case, Resolves Potential HIPAA Violation – HealthITSecurity
OCR Settles Improper PHI Disposal Case, Resolves Potential HIPAA Violation HealthITSecurity OCR Settles Case Concerning Improper Disposal of Protected Health Information EIN News New England Dermatology Center to pay $300K fine; confidential patient information tossed into open trash bin MassLive.com Dermatology office settles with HHS for $300K after specimen containers found in trash Becker’s Hospital Review Powered by WPeMatico
Call Me In, Not Out, for My Transgressions
(MedPage Today) — I lost my patience when the food-delivery driver called me and said she could not find her way to our house. Our home is newly constructed and does not appear in some GPS systems. Sometimes it guides people to a wrong location… Powered by WPeMatico
MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM
One key to success was remote patient monitoring, funded in part by a grant from the FCC. Powered by WPeMatico
Epic Research data: ER patients who OD are rarely tested for fentanyl
Five years of nationwide emergency room data show the rate for opioid overdoses dropped significantly, while deaths caused by synthetic opioids continued to rise, according to a new study from Epic and UMD. Powered by WPeMatico
The Classification of Monkeypox Should Include Its STI Status
(MedPage Today) — According to the CDC, monkeypox can be described as “sexually transmissible” — that is, sex is one of multiple modes of transmission, encompassing animal-to-human (zoonotic), as well as human-to-human from respiratory secretions… Powered by WPeMatico
How healthcare organizations can find a balance between personalization, data privacy and HIPAA compliance – MedCity News
How healthcare organizations can find a balance between personalization, data privacy and HIPAA compliance MedCity News Powered by WPeMatico
COVID Finally Got Us in New Zealand
(MedPage Today) — Well, the ‘rona got us. After 2 years of having successfully dodged COVID-19 here in Wellington, New Zealand, the bug has entered our household. It came in either through our daughter’s school or her after-school activities… Powered by WPeMatico
And Now, Time for Round Two of COVID
(MedPage Today) — Here we go again — COVID-19, round two for me. For those who have read my column for a long time, you will recall that I had a pretty bad bout of COVID-19 in the first wave, back in March 2020. Through the past almost 2… Powered by WPeMatico
Somalia hotel siege: More than 20 die in al-Shabab attack – BBC
Somalia hotel siege: More than 20 die in al-Shabab attack BBC Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead 6abc Philadelphia Somali forces regain control of hotel where militants killed 21 people New York Post Al Shabab Claims Responsibility For Hotel Terror Attack NBC News Somali group al-Shabab targets Mogadishu hotel in daring attack Al Jazeera English View Full ...