HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Executive Order to Protect and Improve Medicare

04. October 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the Executive Order signed by President Trump today directing HHS to take a number of actions to improve the Medicare program: “President Trump’s Executive Order delivers on the clear promise he’s made to Americans about their healthcare: protect what works in our system ...

AI applications to PACS systems – challenges and understanding the impact on workflows

03. October 2019 Health 0
The use of AI in medical imaging or Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), such as GE’s Centricity Universal Viewer, can be a great way to reduce the ever-increasing workloads of radiologists and clinicians, since AI is particularly effective in detection and segmentation of any irregularities in imaging data and providing radiologists/clinicians additional diagnostic confidence. Powered ...

Dental Practice Pays $10,000 to Settle Social Media Disclosures of Patients’ Protected Health Information

03. October 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Elite Dental Associates, Dallas (“Elite”) has agreed to pay $10,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule.  Elite is a privately-owned dental practice located ...

HHS Awards $13.5 Million to Accelerate State and Local Planning Efforts for Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America

03. October 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded $13.5 million to conduct state and local planning and kick off community involvement for the proposed federal initiative, Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America, which seeks toreduce new HIV infections in America by ...