The US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) is considering what many regard as a long overdue change to HIPAA. Because in modern medicine, cybersecurity procedures have become a critical part of protecting patient data. But the rules governing those procedures haven’t been keeping pace with technology – the official HIPAA stance on text...Read More

Using new tools creates new challenges. Sometimes those challenges are as minor, like a few minutes of additional training. But sometimes they’re bigger than that or just don’t seem like they’re worth the hassle. That’s one of the main reasons many medical practices have been hesitant about digitizing the patient’s experience. Many people haven’t been...Read More

Predicting the future is notoriously difficult. But when you follow the money, your predictions can be much better. Which is exactly what made the recent TechFundingNews interview with Anar Murtuzayev so interesting. As the CEO of Mount Venture Capital Fund, Anar is responsible with overseeing a considerable range of investments, including many in the healthcare...Read More

Today, every patient visit brings with it the need to update their EHR, adding to doctors’ workloads. Recent studies have revealed that the amount of time physicians are spending on EHR use could possibly be impeding their performance. As a result, there is an urgent need to restore balance to EHR use for modern medical...Read More

The launch of TEFCA by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is a huge step toward updating the flow of electronic health information in the US.  So, What Is TEFCA? TEFCA is an abbreviation for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common...Read More

Texting can raise concerns with privacy, confidentiality, and security. That’s why as recently as 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had a clear stance on texting patient information: avoid it. But in February 2024, CMS made a clarification to HIPAA compliance rules; and their new guidelines affect anyone who needs to remain...Read More

The OCR’s revised rule on online tracking tools has again been met with pushback from entities. Here’s what you need to know about this saga. Since 2022, a debate has raged over the use of online tracking tools by HIPAA-covered entities and business associates. On one side is the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR),...Read More

How can interoperability help reduce something as specific as a patient fall? Read on to learn the latest insights from the HIMSS24 conference.  The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference 2024 was held this March in Orlando. The event saw professionals from around the globe come together to realize a new era of...Read More

The Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule has wide-ranging implications for payers, providers, and patients. Read on to learn more about its highly-anticipated provisions. As part of its push to encourage interoperability and make health information more readily available across entities, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Interoperability and Prior Authorization...Read More

Just like fingerprints, everyone has a unique tongue print. Has a certain scent in the air ever reminded you of a memory or occasion, or sometimes even a person? Your nose can remember 50,000 scents! Your brain often associates those scents with events and people. Feeling foggy in the afternoon? Be sure and stay hydrated....Read More