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Healthcare Data Security Breach: What to Do If Your Records Have Been Hacked

Scrubs

The number of healthcare data breaches keeps going up year after year. In 2018, the healthcare sector saw 15 million patient records compromised across 503 breaches, which was three times the amount seen in 2017. These data breaches have affected millions of patients, putting their sensitive healthcare information at risk.

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The Digital Transformation of Patients – Update from Rock Health and Stanford

Health Populi

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Automating Prior Authorizations: How AI Improves Patient Access to Medications

ACMA Blog

The goal of PAs is to ensure patients receive the most appropriate care for their medical needs in agreement with the most up-to-date medical evidence and guidelines 1. Prior authorizations can be very time-consuming, as they require documentation and paperwork from healthcare providers to show why the patient would need the treatment.

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Post #2 Back-to-Sleep Series

Sensible Medicine

For example, Bergman reports a 2002 study in which ventilated premature babies were placed to sleep on either their tummies or backs, and the following states were measured: quiet sleep, active sleep (which is less restorative than quiet sleep), crying time, number of stress responses (startle, tremor, and twitch), and oxygen saturation.

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Primary care news round-up (13th June to 19th June 2024)

Practice Index

The campaign was launched following a survey of practices undertaken in December. The LMCs’ Medical Director, Dr Elliott Singer, said: “The document covers steps practices can take to reduce the chances of patient behaviour escalating into abuse or violence. The Foundation intends to update the data quarterly.

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Mastering Prior Authorization Roles: Responsibilities and Training Demands Explored

ACMA Blog

This process can include patient demographics, charts, labs, and any clinical documentation that will aid in proving the necessity of the medication or service. This can include verifying information with the pharmacy and obtaining all required documentation from the patient’s health record, as mentioned above.

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Roles Involved in Prior Auths: Responsibilities & Education

ACMA Blog

This process can include patient demographics, charts, labs, and any clinical documentation that will aid in proving the necessity of the medication or service. This can include verifying information with the pharmacy and obtaining all required documentation from the patient’s health record, as mentioned above.