Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In late 2018, the U.S. The article The Importance of Protecting Medical Cannabis Patient Records appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. As of 2019, the voters in 33 American states have passed some form of legislation allowing the use of medical marijuana.

Patient Records 79

Patient Records Medication 79

Health Populi

MARCH 8, 2018

Privacy and cybersecurity ranked the second highest priority to hospitals and healthcare providers polled in HIMSS 2018 Healthcare Leadership Survey. Providers put patient safety as #1. In January 2018, over 400,000 patient records were breached. In January 2018, over 400,000 patient records were breached.

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Patient Safety Patient Records Hospital Medication 63

Scrubs

AUGUST 22, 2023

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

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Follow-Up Documentation HIPAA Patient Records 240

Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2018

On 1st March 2018, two over-arching issues remained with me leaving Las Vegas and #HIMSS18: the central, recognized role of cybersecurity threats in healthcare, and the growing use of consumer-facing technologies for self- and virtual care. What a difference a couple of weeks make…. Cyber-breaches are a new-normal in health care.

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HIPAA Business Associate Best Practices Patient Records 72

Practice Index

AUGUST 29, 2024

Alarm as practices lose income for residential care patients The IGPM has reported that practices are discovering huge errors in the number of residential care home patients recorded on official systems. In one practice, the gap between the number of patients in care homes and the officially recorded number is 400.

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Huddles/Rounds Appointments Patient Records Hospital 52

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Since HIMSS18, Apple has expanded its footprint and collaborations in health, with hospitals, tech developers, and patients. PS — For more insights into Epic, see a New York Times article published December 23, 2018, titled, “Willy Wonka and the Medical Software Factory.”

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Collaboration HIPAA Patient Records Hospital 84

Arkenea

JANUARY 3, 2025

The use of telehealth in nursing has grown significantly, with a 2020 survey by HIMSS finding that 79% of respondents reported using telehealth to deliver patient care, compared to just 22% in 2018. In this blog, we will explore the ways in which technology has impacted nursing and how it is being used to improve patient care.

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Patient Care Vital Signs Communication Hospital 52