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The Importance of Protecting Medical Cannabis Patient Records

Electronic Health Reporter

As of 2019, the voters in 33 American states have passed some form of legislation allowing the use of medical marijuana. The article The Importance of Protecting Medical Cannabis Patient Records appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

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High Severity Vulnerabilities Identified in Philips Intellispace Cardiovascular (ISCV)

The HIPAA Journal

An attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities to replay the session of a logged-in user and gain access to patient records. CVE-2025-2230 was resolved in the May 2019 release, ISCV 4.2 Both vulnerabilities have been assigned a CVSS v3.1 severity score of 7.7 and a CVSS v4 severity score of 8.5.

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HIMSS 2019: The Mainstreaming of Health IT, from Jim Cramer to Opioid Risk Scores

Health Populi

On January 10, 2019, Jim Cramer of CNBC’s Mad Money recommended that Apple buy Epic, a market leader in EHRs. Since HIMSS18, Apple has expanded its footprint and collaborations in health, with hospitals, tech developers, and patients. It is a must-read for any HIMSS19 attendee.

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Physicians Lean In to Digital Health, Especially Telehealth and Remote Monitoring

Health Populi

doctors are using digital health tools in patient care, with quickening adoption of telehealth and remote monitoring technology, according to a study from the American Medical Association (AMA). This survey, conducted in 2019 among 1,359 U.S. Readings are visible to patients and transmitted to the physician’s office.

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Addressing Patient Health Information In-Security at HIMSS 2018

Health Populi

In January 2018, over 400,000 patient records were breached. The second bar chart shows records breached by month from August 2017 through January 2018. Add these numbers up, just for these six recent months, and you tally over two million personal medical records breached. Let’s put these concerns in context.

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Primary care news round-up (27th June to 3rd July 2024)

Practice Index

According to the advice, practices should now use the system to prevent third parties from adding codes to patient records. The BMA says it has taken the steps to ensure that practices retain control of patient data. This means that each GP is, on average, responsible for 149 more patients than there were five years ago.”

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Empowering Pharmacy Technicians: Essential Skills and Long-Term Career Prospects

Northwest Suburban College

Their primary responsibilities include processing and dispensing prescriptions, managing inventory, maintaining patient records, and providing exceptional customer service. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment for Pharmacy Technicians will increase by 4% between 2019 and 2029, faster than the average for all occupations.