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World Password Day 2023 – Password Tips and Best Practices

The HIPAA Journal

Established in 2013, the event is observed on the first Thursday of May with the goal of improving awareness of the importance of creating complex and unique passwords and adopting password best practices to keep sensitive information private and confidential.

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3 best practices to master medical billing for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care 

Health Prime

The Alzheimer’s Association stated that between 2020 and 2030, 1.2 Our team will set up a meeting to discuss how Health Prime can help you achieve your practice goals. Stay on top of the latest updates, learn how to optimize your Neurology practice, and ensure proper revenue collection. At Health Prime, we can help!

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Almost One-Third of Rural Hospitals Benefiting from Microsoft’s Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program

The HIPAA Journal

Between 2010 and 2017, rural hospitals were closing at a rate of around 1 per month, and there were 136 rural hospital closures in 2020 and 20221 alone. At the launch of the program, Microsoft learned that most rural hospitals hadnt implemented basic cybersecurity best practices such as email security and multi-factor authentication.

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Your State as a Determinant of Health: Sharecare’s 2021 Community Well-Being Index

Health Populi

In 2020, Sharecare began a collaboration with the Boston University School of Public Health to expand the Index, including drivers of health such as, Healthcare access (like physician supply per 1,000 residents). basis, moving from the 2020 grey dot to the green 2021 score. points in 2020 and 16.1 states since 2008.

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How Routine Medical Care Fuels America’s Opioid Crisis

The Healthcare Blog

The consequences are devastating: In 2020, the CDC reported that construction workers had an overdose death rate of 130.9 Matt McCord, MD, is a practicing anesthesiologist, health benefits consultant, and cofounder of Opioid Free Solutions , which applies clinical data and best practices to reduce unnecessary opioid prescribing

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The Pandemic Accelerated Consumers’ Digital Health Tech Ownership As Big Tech Morphs To Big Health

Health Populi

Household penetration of smartwatch ownership grew 12%, whereas activity tracker growth was fairly flat between 2020 and 2021. In 2020, one-fourth of U.S. Ensuring that health care providers adopt best practices for data protection, bolstering patient consent and their digital literacy.

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Telehealth and COVID-19 in the U.S.: A Conversation with Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO

Health Populi

They are likely to stay there,” asserts “ The smartphone will see you now ,” an article in the March 7th 2020 issue of The Economist. I’d seen ATA’s initial statement on the coronavirus published on March 3 2020, so I knew Ann was on this issue. Congressional leadership on February 28 2020.

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