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MEDVA Awarded Healthcare Virtual Assistant Company of 2024

MedVA

Driving Efficiency and Cost Savings Across Healthcare With a business model that reduces staffing expenses by up to 66%, MEDVA enables practices to operate with greater financial flexibility, reinvesting savings directly into scaling their practice and enhancing the patient experience. healthcare protocols.

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The Pace of Tech-Adoption Grows Among Older Americans, AARP Finds – But Privacy Concerns May Limit Adoption

Health Populi

Under the current privacy regime of HIPAA for healthcare, indeed, we are. “HIPAA, as passed in 1996 and amended in 2009 through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, defines privacy through a sectoral lens. legislators can get on the same privacy page.

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5 benefits of having a patient portal for your practice 

Health Prime

Moreover, patient portals adhere to stringent security and privacy standards, promoting compliance with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Read more about other steps you can take to ensure HIPAA in our blog 4 steps to reduce HIPAA breaches within your medical practice.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

As health care grows more omnichannel and distributed, cybersecurity will become more challenging at the point-of-care and a big risk for health care providers under current HIPAA regulations.

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Doctors’ Recommendations Are Top Motivators for Consumers Who Buy Digital Health Devices: Trust and Health

Health Populi

Finally, doctors are trusted data stewards for patients — something we’ve appreciated since the advent of HIPAA. Note that ecommerce sites such as Amazon, Target, and Walmart — and three powerhouse channels for retailing digital health devices — all host consumer reviews for devices sold on their sites.

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Health Consumers Are Now Amazon-Primed for Healthcare – HealthConsuming Explains, Part 2

Health Populi

Developing Alexa-skills that are HIPAA-compliant to bolster users’ personal health information privacy collaborating with Atrium Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, CIGNA, Express Scripts, Livongo Health, and Providence St. In many countries, personal healthcare data are subject to strict regulation.

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How to Evaluate Practice Management System Requirements for Your Healthcare Practice

CollaborateMD

Enhance the accuracy and compliance of billing systems, especially for HIPAA-compliant practice management systems. Ensure your practice management system requirements include HIPAA compliance and offer secure data storage and transmission. Lack flexibility to scale with your practice as it grows. Does its servers have a firewall?