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By Andrea Fox 10:34 am November 18, 2024
The third extension of pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities through the end of next year will give the agencies time to promulgate final regulations and providers time to comply, the agencies said.
By Bill Siwicki 09:58 am November 18, 2024
A cybersecurity CEO offers advice on tactics healthcare CISOs and CIOs should use to protect sensitive telehealth data, and how providers can adopt a proactive security stance specific to virtual care.
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By 09:25 am November 18, 2024
Research reveals three main benefits for healthcare organizations offering inpatient virtual care programs.
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By Adam Ang 08:04 pm November 17, 2024
Also, the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department has launched a new patient portal which already helped reduce duplicate records by a tenth.
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By Bill Siwicki 01:41 pm November 15, 2024
Dr. Kathy Ku is vice president at Vive Collective, a venture capital firm focused on digital health.
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By Susan Morse 12:28 pm November 15, 2024
The president-elect says RFK Jr. will help protect Americans from "pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products and food additives."
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By Andrea Fox 10:20 am November 15, 2024
In a letter to the FDA, members of Congress cite confusion over providers' deployment of clinical decision support software that is exempt from medical device regulations and call for clarity from its Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins
By Mike Miliard 10:01 am November 15, 2024
The former GOP congressman from Georgia has served as a U.S. Navy chaplain and is a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. He would inherit a major EHR modernization initiative, currently paused but slated to restart in 2025, among other IT imperatives.
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By Mike Miliard 09:56 am November 15, 2024
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sees three areas of concern as artificial intelligence is used across critical infrastructure sectors: attacks using AI, attacks targeting AI systems and design, and implementation failures.
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By Andrea Fox 10:30 am November 14, 2024
The agency is proposing telehealth access grants to establish fixed, secure environments outfitted with reliable internet and secure video that connect veterans hobbled by the digital divide to health services.