Search Tag: HIPAA
2024 16 Apr
Imagine yourself as a skilled tightrope walker gracefully navigating a crowded hospital atrium. Below you, a sea of patients and staff represents the sensitive patient health information (PHI) you manage daily. Your goal? Confidentiality must be ensured to traverse this digital tightrope securely while clear communication is maintained. This,...Read more
2019 13 Nov
Summary: In the drive for patient engagement, what benefits does cloud computing have over delivery formats of imaging records widely used today? Medical imaging is an important element of most healthcare processes and contributes to accurate disease diagnosis and treatment. Medical imaging technology is advancing and improving every day and...Read more
2019 03 Sep
The Internet of Things (IoT) means all sorts of devices we use today, be it at home or in the workplace, are practically linked/connected to each other or to a network. While such connectivity leads to improved efficiency in what we do (eg, smartphones for fast communication), security experts warn that the IoT puts these connected devices at...Read more
2016 09 Jan
New gun control initiatives by President Barack Obama will result in a modification of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy rule. This means that there will be room to allow certain covered entities to disclose to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the identities of individuals who are...Read more
2015 24 Mar
Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have conducted a study of the ethical implications of patients and their families secretly recording conversations they have with physicians. Now that smartphones are ubiquitous and equipped with the technology to capture such conversations, the frequency of recordings is expected...Read more