Compliance & Legal
The commitment to telehealth from CMS offers medical specialties the freedom to innovate and provide better and more equitable care, says Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare and a practicing family physician.
According to the French Ministry of Health's Louisa Stuwe, during its EU Presidency in 2022, France promoted a digital health single market and 16 digital health ethics principles.
An "unwritten requirement" can help healthcare organizations understand their environments and examine vulnerabilities to protect ePHI, says Chad Peterson, managing director at NetSPI.
HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Melanie Rainer describes how her office is helping providers understand and meet their security and compliance requirements.
Dr. Calum Yacoubian, director of healthcare strategy at IQVIA, talks about how natural language processing can help Medicare Advantage organizations avoid penalties by ensuring that their coding is accurate and compliant.
CIOs are focusing on third-party risk, AI tools and HIPAA compliance and tips for HIT security at the HIMSS23 cybersecurity forum, according to Aaron Miri, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Baptist Health.
Brian Scarpelli of the Connected Health Initiative discusses advocating for more fundamental shifts in thinking as insurers grow to understand the need for meaningful digital health and telemedicine reimbursement.
Health data from wearable and implantable medical devices should be surrounded by stronger security, says Michelle Ramim, assistant professor of health informatics at Nova Southeastern University.
Healthcare organizations often face challenges with interoperability and cybersecurity regulations – but they can pivot to make those mandates part of their strategic road map, says Drew Ivan, chief strategy officer at Rhapsody.
The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization affected healthcare data and access, as well as other key privacy regulations, says Matthew Fisher, general counsel at Carium, in a preview of his HIMSS23 discussion.