By Arundhati Parmar, MedCity News | February 8, 2019 There is a rumor out there that Amazon is about to launch a HIPAA-compliant Echo device, which is expected to drive greater adoption of voice in healthcare. But what does it mean for a smart speaker to become HIPAA compliant and what can voice [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | February 8, 2019 Veterans accessed healthcare through a video-based telemedicine platform more than 1 million times in FY 2018, according to the VA. That's just half of all the telehealth encounters reported for the year. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has reported reaching a [...]
By Julie Spitzer, Becker's Hospital Review | February 8, 2019 The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference will take place Feb. 11-15 in Orlando, Fla. Six things to know before HIMSS19: The conference will showcase more than 300 education sessions, 1,300 vendors and 45,000 health information and technology [...]
By Meg Bryant, HealthcareDIVE | February 8, 2019 Dive Brief: Microsoft on Thursday unveiled new tools aimed at enhancing communication and collaboration between healthcare providers. A new capability in Microsoft Teams alerts clinicians and support staff of urgent messages every two minutes for up to 20 minutes. A second new feature [...]
By Meg Bryant, HealthcareDIVE | February 7, 2019 Dive Brief: The Connected Health Initiative's Health AI Task Force has released a set of policy principles to guide use of artificial intelligence systems in healthcare. The task force recommends AI policy frameworks use risk-based approaches to ensure AI use aligns with accepted [...]
By Fred Donovan, HIT Infrastructure | February 7, 2019 Close to two-thirds of healthcare business leaders and investors said digital health is a strategic priority for them, with 63 percent planning to invest more in the future. A full 83 percent of 441 respondents to a global survey by law firm [...]
