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STAT+: Health care providers form a united front against stricter patient privacy rules

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After yet another record year for health data breaches, updated federal security rules to protect patient information are on the table in 2025. “It does raise significant issues about whether small practices and small institutions can effectively protect patient privacy in the new age we’re living in.

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How to write a health insurance appeal letter

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Meanwhile, the radiologist’s office contacts your insurance to get the service approved. Your insurance provider decided to deny the claim, which means you can’t have the scan. Or, worst-case scenario, you’ve already gotten it and your insurance denied the claim after the fact. What is an insurance appeal letter?

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Amazon bolsters Alexa’s health credentials with Sharecare deal

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The new deal adds more than 80,000 questions and answers to the repertoire of the Alexa virtual assistant, which provides information, entertainment and advice to users on voice command via devices such as Amazon’s Echo smart speakers. Amazon meanwhile has made no secret of its ambitions in healthcare, and not just as a content channel.

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Morning Rounds: Our newsroom’s favorite stories of 2023

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Health data breaches set a record this year “We’re writing to inform you of a cybersecurity incident”: If you’ve gotten a message like this from your health care organization, you’re not alone. Understand how science, health policy, and medicine shape the world everyday. Read the rest…

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Cybersecurity in pharma: Securing the future

Pharmaceutical Technology

Cybersecurity challenges As per a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2022 survey, there is a need for greater awareness on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and data privacy along with other measures. We’re at a fork in the road,” he warns.

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Pharma Marketing Resources

Pharma Marketing Network

However, with so much information available, finding the right resources can feel overwhelming. HIPAA and Data Privacy Compliance Patient data protection is a top priority in pharma marketing. Adhering to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures that all marketing activities respect patient privacy.

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Specialty pharma’s next big opportunity: it’s time for patient access to adopt an open protocol

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Not unlike the financial industry, these institutions still exchange patient information via fax machines. As in finance, traditional healthcare stakeholders tend not to share information very efficiently with their competitors. You may ask: Can an open protocol be HIPAA compliant? The time to cross that bridge has passed.

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