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Covenant Health Cyberattack Affecting New England Hospitals

The HIPAA Journal

Covenant Health is working to provide healthcare services as normal, and there has been little impact on its post-acute care facilities, as they operate on different systems. Patients have been advised to keep their appointments. The website of St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, and St Marys Hospital in Lewiston.

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Ultimate Guide to Patient Portal Development

Arkenea

According to a report published by Chime, 83 percent of acute care organizations stated high use of patient portals by users in 2021, as compared to 74 percent in 2020. Enhanced Patient Care Patients can get annoyed by long waiting hours and freeing up time for appointments.

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Unlocking the Major Types of EMR Software that You Can Use

Arkenea

The HIPAA regulation mandates that all healthcare organizations must send claims electronically. Based on Design Settings Types of EMRs based on design settings are of two distinct types – ambulatory and acute care EMRs. Acute Care Acute care EMR software is largely used in hospitals and other inpatient care facilities.

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New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

The HIPAA Journal

It has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been signed into law, but HIPAA changes in 2022 are expected. The last update to the HIPAA Rules was the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013, which introduced new requirements mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

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