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De-identified trove of peer-to-peer ALS data added to MGH clinical trials database

Healthcare It News

A dataset dating back to 2005, containing contributions from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients will be added to the Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials, or PRO-ACT database at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Integrated EHR enables shift to virtual post-discharge follow-up

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The research team studied nearly 250,000 hospital discharges in patients with diabetes from 2005 to 2011. From 2006 to 2010, they explained, an integrated delivery system staggered implementation of an integrated EHR across 17 hospitals. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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A Look at Changes in the NEW HIPAA Security Rule

Healthcare IT Today

The changes are far overdue as the last revision to the original 2005 HIPAA Security Rule was made in 2013, before the healthcare industry moved to widespread reliance on technology and before many of todays cyber threats were introduced.

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Phreesia Acquires Access eForms, Expanding its Offerings for Acute-Care Hospitals and Continuing to Drive Efficiency and a Better Patient Experience

Healthcare IT Today

Phreesia , a leader in patient intake, outreach, and activation, is pleased to announce it has acquired Access eForms , an innovative electronic forms management and automation provider that helps hospitals across the country streamline workflows, improve compliance, and deliver a better patient experience.

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Achieving Economic Security for Disabled People During COVID-19 and Beyond

Bill of Health

During the early months of the pandemic, disabled people became unemployed at disproportionate rates , likely related to substantial employment declines in certain industries, such as retail and hospitality, where disabled people are overrepresented. In other words, legal and policy responses must take a Disability Justice approach.

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Critical Condition: The Increasing Frequency of Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

At the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, several hospitals across the country were targeted in ransomware attacks. This forced hospitals to divert patients for care, delaying treatment, and resulting in the loss of thousands of patient records.

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RLDatix Acquires Galen Healthcare Solutions

HIT Consultant

Founded in 2005, 2005, Galen partners with major health systems, hospitals and specialty practices to provide solutions across a full-range of transition services including system support, implementation, and optimization, in addition to data migration and cloud-based legacy system retirement (Run/Migrate/Archive).