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China to pilot standards for virtual primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2013, family doctor contract services were piloted in rural areas before its nationwide implementation in 2016. The Chinese government is promoting the family doctor service to make high-quality primary care services more accessible to the general population and help decongest hospitals.

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A Look at Changes in the NEW HIPAA Security Rule

Healthcare IT Today

Proposed Changes Require Strong Cybersecurity The newly proposed changes to the 2013 HIPAA Security Rule published yesterday in the U.S. Mike has led hundreds of cybersecurity and compliance internal audits of regulated businesses in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, non-profits, government contractors, and education.

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Understanding Whistleblower Protections in Healthcare – Legal Obligations and Compliance Implications

AIHC

Atkins, PhD, MSW, LMSW, CPC, CIGE The governments new whistleblower complaint portal launched in April 2025 emphasizes the importance of complying with regulations related to qui tam suits, OCR investigations and protecting the rights of employees submitting a tip or complaint internally or to authorities. Written by Dr. Stacey R.

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Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Bangladesh: Gaps and Opportunities

Bill of Health

Also, the Rights and Protection of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2013 (RPPDA) directs authorities to prioritize persons with disabilities in disaster relief and recovery activities, and organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) have become increasingly adept at leveraging RPPDA protections.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting.

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Most Americans Want the Federal Government to Ensure Healthcare for All

Health Populi

believe that the Federal government should ensure that their fellow Americans, a new Gallup Poll found. In contrast, in 2013 the Affordable Care Act was in implementation and consumer-adoption mode, accompanied by aggressive anti-“Obamacare” campaigns in mass media. Most people in the U.S. voters’ minds these days.

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Videogame Sanity Systems and Mad Representation

Bill of Health

When playing marbles, there are the social rules that govern how to play marbles properly, but also the hard material constraints of the marbles themselves, the environmental constraints of the surface being played on, the embodied restraints dexterity of the player’s hand and their ability to judge short distances and momentum, and so forth.