Sat.Dec 09, 2023

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Weekly Roundup – December 9, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. Aiming for Transparency, Reliability, and Credibility With Ambient Clinical Voice.

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Even a Pandemic Doesn’t Stop HIPAA

HealthIT Answers

By Matt Fisher - Maintaining and protecting privacy for patients and healthcare information is important and necessary at all times. The requirement for keeping privacy applies no matter the circumstances, which can mean in the middle of a pandemic. The most recent HIPAA settlement announced by the Office for Civil Rights provides that reminder. The post Even a Pandemic Doesn’t Stop HIPAA appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Executive Accountability in Emergencies: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Janina Boughey (University of New South Wales), Executive Accountability in Emergencies: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic (UNSW L. Rsch. Paper No. 23-45) (2022): The COVID-19 pandemic revealed many things about our society—both negative and positive. One thing that the past.

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Restoring Mai Mapingure's Equal Citizenship, Frontiers of Gender Equality: Transnational Legal Perspectives

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Charles Ngwena (University of Pretoria), Rebecca J. Cook (University of Toronto), Restoring Mai Mapingure's Equal Citizenship, Frontiers of Gender Equality: Transnational Legal Perspectives (U. Pa. Press, 2023): This chapter rewrites the judgment of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe in the.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.