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New Windows Version of Qliq for Desktop Released

A new Windows release of Qliq for Desktop is here. Version 2.79 includes several new features that will aid in clinical collaboration across your entire organization. New in this version is the ability to set Escalated Call Notifications directly from the desktop app. This is useful for those users who can only access secure texting from a desktop and need to be notified of important messages when they are away from their desk.

Ben HensonBen Henson
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OCR, Affinity Health Plan Reach Settlement on Photocopier Breach Case

In a week including several high profile HIPAA breach incidents and settlements, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the biggest one of all: a settlement agreement with Affinity Health Plan stemming from an incident in 2010 when it was discovered that an improperly wiped photocopier compromised the PHI of over 300,000 patients. Affinity and HHS agreed to settle the case for $1,215,780.

Krishna KurapatiKrishna Kurapati
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OHSU Data Breach: Where Health IT is lacking

In an interesting piece posted over the weekend at The Health Care Blog, Dr. David Do described a recent reported data breach by the Oregon Health & Science University. The event, which was reported to patients at the end of July, was triggered when OHSU administrators discovered that medical residents were storing patient records in Google Drive, a free, cloud-based document storage platform.

Krishna KurapatiKrishna Kurapati
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The Perils of Vendors Storing PHI

Recently over 14,000 Medicare recipients of Brand New Day’s health plan had their personal records exposed due to an error from a third party vendor. According to HealthITNews, the breached data included PHI such as names, addresses, dates of birth, contact information, and Medicare ID numbers. Though this breach was unintentional, it leaves one wondering, why or how do these HIPAA violations keep occurring. Healthcare environments have many moving parts, so much so that third parties vendors with varying specialties are required in order to provide all levels of service for patients.

Ben HensonBen Henson
2 min read
Population Engagement Amid COVID-19 Crisis: Health Systems Respond - QliqSOFT Blog
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Population Engagement Amid COVID-19 Crisis: Health Systems Respond

COVID-19, or "coronavirus", began making headlines in December 2019 as it swept across mainland China. At the time of this article, over 111 countries are impacted and the long term community impacts are even further reaching. Across the US health systems are dealing with a surge of patients. Many hospitals have setup tent-triage systems to screen patients before they enter their facilities due to inpatient fears of exposure, while still others are having their call center and scheduler departments overrun with patients anxious for answers and testing.

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Qliq for iPhone - What's New in Version 2.4.8

A new release of Qliq for iPhone is here. Included in this upgrade are several new features that will aid in clinical collaboration using secure texting across your entire organization.New in this version is the ability to place Qliq-Assisted Calls. This allows you to connect to other clinicians and patients while keeping your mobile number private.

Ben HensonBen Henson
2 min read
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Qliq Turns Your Smartphone into a HIPAA Compliant Camera

From monitoring patient vitals, to keeping tabs on physical therapy and dietary habits, leveraging smartphones for patient care has been the key theme for the past decade. What if the camera of a smartphone was utilized in a way that would be both HIPAA compliant and integrate closely with the EMR? This is an idea that the QliqSOFT engineers have been considering for some time.

Ben HensonBen Henson
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