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The rising popularity of home COVID-19 tests faces PTO challenges. Employers are urged to consider OSHA guidelines for a healthier workplace.
Got a minute? Each week we distill the healthcare news cycle into 60 seconds or less via the QliqMINUTE.
Under the existing yet flawed fee for service provider reimbursement model that has dominated medicine for the last couple of decades, providers have had little financial incentive to engage in a dialogue with a patient outside of an office visit.
Krishna Kurapati
It’s every compliance officer’s worst nightmare. You’re sitting at your desk on a weekday afternoon, perhaps catching up on the latest posts on the qliqSOFT blog, when all of a sudden your CIO calls you up and frantically explains how one of your vendors suffered a major data breach. Over thirty thousand patient records are lost, and there is no way to know what has been done with the data so far.
Krishna Kurapati
COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted healthcare access in underserved communities, but cultural understanding can go a long way toward addressing health equity. This month we’re exploring this issue in our three-part Cultural Comptency series.
2017 is still several months away from ending and it is already shaping up to be one of the most volatile years on record for PHI data breaches. So far, 178 incidents are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, impacting well over 3 million individual patient records. Below is a list of the top 10 HIPAA data breaches as of August 2017.
Ben Henson
Another week, another HIPAA data breach. On September 10th, healthcare behemoth Kaiser Permanente sent out a letter to 670 patients, notifying them that their PHI had been impermissibly emailed out of network. But in light of all these recent data breaches and security failures, one might ask, “who cares?” If fixing the issue is as simple as writing an apology letter like Kaiser did, why go through all the hoops of encryption and access control and HIPAA compliance? After all, HHS still has the ultimate discretion of whether to assess penalties, right?
Krishna Kurapati
If you are new to using patient engagement surveys or haven't used them in the past, getting started can be difficult. Don't worry though, we're here to help!
Ben Henson
Discover the challenges and opportunities faced by primary care providers (PCPs) as alternative care models disrupt the healthcare landscape. Learn why improving the patient experience is crucial for business success and explore practical digital solutions to prioritize customer service expectations, benefiting patients, staff, and organizations.
Bobbi Weber
Easy-to-implement ways to enhance patient convenience and select a suitable vendor partner. Explore seven transformative use cases for medical practices, the wide-reaching benefits of improving patient experiences, the significance of proactive care in maintaining health, and insights on choosing the ideal digital patient engagement solution.
Bobbi Weber
Enhance ambulatory patient experience with strategic focus. Build a foundation for success, prioritize caregivers, and adopt an agile approach for effective transformation.
Bobbi Weber
Secure patient texting enhances patient experience, boosts efficiency, and ensures HIPAA compliance.
Bobbi Weber