Telehealth Accessibility As we commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are partnering to publish guidance on the protections in federal nondiscrimination laws, including the ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of… Read More »
Updated Regulatory Information for Kiosks, POS and EV Charging – June 2022 The big news is that the U.S. Access Board has announced its next session which include EV Charging Stations, Kiosks and POS. Not quite sure of the difference between information transaction machines and kiosks but we will find out. For more updates and information contact [email protected] It’s… Read More »
HIPAA Commission Formed From Bill Cassidy website Press Release WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today introduced the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act to begin the process of modernizing our outdated health privacy laws and regulations. The presence of technology companies is increasing in health care, and health information is expanding… Read More »
HIPAA Compliance Kiosk News Good post from Becker today In Brief: To clear up a lot of misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and HIPAA, HHS published guidelines Sept. 30 for employees and employers to better understand the privacy rule. Four things to know: HIPAA doesn’t prohibit businesses or individuals from asking customers about their COVID-19 vaccination status. HIPAA only… Read More »
Hardware and Software Products Besides working with the major kiosk and tablet providers for healthcare and arranging contact and resources, we also work with DigitalBusiness on providing hardware and software products to the public. Example listing for software is KioWare: Application software for customer interaction is easy with KioWare. And it is multi-function supporting digital signage content management… Read More »
Period Affected is 2020 thru 2008 SEATTLE, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — On November 30, 2020, the Honorable R. David Proctor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama granted preliminary approval of the class action Settlement in the In re: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation MDL 2406, N.D. Ala. Master File No. 2:13-cv-20000-RDP. What is the lawsuit about? Plaintiffs claim that… Read More »
Critical feature and article of Sutter Health by 60 Minutes December 2020 Excerpt: Sutter Health is in the midst of a lawsuit for business practices that drove up health care prices for Californians. The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed more than a flood of disease in this country. It’s also expected to accelerate a wave of hospital mergers and… Read More »
Read full article at Paciello Group March 2020 Healthcare kiosks are, now more than ever, a valuable tool for serving more patients without the need for up close staff interaction. They can be used for checking in patients and gathering symptom information for efficient triage purposes. They can also be used to measure patient blood pressure or heart… Read More »
Amazon EHR News Amazon has begun offering Transcribe Medical to Amazon Web Services customers, and the company says the virtual medical scribe will allow health care providers to devote more time to patients. The software transcribes conversations between health care providers and patients and inputs the information into EHRs, and it is compatible with Amazon’s Comprehend Medical language… Read More »
