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Should We Expect Health Care Professionals To Post And Tweet?

SocMed Sean

Often absent from the online conversation, however, is the voice of the health care professional. Boomers are often the polar opposite worrying about the time required, technical concerns, and potential privacy issues that may arise. Is it fear of privacy violations? Is it lack of time? So…I’m curious.

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HIPAA Privacy Rule: Is Texting a Violation?

The Realtime Report

HIPAA Privacy Rule: Is Texting a Violation? Are you a private practice physician concerned about maintaining HIPAA privacy? Don’t be among the twenty thousand complaints filed every year with Health and Human Services. Don’t worry if the HIPAA privacy rule seems confusing to you, because it can be.

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HIPAA and Social Media: 5 Tips to Stay Compliant

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HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is an overarching piece of legislation relating to health information in the United States. However, social media is subject to the Privacy Rule. The standards on disclosures of protected health information are particularly relevant.

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Social Media: The Key to Transforming Doctor-Patient Communication

Waxing UnLyrical

Attending the session “A Dr, Patient & Insurer Walk into a Social Network“ at SxSW last year really opened my eyes to the social media obstacles healthcare professionals face. Here are three social media obstacles health care providers face and the underlying opportunities each present.

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Social Media: The Key to Transforming Doctor-Patient Communication [Redux]

Waxing UnLyrical

and will be particularly interesting to you if you work at the intersection of health care and social media. Attending the session “A Dr, Patient & Insurer Walk into a Social Network“ at SxSW last year really opened my eyes to the social media obstacles healthcare professionals face. This originally ran on Nov.

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A Day in The Life Of: The Role and Responsibilities of a Medical Records Technician

The Realtime Report

To become a medical records technician, you’ll need a certificate in health information technology, or online medical information training obtaining an associate’s degree. Common courses you’ll take can include anatomy, health care reimbursement methods, medical terminology, and coding systems. Pros and Cons.

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Things to Know About Telehealth Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

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In the last month, we’ve had everyone from the president of the United States down to local governors to CEOs of health care companies all saying use telemedicine as a first line of defense.”. Getting in touch with health professionals via the internet & taking advice is quite intimidating for a lot of us.