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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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Judge Confirms: You Have No Privacy. Get Over It.

Socialized

My old boss, Scott McNealy, former CEO of Sun Microsystems, said , in 2003, “You have no privacy. He was saying that our private information was already in the hands of credit card companies, health care providers, and so many other third parties, the notion that we control this information is flawed. Get over it.&#

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HIPAA and Social Media: 5 Tips to Stay Compliant

Hootsuite

However, social media is subject to the Privacy Rule. The standards on disclosures of protected health information are particularly relevant. Source: CDC That means organizations covered by HIPAA cannot publish or share any protected health information on social media without the relevant individual’s specific, written authorization.

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Social Media: The Key to Transforming Doctor-Patient Communication

Waxing UnLyrical

Here are three social media obstacles health care providers face and the underlying opportunities each present. Obstacle: Understandably, many health care professionals may avoid using social media for fear of violating regulations like HIPPA.

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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. Here are three social media obstacles health care providers face and the underlying opportunities each present. This originally ran on Nov. Your child has come down with a rasping cough.

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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.