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Black boxes in the operating room could improve teamwork, patient safety
The aviation industry has used black boxes to help determine what caused an accident. Some surgeons have now been employing…
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Patients can now access all health information in electronic record sets
Thursday, Oct. 6, marked another milestone for patients seeking access to information in their electronic health records. That’s the date…
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Telehealth Awareness Week webinars offer a springboard for story ideas
The nonprofit American Telemedicine Association (ATA) celebrated its second annual Telehealth Awareness Week last week with a series of 14 webinars…
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How a news investigation shed light on potential patient privacy violations
There have been continuing repercussions from an investigative story published in June by nonprofit news organization The Markup, in partnership with STAT, describing…
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What to know about telemedicine fraud
When the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in July it had levied criminal charges against 36 defendants across the country for…
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Government’s Project US@ working to standardize patient addresses across electronic health records
Your mailing address could soon be used as a valuable tool to help health systems properly identify you and link…
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How Boston Public Radio reporters tackled artificial intelligence in health care
WBUR radio host Meghna Chakrabarti was visiting her brother on the West Coast last summer, enjoying a glass of wine…
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The virtual caregiver will see you now: Covering robots, chatbots and more
When Intermountain Healthcare’s call centers became overwhelmed in March 2020 with people asking about COVID-19 symptoms, the team turned to…
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Period-tracking apps, online search histories could be scrutinized in post-Roe world
Within days of the Supreme Court ruling overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade case, information about abortion spread rampantly online. One area…
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Predicting the evolution of telehealth over the next decade
Many of us have experienced how telehealth works today: Log on to a secure website and talk to your doctor…