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Health information technology
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Survey: People trust their smartphones more than hospitals with their personal data
Nearly half of consumers believe their personal health information is more secure on their personal electronic devices – smartphones, laptops…
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CDC says it wants better working relationships with reporters, provides contact information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided AHCJ with the email addresses and phone numbers of three key…
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FCC will vote next month on a $100 million telehealth initiative
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on July 10 to advance a $100 million telehealth initiative to boost funding for…
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Health journalism student explores challenge of gathering data, predicting outbreaks
Predicting whether a pathogen will have an impact on a few people or an entire population would be a huge…
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Health Journalism 2019 sets attendance record
Drawn by an influential lineup of speakers and panels – plus an intriguing offering of field trips – more than…
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Opioid epidemic, rural health spurring wider adoption of telehealth, panel says
In just the past few years, telehealth has gained some momentum, in part spurred by the opioid epidemic and an…
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Think of artificial intelligence as city planning, not building construction, panel says
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the hottest topics in health care and it has the potential to transform care…
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Can a HIPAA-enabled Amazon Alexa help patients at home?
Amazon’s recent announcement that its cloud-based voice service Alexa can support health care entities that are subject to the HIPAA…
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Report highlights patient safety issues with EHRs and the opioid epidemic
While technology alone cannot solve the opioid epidemic, it can play an important role in reducing overprescribing and co-prescribing opioids…
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AHCJ heads to Baltimore for annual conference
Hundreds of health journalists will gather in Baltimore – known as Charm City – for the annual AHCJ conference May…