Bonus Features – March 12, 2023 – 87% of docs used telemedicine in 2021, 65% of healthcare orgs collect more trivial data once they adopt the cloud, and more

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News Three Democratic Senators have introduced legislation to expand protections for Americans’ personal health data privacy. Sponsored by Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), the Upholding Protections for Health and Online Location Data (UPHOLD) Privacy Act would would ban advertisers from using personal health data and prevent data brokerages from amassing patient location data. The latest data brief from ONC shows that 87% of office-based physicians used telemedicine in 2021, compared to just 15% in 2018 – though the majority (53%) used if for less than 25% of their total visit volume. Small practices were less likely to use the technology than larger offices or health systems, though the ONC data saw rural and urban physicians adapting telehealth at similar rates. Physicians using telemedicine platforms reported a higher quality of care and overall satisfaction than those using audio-only telemedicine or video conferencing platforms. Reports By the middle of 2022, behavioral health visit volume was 18% higher that pre-p...
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