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The Impact of India’s New Privacy Law on Healthcare

Triage Health Law

billion, healthcare and associated sectors such as life sciences and insurance are key elements both of India’s economy and of the central government’s social policy agenda. However, sensitive healthcare and insurance data is an attractive target for cyberattacks including ransomware and denial of service.

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Remembering The Forgotten Patients

Healthcare Leadership

During this ongoing pandemic, we see the significant impacts on healthcare, including changing methods of delivery. Primary care reduced availability – face-to-face & difficult transition to telehealth for many based on internet access, education, comfort/trust, and fear. Blog post by Joe Babaian. We just have to look.

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Coping with Crises: Using Telemedicine to Deliver Effective Virtual Critical Care

HIT Consultant

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that telemedicine is essential for keeping the healthcare system running during a crisis. How can virtual critical care keep improving to help providers manage future emergency events? Supporting overworked healthcare providers. Lisa Lindgren, Senior Vice President at Avel eCare.

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Can the U.S. Improve Health System Performance with Digital Health Tools? Pondering A Big Question for #HIMSS21

Health Populi

The metrics compared were access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes. ranked number 11 out of 11 nations with the exception of care process, based on four pillars: preventive care, safe care, coordinated care, and engagement and patient preferences.