The FTC recently settled two “First-of-Its-Kind” civil penalty cases. Both cases involved consumer health apps that disclosed and/or sold for advertising purposes consumer personal health information without the consumers’ written consent. Further, in both cases, the FTC found

This blog is the second of two blogs discussing the FTC’s enforcement of the Health Breach Notification Rule. The first blog discussed the FTC’s “First-of-Its-Kind” $1.5 Million Civil Penalty for Breach of Unsecured Data by a Consumer Health App. Use the forward and backward arrows on the bottom of the screen to navigate among the blogs.

Do you think that healthcare providers are exempt from compliance with FTC rules?   Think again.

This blog is the first of two blogs discussing the FTC’s enforcement of the Health Breach Notification Rule. The second blog is “FTC’s Second of Its Kind $7.8 Million Civil Penalty Settlement for Breach by a Covered Entity”. Use the forward and backward arrows on the bottom of the screen to navigate among the blogs.

Do you think that consumer health apps are exempt from the need to secure their customer’s data or the requirement to notify their customers when their personal health information has been disclosed to a third party without their customer's consent? Think again.

A Direct Address is an electronic endpoint for sharing medical records nationwide.  It looks like and acts like an email address, but this is no email system. A Direct Address is bound to the identity of the owner which can be a patient, provider, payer, or device.  In order to set

We are ushering in a new decade of transformation in healthcare one that moves away from siloed data to radical interoperability. This future is based on three HealthIT pillars that are the foundation needed to support new payment and care models:

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iShare Medical Achieves DirectTrust™ HISP Accreditation

Accreditation ensures compliance with DirectTrust HISP Policy requirements and interoperability with conforming HISPs

We are ushering in a new era of radical interoperability.

And with it comes a series of technologies that will drive disruption for the future of health IT in 2021 and beyond.

Everything from artificial intelligence to wearable devices to API's are poised to fuel our industry’s digital transformation.

The way healthcare communication works right now is very straightforward: Patients receive care. Providers provide care. Payers pay for care per the terms of the policy.

It’s a very linear process. However, traditionally in healthcare, we haven't always done a great job of seamlessly connecting these things.

As a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), there are a lot of touch points in your business. Whether you’re communicating with pharmacies, healthcare providers, or patients, it’s essential to find every opportunity to improve efficiency and outcomes. Thanks to advancements in the secure exchange of health information through easy, patient- and provider-friendly direct secure messaging, you can!