By Jennifer Henry Jackson and Sarah Cronan Spurlock As a result of social distancing rules and “shelter in place” orders that have been implemented around the country, the COVID-19 public health emergency rapidly accelerated the use of telehealth in the United States. Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly half of all physicians are treating…
King’s Daughters security team receives national recognition
The safety and security team at King’s Daughters Medical Center received national recognition for the third year in a row in the November issue of Security Magazine. The publication ranked KDMC’s security program 39th of the 81 healthcare security departments that made the magazine’s list of the Top 500 in the Nation. Each year, Security…
Managing patient privacy and security on a new data-sharing playground
Health industry under-prepared to protect patient privacy; risk of data breaches rise with new access to digital health information, says PwC. by Melanie Wolkoff Wachsman Data is quickly becoming one of the health industry’s most treasured commodities, but is it safe? According to a new report released by the Health Research Institute at PwC US,…