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1. Google Research expert explains AI doesn’t always require private data
At HLTH 2023, Google's Senior Vice President of Technology & Society broke down a common misconception among those exploring AI.
What they're saying: In an interview with Axios journalist Erin Brodwin, James Manyika dispelled a common misperception. "This presumption, particularly in the age of AI, that all of [Google's advancements] require personal data, I think, is mistaken."
Manyika went on to explain that the majority of his projects with Google Research aid in healthcare without infringing on private data.
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2. Visiting more customers and making new friends at HLTH 2023 (pics)
Customers visited us at our booth on all three days at HLTH, which was wonderful. We also met with many on the conference floor.
Why it matters: Get up. Dress up. Show up. We want to be at the events our customers attend. HLTH is certainly one of them.
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3. Minnesota Supreme Court rules healthcare data can be used in fundraising
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that healthcare entities can utilize patient data for fundraising without explicit consent, citing an exemption under HIPAA.
What happened: The case was brought to court by parents Kelly and Evarist Schneider, who sued Minnesota's Children's Hospital and Clinics after a data breach exposed their child's PHI.
The ruling raises ethical concerns about patient privacy
4. 2023 HIPAA civil monetary penalty adjustments
The HHS published its annual adjustments to civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations.
Go deeper: An element considered in the updated Civil Monetary Penalties amounts is the cost-of-living multiplier.
Official penalty amounts for 2023 are...
5. Do email headers need to be encrypted?
While email headers do not need to be encrypted for routine email communication, encrypting email headers is a best practice for healthcare professionals
In the know: An email header includes sender and recipient emails, as well as the subject line. Any of these could be considered PHI.
Encrypt email headers as a best practice
Community links
- Day 3 at HLTH 2023: High energy and insights. Link
- Are AI-generated therapy notes HIPAA compliant? Link
- Can you send PHI via Gmail? Link
- Strategies for managing and tracking PHI disclosures. Link
- How HIPAA defines subcontractors. Link
- How health plans can share PHI for care coordination. Link
- Healthcare email systems, security patches and vulnerability updates. Link
- Why patients like healthcare email marketing. Link
Good reads from around the web
- How to guard your data from exposure in ChatGPT. Link
- Addiction to ultra-processed food affects 14% of adults globally, experts say. Link
- Hospital assistance to patients, communities approaches $130B a year. Link
- First-ever gene therapy trial to cure form of deafness begins. Link
- How health systems can better protect patient privacy. Link
