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Compliance
HealthInfoSec) • April 20, 2021 Get Permission
Given the surge in the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic - and expectations for continued growth - the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council has unveiled guidance on safeguarding patient data during remote care encounters.
The recommendations include implementing encryption, enhancing monitoring capabilities and using privileged account management tools.
FAIR Health, a nonprofit organization that tracks health insurance claims data, found that telehealth claims to private insurers grew 4,347% from 2019 to 2020 as a result of remote care during the pandemic, HSCC notes.
And the research firm Frost & Sullivan projects a sevenfold growth of telehealth by 2025.
College Awards
Every spring, the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences recognizes outstanding students for academics, service, research, teaching, and leadership. Below are the honorees for 2019.
Student awardees at the 2019 Honors and Awards Ceremony: Julia Funk, Hailey Mundell, Thomas Randall, John Kimsey, Jake Flynn, Sakib Khan, Gabriel Carrillo, Sarah Baum, Sarah Sandler, Hannah Cash, Morgan Witherspoon, Alison Balthaser.
Robert W. Moorman Award
Dr. Robert W. Moorman was the son of Commandant Thomas Moorman, a graduate in Civil Engineering and Head of the Engineering Mechanics Department from 1958–1974. The Robert W. Moorman Award is given in his honor to the most outstanding junior in engineering on the basis of scholarship and character. This year’s winner is: