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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.