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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 6, 2022
A report released this week examines telehealth policies on a state-by-state basis in an attempt to highlight what authors see as best practices in terms of patient access and ease of providing care. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. Twitter: @kjercich. Enterprise Taxonomy:
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 21, 2021
Greg Abbott signed a bill into law this week that formally authorized dentistry via telemedicine in the state. In March 2020, the State Board of Dental Examiners issued guidance declaring that "dentists in Texas are not authorized to practice teledentistry," according to court documents. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 6, 2021
"Healthcare professionals see a continued future with telehealth solutions, but many of them also believe that this will only be sustainable if there is a global improvement of data security for the solution," wrote the report authors. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. WHY IT MATTERS.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
"There remains a pressing need to explicitly consider how changes in the prevalence and ubiquity of telehealth impact people with disabilities," wrote the authors. The paper authors noted that for some people with disabilities widespread access to telehealth services could improve healthcare. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
The guidance authors noted that although they used cellular data-based biometric devices and addressed those using broadband communications, a future build may also implement an electronic health record system that would receive automated data from the telehealth platform provider. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 7, 2022
The letter noted that these policy changes would leave in place all appropriate restrictions on the prescribing clinician, with the provider and dispenser still needing to have controlled substances authority. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich. Email: kjercich@himss.org.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 20, 2022
The report authors note that many of the culprits are new to the list. "Attacks can render devices or systems inoperative, degrade their performance, or expose or compromise the data they hold, all of which can severely hinder the delivery of patient care and put patients at risk," said report authors that year.
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