American Well

DECEMBER 19, 2017

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year. So how do you get started?

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. The Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1155, aka the My Health, My Data Act , last week. Governor Jay Inslee is expected to sign this into State law later this year.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

adults from early September to early October 2020 to gauge peoples’ interest in and utilization of digital health tools and telehealth. In 2018, consumers’ tracking of at least one health metric crossed over from an analog method to digital tracking, illustrated in the line chart.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The report calls out one big barrier to early adoption especially among hospitals and physicians: concerns about privacy and HIPAA compliance. The use cases for health care must wrestle with HIPAA and other privacy laws that may be relevant for a particular medical situation or patient population.

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2018

On 1st March 2018, two over-arching issues remained with me leaving Las Vegas and #HIMSS18: the central, recognized role of cybersecurity threats in healthcare, and the growing use of consumer-facing technologies for self- and virtual care. What a difference a couple of weeks make…. billion active monthly accounts.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services indicated that it would waive penalties for good faith use of non-HIPAA compliant video conferencing software during the nationwide public health emergency." " This was particularly important, Uscher-Pines noted, as many HIPAA compliant software became overwhelmed with users.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

By 2018, it was obvious that this was a breakthrough for seniors , ending the tech requirement to tap, touch, pinch, swipe, zoom…and curse at computers and smartphones. In 2018, AARP Foundation began to pilot the Echo devices, including the inexpensive Echo Dot, in low income housing settings. Amazon in healthcare.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 20, 2018

The Complete Telehealth Guide for Therapists. Have you thought about offering telehealth sessions at your private practice? Given the rising popularity of telehealth in all areas of medicine, the answer is likely yes. What is Telehealth? The Benefits of Telehealth. According to the ONC.

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year.

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American Well

JUNE 4, 2018

According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year.

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Mend

JANUARY 24, 2021

Telehealth is more important now than ever. Below is an excerpt from Mend’s latest eBook which discusses how practices of all sizes can easily integrate telehealth. If you would like to download the entire eBook, you can do so for free by going to The 2021 Guide to Fully Integrating Telehealth and Eliminating No-Shows.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 16, 2023

Those advertising companies include Google, Facebook, Pinterest, TikTok, and many more, which are immune to HIPAA violations because they are not covered entities. HIPAA, in some cases, may not legally obligate privately held companies to keep collected information private. VICE, March 27, 2018. ” JMIR Mental Health 7, no.

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Let’s listen in to learn what we can all do to ensure telehealth remains available to all patient populations, wherever and whenever they need it. Listen and read the full text here!

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Let’s listen in to learn what we can all do to ensure telehealth remains available to all patient populations, wherever and whenever they need it. Listen and read the full text here!

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SightCall

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

For healthcare, rules are defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA regulates how patients’ information must be handled by healthcare professionals (covered entities) and their partners (business associates). Developers Hate HIPAA. Understanding HIPAA Compliance for Video Consultations.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 20, 2018

The Complete Telehealth Guide for Therapists. Have you thought about offering telehealth sessions at your private practice? Given the rising popularity of telehealth in all areas of medicine, the answer is likely yes. What is Telehealth? The Benefits of Telehealth. According to the ONC.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Use of wearable tech nearly halved, from 33% to 18%, between 2018 and 2020. Six in ten people are open to health and wellness services via virtual channels, over half like the idea of remote monitoring linking with at-home devices, and 1 in 2 people would be open to routine appointments through telehealth.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 31, 2022

2018 ; Browning et al., 2018 ), recreation, rehabilitation (Bruun-Pedersen et al., 2018 ), among older adults by presenting nature virtually. What is Telehealth? urban areas), limited mobility, or other issues (Battisto et al., A total of 25 articles were reviewed. 2015 ), and quality of life (White et al., Register.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the landscape of ambulatory care with rapid shifts to telehealth. Many states have directed insurers to temporarily cover COVID-19-related services via telehealth while mandating parity of reimbursement for telehealth visits with in-person visits for their Medicaid program.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

” Unprecedented in telehealth history, the sharing of sensitive health information in early 2023 is poised to shatter provider naivete about working for large-scale business entities entering healthcare. It showed how 49 or 50 telehealth platforms investigated by researchers shared sensitive healthcare data with marketing companies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 4, 2019

From a sheer quantity standpoint, the plethora of devices from Amazon (claiming sales of 100 million gadgets at the end of 2018, plus a dozen new ones introduced for the 2019 holiday sales period) captures the stampede nature of the market. Amazon’s release of HIPAA compliance tools has made personalizing the interaction feasible.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This blog appears today as part of a #HIMSS18 primer series for attendees, and the industry at large, to discuss major health IT issues that will help move health and healthcare delivery forward in 2018 – and beyond. To that end, it is interesting to note that Amazon is seeking a privacy professional experienced with HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2019

"Patients use emocha, a HIPAA-compliant mobile application, on their smartphone to video record themselves taking their medication, report side effects and receive medication reminders," Mbakwem said. "They have access to two-way, HIPAA-secure messaging to communicate with their healthcare provider. " MARKETPLACE.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 6, 2020

During 2018, Amazon patented a version of its Alexa technology that perhaps could evaluate whether a person is ill. Verification and HIPAA compliance together will make voice-enabled care plans a reality. category tags: mHealth-Digital Health-Telehealth-Voice Health , Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants. Who is speaking?

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American Well

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

For those new to this feature, we share the telehealth industry’s hottest news, events, legislation, insight and more. Avizia Launches Integrated Telehealth Platform. Top 10 Issues Telehealth Providers Should Keep In Mind. Rapid Growth of Telehealth Investment Activity. Telehealth and New Payment Approaches.

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The report, which calls telehealth “one of the most promising quality of life opportunities in the United States today,” looks closely at the lack of broadband access in rural areas. The report also noted the omission of telehealth in disaster planning, response and recovery.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

2018) investigated the presence of depression symptoms, anxiety, stress, and mobile phone use among a sample of 273 Generation X (born until the early 1980s) and Generation Y (born in the mid-1980s and later) adults. What is Telehealth? More Recent Smartphone Addiction Studies. Kuss and colleagues. Register.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

That wand has begun to initiate its magic in the physician community, based on a wonderful essay in JAMA published 20 December 2018 titled, Social Determinants of Health in the Digital Age: Determining the Source Code for Nurture. need a new-and-improved HIPAA or more over-arching new national privacy law like a USGDPR? Does the U.S.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 18, 2018

led insurer Cigna in March 2018 to launch Answers by Cigna. And then there’s Amazon -- with a team focused on health and wellness – creating interest and some have concern about a voice home hub – though not yet HIPAA compliant. Alexa has the answer to ‘Where’s the Nearest Hospital” but sends you to WebMD for how to treat a sunburn.

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American Well

JULY 13, 2020

As we do each year, the Amwell team has selected from a highly competitive field of clients those who stand out for their innovation and achievement in telehealth. M Health Fairview (MHF) went live with a telestrokepilot program in 2018. The effort and dedication these awards represent are especially meaningful to us this year.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The analysis is based on assessments of nearly 3,000 risks in 2018 for more than 250 hospitals, health systems, physician practices and other healthcare entities. Telehealth and telemedicine. To determine top risk areas, Crowe examined how often a risk was included in assessments by healthcare entities. 340B Drug Pricing Program.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2021

The computerized physician order entry triggers a message to an enterprise master patient index, which then sends an automated message to telehealth and remote patient monitoring vendor Vivify Health's system to enroll the patient. Vivify then adds a service level for the postpartum hypertension program in the patient medical record.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2018

Those consumers who have adopted some form of digital health tool, whether wearable tech, telehealth visit, or mobile app, seem satisfied with their experiences, which is another key aspect of the so-called “digital transition.” .” Thus the team’s choice of title for the report: “Healthcare consumers in a digital transition.”

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American Well

MAY 9, 2018

And while many studies have proven the viability of using telehealth services to rapidly address patient needs, providing cohesive care between facilities is a critical component that needs to be addressed. Perhaps most importantly, telehealth providers also need to have a concrete process to monitor quality and outcome metrics.

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American Well

MAY 9, 2018

And while many studies have proven the viability of using telehealth services to rapidly address patient needs, providing cohesive care between facilities is a critical component that needs to be addressed. Perhaps most importantly, telehealth providers also need to have a concrete process to monitor quality and outcome metrics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 12, 2019

While the numbers are widely variable, a 2018 analysis showed that costs attributed to “all causes” non-adherence ranged from $5200-$52,000 per person, said Dr. Caroline Carney, chief medical officer at Magellan Health Rx management. They have access to two-way, HIPAA-secure messaging to communicate with their healthcare provider.

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American Well

JULY 17, 2017

And while many studies have proven the viability of using telehealth services to rapidly address patient needs, providing cohesive care between facilities is a critical component that needs to be addressed. Perhaps most importantly, telehealth providers also need to have a concrete process to monitor quality and outcome metrics.

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