Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Preventive care delivery platform Fullscript has joined the athenahealth Marketplace app store.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

"While telehealth has evolved and scaled significantly during the pandemic, continued work is needed to ensure health equity and to bridge digital divides for future paradigms of care," observed Dr. Saima Aftab, vice president of organizational initiatives at Nicklaus Children's Health System in Miami.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, healthcare provider organizations across the country began implementing telehealth technologies and services en masse. Like telehealth, RPM can really improve care, gain efficiencies and trim costs. No, telehealth alone is not enough. Telemedicine finally made it to the mainstream.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JANUARY 12, 2021

As we enter the new year we are seeing numerous payor telehealth policy changes, and therefore we have made several updates to the Virtual Visit Billing Guides for Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The federal PHE can only be extended 90 days at a time, and therefore may very well extend past January 20 th , 2021. National Payors.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 22, 2023

In spring 2021, emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts were nearly 51% higher for adolescent girls compared with the same time period in 2019. More than 60% of children with major depression in the U.S. do not receive any treatment. 570 counties in the U.S. right now have no mental healthcare providers at all.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 13, 2023

While licensed professionals are required to comply with all applicable telehealth laws and regulations, telehealth informed consent (IC) is by far the most useful for protecting all parties from legal entanglements. Most untrained telehealth practitioners get this wrong, so bear with me.) Why Bother With Informed Consent?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

While licensed professionals are required to comply with all applicable telehealth laws and regulations, telehealth informed consent (IC) is by far the most useful for protecting all parties from legal entanglements. We provide more guidance for your telehealth IC. We provide more guidance for your telehealth IC.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

While licensed professionals are required to comply with all applicable telehealth laws and regulations, telehealth informed consent (IC) is by far the most useful for protecting all parties from legal entanglements. We provide more guidance for your telehealth IC. We provide more guidance for your telehealth IC.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2022

For some historical context, the authors (all affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania [medical school or Wharton (business school)] start with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act which served up privacy protections based on the health information technology of the time. In the U.S.,

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2021

In March 2021, Zoom conducted research into the question, “how virtual do we want our future to be?” I welcomed the opportunity to speak (via Zoom, of course) with Ron Emerson, Zoom’s Global Healthcare Lead, just a days before HIMSS 2021 kicked off.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The success of several telehealth abortion services has increased access to abortion pills over state and international borders, raising questions that fuel the fire. Multiple telehealth abortion companies have successfully prescribed and delivered abortion pills since 2020 when it was first permitted by the Federal Drug Administration.

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As part of Governor Little’s initiative to reduce nonessential regulations, Idaho licensing boards (including the Idaho Board of Medicine) have withdrawn their rules implementing the Idaho Telehealth Access Act for healthcare providers, including physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and psychologists. ( SCOPE OF PRACTICE. 54-5712.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 20, 2023

The success of several telehealth abortion services has increased access to abortion pills over state and international borders, raising questions that fuel the fire. Multiple telehealth abortion companies have successfully prescribed and delivered abortion pills since 2020 when it was first permitted by the Federal Drug Administration.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But the Covid-19 pandemic has forced nearly everyone in healthcare to reckon with both, thanks to two dynamics: The rapid adoption of telehealth solutions. telehealth claims were filed between April and July 2020, a?4,000%?year-over-year NIST 800-66 – HIPAA. More than 41 million?telehealth Healthcare’s Insecurity Complex.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2021. According to the company's website, the software integrates into a provider's electronic health record, allowing for electronic, HIPAA-compliant patient reports to be transferred into an EHR system. BioTelemetry says it monitors 1.2 Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 29, 2022

"Utilizing a Chromebook and HIPAA-compliant communications platform such as Zoom or Google Meets, team members can reach a Hackensack Meridian Health psychiatrist who can diagnose, prescribe and provide recommendations on next steps for patients. FCC funds for telehealth.

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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. Data Brokers are a Threat to Democracy, WIRED, April 13, 2021.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 12, 2023

The previous Kyruus and Wakefield Research year’s findings (2021) had a slightly different yet potentially relevant focus that may be of interest to telehealth as well as brick-and-mortar practitioners who wish to grow their practices. Focusing on HIPAA compliance as a patient engagement tool is also a good idea.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Notably, 32% of families or people with complex chronic conditions, and 37% of those with one chronic condition, received health care treatment for the first time through a video telehealth visit.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Secure health data (updating privacy/HIPAA). Health Populi’s Hot Points: Everyone of Manatt Health’s ten imperatives are spot-on in this moment as we segue from Our Covid Year of 2020 to the Covid Year of 2021. Help our children achieve their potential. Innovate long-term care. Accelerate digital health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Smart TVs, a treasure trove of data , according to Elizabeth Parks, CEO of Parks Associates, can also deliver access to telehealth services, share family photos, and provide engagement for older adults who may be homebound. Future of Smart Homes and Older Adults December 2021. Learn more at Independa. Learn more at UniperCare. .

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #telehealth — Caregility , an enterprise telehealth leader dedicated to connecting care for patients and clinicians everywhere, is pleased to announce Mary Washington Healthcare as one of the first organizations to implement its new Inpatient Virtual Engagement (IVE) solution at Stafford Hospital.

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Mend

APRIL 20, 2022

But in today’s telehealth market, it’s crucial to also focus on how to improve patient satisfaction. When it comes to Telehealth, you need to focus on making the entire experience enjoyable. Although Telehealth has been around for a while, patients may be reluctant to use it. It’s also a chance for your practice to shine.

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Health Populi

APRIL 5, 2021

With such turbocharged growth on the supply side, Beazley, experts in specialty insurance, explores the risks of digital health and wellness in a new report, Digital health, telehealth and wellness: Attitudes to risk and insurance. The two key risks were client complaints due to misrepresentation, and cyber-attack or system failure.

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Carie Telehealth Insider

DECEMBER 5, 2018

After truly getting to understand what telehealth is and how it works, naturally, your next question might be: Why use it? There is a reason telemedicine is projected to be worth more than $66 billion globally by 2021. One of the most obvious benefits of telehealth is its added remote access. With telehealth, everyone wins.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 17, 2022

The article below summarizes the findings of lead researcher Ionescu and colleagues in their 2021 systematic review of immersive 360-degree videos using virtual reality headsets to provide the experience of “being there” for participants. They can be used in-office or with a few adaptations, telehealth interventions. Register.

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Iris Telehealth

APRIL 19, 2021

The SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is currently accepting proposals for their new 2021 grant program. The FY 2021 CMHC Grant Program is an initiative to help enable CMHCs to offset the impact of COVID-19 on their behavioral health programs and empower them to improve or expand services. Calling all CMHCs!

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2021

Despite HIPAA and its strict regulations, reports show a staggering 25% increase in data breaches throughout the industry in the past year. According to a 2021 Identity Breach […]. The past year has brought some sobering statistics to light regarding healthcare cybersecurity.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Here are the reports – looking forward to 2021! With the beginning of HIPAA-compliance, diagnostic capabilities based on voice, and increased personalization capability, Voice First technology promises to provide greater assistance to health professionals and a better experience for consumers at home. Voice, Health, and Wellbeing 2020.

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GlobalMed

JANUARY 5, 2021

As we look back at 2020, we can clearly see that telehealth adoption and use exploded. But not all telehealth solutions are equal – and in their haste to reach patients safely, many healthcare organizations have adopted a simplified video connector that puts their business and patients at risk. The Power of Data-Driven Telehealth.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

From Kaspersky, Telehealth take-up: the risks and opportunities , December 2021. From The American Journal of Managed Care and ABIM, Increasing Trust in Health Care , December 1 2021. From Microsoft, Accelerating healthcare AI innovation with Zero Trust technology , October 26, 2021.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 26, 2021

"In a healthcare system in 2021, data really serves as the basis for how decisions are made and how care is delivered," said Kimberly McManus, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow at the VA's Office of Information and Technology, during a symposium this week. " Seamlessness and user-friendliness, then, is key.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has cited telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx for sharing sensitive consumer health data with several advertising platforms, in violation of its own privacy promises to consumers. The agency has filed a proposed order demanding that GoodRx pay $1.5 including Facebook and Google.

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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. This research illustrates both the digital transformation of the consumer for health, as well as her maturing experience dealing with telehealth and virtual care and evolving sense of trust.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

In 2021, the company merged with Ginger, an online mental health platform, in a deal that led to the valuation of the combined company at $3 billion. Many graduate schools have as yet to integrate telehealth into their curricula, and if they do, it is covered minimally. per month or $12.99 Plain and simple.

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Digital Health Today

APRIL 19, 2021

To protect patient data companies can choose HIPAA-compliant telehealth solutions that are suitable for the workflow, such as through the current EHR vendor. Commercial teleconferencing platforms used for video appointments during the pandemic may be an organization’s weak spot. Set cybersecurity policy for remote work.

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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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