2022 Health Information HIPAA Telehealth 
Telebehavioral Health Institute
MARCH 15, 2023
Adding to the growing number of recent FTC investigations about data being shared by telehealth platforms for profit, Cerebral reportedly notified 3.1 million users that their protected health information was shared with tech companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok. HIPAA investigations don’t occur in a vacuum.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JUNE 7, 2023
If you, as a behavioral health professional, violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), you must follow certain obligations and procedures to rectify the situation. Below then, is a suggested list of steps for a practitioner who wonders, “What Happens if you violate HIPAA?”
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 13, 2023
WHY IT MATTERS Cerebral is a consumer-facing telehealth platform providing mental and behavioral health services for patients with or without insurance. The unauthorized patient data disclosures may have also included appointment information, treatment notes, and insurance particulars for those that subscribed to the service.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JULY 20, 2022
On Friday, July 15, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its 18th round of sanctions for HIPAA Right of Access violations. In each case, to settle a potential violation of HIPAA, the providers agreed to pay OCR fines and enter into corrective action plans.
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.
Health Populi
JANUARY 27, 2022
Health is the cornerstone to our core needs, thereby the cornerstone to trust.” ” This was one lens on the latest 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer published earlier this month. Remember that in 1996, there were no smartphones, mobile apps, or Internet clouds. In the U.S.,
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 23, 2023
With Congress providing telehealth waivers as part of its omnibus spending bill at the close of 2022, delaying the "telehealth cliff" for two years, HIMSS says it's now ready to make the case for permanent reimbursement of virtual care.
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