Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

According to the company, which just released a letter outlining the nature of the data issue, Cerebral discovered a breach on January 3, 2023. Its leaders found that the tracking technology used to mine user data had disclosed information to third parties and subcontractors. The FTC’s proposed order would impose a $7.8

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The pace of innovation in tech for older adults accelerated in 2023. Here are five more from 2023, all text from the company websites. New product announcements, incubators/accelerators , government grants (see NIA ) seem to be multiplying. Companies emerged or announced updates addressing dementia care.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

That Love translates, operationally and in health care law and workflows, as respect, health literacy and user-centered design principles (privacy-by-design, equity-by-design, and so on), and enabling health consumer autonomy and accessibility — that is, the right to quality, affordable care.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Behavioral health professionals stand out as the biggest winners, with more recent legislative action in their favor than any other professional group, particularly with regard to practicing telehealth and telemedicine across state lines. This article answers common questions and summarizes some of the key legal issues involved.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Healthcare IT News interviewed Laura Mrazik, manager of telehealth at MaineGeneral Health, to discuss best uses and best practices with Zoom so others can learn from MaineGeneral's lessons. In early 2021, Zoom had done a great job highlighting the security measures they had taken to ensure HIPAA compliance for health system clients.

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Mend

AUGUST 22, 2023

Discover the best practices for collecting mental health intake forms in 2023. With the right telehealth solution, mental health providers can customize these forms to their practice needs. Enhanced Data Security If a paper document gets lost or falls into the wrong hands, your practice could face HIPAA violations.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 29, 2023

Behavioral health professionals stand out as the biggest winners, with more recent legislative action in their favor than any other professional group, particularly with regard to practicing telehealth and telemedicine across state lines. This article answers common questions and summarizes some of the key legal issues involved.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 22, 2023

They include a primary care access program that facilitates consults for primary care physicians; a school-based telehealth access program for direct intervention for students; and more. "As of March 2023, we serve 528 school districts on 4,410 school campuses with more than 2.5 million students.

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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.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2021

"Prior to the pandemic, telehealth wasn't really taking off all that much; it was kind of a very long, slow growth without a high level of adoption," said Fisne of Geisinger. " Fisne also said that patient satisfaction is up with the rise of telehealth. " Growing telehealth capabilities.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The federal end of the PHE also has reimbursement repercussions that have set precedents for the telehealth future. Dauntingly referred to as the “telehealth cliff” for more than a year, the official closing of the COVID PHE signals changes that leave millions of stakeholders with fewer healthcare benefits – or none at all.

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Mend

APRIL 12, 2023

In part 3 of our blog series, Mend reviews the temporary changes that will end on May 11, 2023. Will virtual care still count as telehealth excepted benefit? What about telehealth HIPAA compliance? In the final part of our 3-part series, we’ll cover which telehealth policies end immediately with the PHE.

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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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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Zoom this week announced expanded Zoom AI Companion capabilities for its regulated healthcare and education customers at its virtual event, Zoomtopia 2023. In the blog post response , Zoom addressed concerns about HIPAA-protected conversations on the platform.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

November 29, 2023: GlobalMed®, a leading innovator in virtual care solutions, has recently introduced eNcounter®NOW (eNOW), a tool that broadens the array of healthcare options provided by the eNcounter® software suite. All data is securely stored on a HIPAA-compliant cloud platform to ensure dependable, redundant system performance.

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 1, 2023

On February 22, 2023, Amazon Health announced the acquisition of One Medical , a membership-based primary care practice with an impressive footprint. billion offer to buy One Medical made telehealth news. As of 2022, the company had 767,000 members and 8,000 corporate clients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

His predictions about some of the top healthcare M&A trends for 2023 are holding true as the second quarter continues. "We will see consolidation among distressed hospitals in 2023." Read HITN Managing Editor Bill Siwicki's recent Froedtert-focused case study here.

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 16, 2023

A February 2023 report published by researcher Joanne Kim outlines the results of a two-month study of how data brokers sell sensitive data mental health data collected from mHealth mental health apps. HIPAA, in some cases, may not legally obligate privately held companies to keep collected information private. Privacy International.

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Mend

APRIL 4, 2023

In part 2 of our blog series, Mend reviews the temporary Medicare changes for telehealth lasting until the end of 2024. As we head closer to the public health emergency (PHE) end date of May 11, 2023, providers must prepare for changes. FQHCs and RHCs can bill for telehealth services.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

For any practitioner-patient telemedicine relationships initiated on or before November 11, 2023, the complete set of telemedicine flexibilities regarding controlled medication prescriptions, as previously implemented during the COVID-19 PHE, will continue to be allowed through a one-year grace period ending on November 11, 2024.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 11, 2023

For any practitioner-patient telemedicine relationships initiated on or before November 11, 2023, the complete set of telemedicine flexibilities regarding controlled medication prescriptions, as previously implemented during the COVID-19 PHE, will continue to be allowed through a one-year grace period ending on November 11, 2024. •

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Company’s core offering is Martti™ (My Accessible Real-Time Trusted Interpreter), a HIPAA-compliant Video Remote Interpretation (VRI) solution that connects patients with interpreters in over 250 languages across its network of more than 1,000 interpreters. Originally announced November 16th, 2023 patient population.

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Xealth

JANUARY 18, 2024

The digital side door encompasses various online touchpoints – from websites and patient portals to mobile apps and telehealth services. Provide a Seamless Online Experience Provide intuitive website navigation, fast and efficient appointment booking, and access to telehealth options.

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Connected Health Initiative

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Promise of Digital Health Exists, Connected Health Initiative Urges Congress to Achieve Potential January 31, 2023—Today, ACT | The App Association’s Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released its priorities for the 118 th Congress. Provide maximum statutory flexibility for CMS to cover telehealth visits where appropriate.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released another announcement about its BetterHelp investigation of privacy practices, outlining six recommendations for owners of telehealth services. Among them was a depiction of the medical caduceus and the term “HIPAA.”

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

APRIL 10, 2023

By Kim Stanger Idaho’s new Virtual Care Access Act (the “Act”) amends Idaho’s existing law to make it easier to render telehealth in Idaho effective July 1, 2023. All virtual care records must be maintained in compliance with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations, including HIPAA and HITECH. ( Virtual Care.

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Redox

MAY 6, 2024

Currently, organizations are only required to respond to queries for the Treatment purpose of use , as defined by HIPAA. An example Let’s say your AI telehealth application has been purchased by a virtual urgent care clinic for use by their clinicians. Your application wants to display clinically relevant alerts (e.g.,

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Mend

MARCH 27, 2023

In part 1 of our blog series, Mend reviews the permanent Medicare changes to the Telehealth policy. This has had myriad effects on Telehealth policies as well as how providers deliver digital care. With the PHE ending on May 11, 2023, some Telehealth policy changes will remain permanent, while others will end in May or later this year.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Entering 2023, U.S. Our unifying human field theory starting off 2023 is being sick of being sick. Financial health beats physical health priorities entering 2023. We enter 2023 with home economics setting our tables as a context for our overall health and well-being. 2023’s journey toward value in health care.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Fewer barriers to patient data and expanded telehealth and remote monitoring have all helped bridge the gap between patients and providers. Brian Marsella at HPS/Paymedix pointed out that EOBs can include much less unnecessary info and still comply with HIPAA and COBRA – and these documents make it a lot clearer what patients owe, too.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Headspace Layoffs & Therapeutic Issues On July 7, 2023, the Los Angeles Times carried a related Headspace layoff story that focussed primarily on the therapist and patient community’s reactions. Many graduate schools have as yet to integrate telehealth into their curricula, and if they do, it is covered minimally.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Compliance and certification service provider Schellman released HIPAA Express , a risk assessment tool aimed at HIPAA compliance and OCR audit workflows. Global Healthcare Exchange appointed Tina Vatanka Murphy as CEO effective January 1, 2023.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released another announcement about its BetterHelp investigation of privacy practices, outlining six recommendations for owners of telehealth services. Among them was a depiction of the medical caduceus and the term “HIPAA.”

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