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Some Telehealth Platforms Are Tracking Sensitive Patient Data: Are They Violating HIPAA?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

According to a recent study by MarkUp and STAT, 49 out of 50 telehealth platforms share sensitive data in ways that may harm healthcare clients and patients. Shared information can include detailed descriptions of health issues, names, street addresses, email addresses, diagnoses, or prescription information.

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Telehealth Law: Healthcare Translation Services for Limited English Proficient People (Case Study)

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The article is written to illustrate the practical identification and utilization of LEP services in telehealth. Telehealth Implications of LEP When working through telehealth to access new communities, providers and their employers can face ethical dilemmas when working with people who demonstrate limited English proficiency.

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17 Resources for Finding Telehealth Grant Funding Opportunities

Iris Telehealth

In our last two posts, we talked about how to identify your telehealth grant funding needs and provided an overview of the four main types of grant funding sources. Now that you’re equipped with the correct information, your organization can begin a more informed search for telehealth grant funding opportunities.

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AHRQ program seeks provider organizations to help improve hybrid telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and chief of health policy, quality and informatics program at the Houston VA Center for Innovation in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety. Support will be provided for building capacity and infrastructure for data collection, reporting, analysis and feedback.

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CISA, calling Volt Typhoon an urgent threat, updates DDoS response guide

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" In addition, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center updated the joint for DDoS defense guide , Understanding and Responding to Distributed Denial-Of-Service Attacks, with new technical information on attack vectors, nine visual aids and added mitigations for defending against DDoS techniques.

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IT execs talk new strategies for analytics, patient engagement, telehealth and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Some of them center on the importance of data and analytics, the need for more patient engagement, the requirements of keeping telehealth up to par, and the need to focus technologies on enabling enterprise-wide strategic plans. When telehealth is not up to par. Luke's to enroll in the patient portal and schedule appointments.

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17 Resources for Finding Telehealth Grant Funding Opportunities

Iris Telehealth

After identifying your telehealth needs and considering all the different types of grantors , your organization can now begin a more informed search for telehealth grant funding opportunities. The following 17 points illustrate key grantor search resources available to help your organization find telehealth grant funding.