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How COVID-19 forced some hospitals back to basics

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

9, Tina Esposito, chief health information officer for Advocate Aurora Health, and Simita Mishra, population health and informatics leader for Northwell Health, will engage in a dialogue about how the pandemic challenged their organizations' efforts – and how they reacted to those challenges.

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Remote therapeutic monitoring is reimbursable – here's what you need to know

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With the new CPT codes, providers can get reimbursed for: Educating patients on how to use a remote care-management platform. Monitoring a platform's alerts and patients' use of remote education. Providers now can get reimbursed for educating patients on how to use remote care management platforms.

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Health Populi

JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security? As a patient moves through the continuum of care, we understand and value that our patients’ experiences are private. Individuals have a fundamental right to dictate who and when their health information is leveraged.

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Virtual care to become ‘new normal’ throughout GCC countries

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Technology infrastructure and interoperability - A seamless, integrated and sustainable ecosystem can be created by using a digital health blueprint to define the infrastructure and interoperability requirements to connect current siloed virtual care solutions.

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Why You Need to Switch to HIPAA Compliant Telehealth, NOW

Mend

Disclosing protected health information (PHI) can cause serious harm to a patient’s safety, personal life, and state of mind. That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009.

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Virtual Visits: Come face to face with the future—now

In Hand Health

That’s a big deal, especially because about 20 percent of PT patients drop out of treatment within the first three visits, and 70 percent fail to complete their full course of care. Physical therapists frequently ask, “How can virtual care work for us when what we do is so hands-on?” Extending Engagement.

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mHealth in Times of Crisis: the Coronavirus

mHealth Insight

John read Eric Topol MD’s book, The Creative Destruction of Medicine , and it changed the course of his life. Fiona has enjoyed a wealth of relevant experience including work with the worlds most famous remote care service the “flying doctors” 11:10am “How mobile has transformed the Medical Record”.

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