Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The Washington State legislature passed House Bill 1155, aka the My Health, My Data Act , last week. The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. ” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses.

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TheraNest

APRIL 29, 2024

In our digital age, telehealth has become an invaluable tool for mental and behavioral health providers to reach and support a larger population of individuals in need. Telehealth is a great way to reach clients beyond your physical borders and can even help you find people in mental health deserts.

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TheraNest

MARCH 6, 2024

Mental health is a critical aspect of our overall well-being. As awareness and acceptance of mental health issues grow, the demand for specialized practices is increasing. Operating a mental health practice entails providing essential services and addressing the costs and challenges that come with it.

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Mend

AUGUST 22, 2023

Discover the best practices for collecting mental health intake forms in 2023. Mental health intake forms furnish essential information for providers and care teams. Care teams use mental health intake forms to obtain a patient’s medical history, current symptoms, and other pertinent data in order to deliver patient care.

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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.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

“Most Americans clearly recognize the potential benefits that improved health IT can offer, and they want this transformation of the health care system to continue,” the Pew Charitable Trusts research concludes in Most Americans Want to Share and Access More Digital Health Data. As with other aspects of U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Patients experienced a lack of resources in the areas of having data coverage for video transmission and living in rural areas where there was not a significant signal, which affected how e-consents would be signed. Staff would offer Zoom telehealth capabilities for medical and mental health patients. MARKETPLACE.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Accelerate digital health. Secure health data (updating privacy/HIPAA). There’s an 11th imperative I add to the ten called out here, and it’s attending to mental health with grace, public policies, and resource allocation. Help our children achieve their potential. Innovate long-term care.

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 10, 2023

If you’re someone who battles with Excel regularly, good news: ChatGPT can help you quickly and easily clean, input, or analyze data. The Bad AI Isn’t Compliant You’re no doubt well-aware of how complicated it can be to stay compliant in the field of mental and behavioral health. It could also be to due an incomplete data set.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 19, 2023

Therapy apps have grown in popularity in recent years as a method for consumers to get inexpensive mental health support from the comfort of their own homes. For evaluation, apps were entered into the American Psychiatric Association’s app rating system called the M-Health Index and Navigation Database (MIND).

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Medicare program, the federally administered health insurance program catering to individuals 65 and above, not only recognizes this holistic approach but extends its coverage to encompass mental health services alongside the modern innovation of remote patient monitoring (RPM).

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Due to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past few decades, there has been a sharp rise in the number of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health concerns. The Mental Health Crisis in the Military. A mental health crisis is sweeping through the military.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024. Other repercussions of the end of the PHE include the return of HIPAA and licensure enforcement.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated digital transformation of organizations, including health care providers. Furthermore, nearly one-half of people with a mental health condition also delayed care more than people who did not report mental health issues. adults polled. adults polled.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Following the release of a report by STAT and The Markup, which found 49 of 50 telehealth startups may fall short of legal requirements for HIPAA compliance, a bipartisan group of US senators has fiercely criticized several prominent telehealth startups for sharing patient data with Facebook, Google, and other major advertising platforms.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 9, 2023

from sharing sensitive information about their consumer’s mental health challenges to companies for advertising purposes. million for “deceiving consumers after promising to keep sensitive personal data private.” BetterHelp will reportedly be required to pay $7.8 Is the FTC Making an Example of BetterHelp?

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Health Populi

MAY 2, 2019

Just last month, Amazon announced HIPAA-compliant privacy bundled into Alexa skills with Atrium Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, CIGNA, ExpressScripts, Livongo, and Swedish Health Connect. With every one of these digital health encounters, from Alexa to Zipongo, a bit of data is created. mobile consumers.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 4, 2019

How to Select the Best Mental Health Practice Software for Your Practice. Choosing mental health software for electronic health records (EHR) can be tricky. As of 2015, certain mental health practices (mostly psychiatrists’ offices) had to begin meaningfully using EHR to be eligible for incentive payments.

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This blog post will discuss the importance of cybersecurity in mental and behavioral health practices and offer valuable tips to help ensure data protection. Ensuring robust cybersecurity measures mitigates the risk of data breaches and keeps patient information out of the wrong hands.

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This blog post will discuss the importance of cybersecurity in mental and behavioral health practices and offer valuable tips to help ensure data protection. Ensuring robust cybersecurity measures mitigates the risk of data breaches and keeps patient information out of the wrong hands.

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Health Populi

APRIL 29, 2019

In the past couple of months, Amazon announced many health-related plans and developments, including: Accepting medical and health savings accounts (HSAs) to pay for consumer health products like over-the-counter drugs. Expanding Alexa skills to join the growing tele-mental health supply side.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Concerns over the data protection of individuals dates back to the 1970s. Data Policy in the Context of Telehealth Policy The ATA has been publishing policy statements on complex technical topics since they launched a good 30 years ago. Zebley describes the formation of the data policy workgroup as an organic development.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mateusz Krempa, COO at Piwik Pro Broader reflection and discussion on HIPAA-compliant technologies would help the industry see beyond popular solutions and identify tools that balance successful data processing with regulatory requirements. Ownership means an organization knows where the data is stored and who has access.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Read more… Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health. There are many ties between mental health and SDoH such as food insecurity, unemployment, and access to transportation. Read more… Secure Data Archiving Is Critical to Fortifying Your Technology Stack.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

The FTC announcement clarified that email addresses constitute personally identifiable health information because email addresses identify visitors as people seeking mental health care. “Personal information” may be “health information” simply due to the nature of the product or service.

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Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

For general health, a broad range of conditions addressing dermatology and skin health, anti-inflammatories, cholesterol, hepatitis, GI issues, migraine, allergy, weight management, and mental health.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2023

Logistics and operations addresses information processing, sharing, analyzing, and management — requiring interoperability and data liquidity, along with “nutritious” AI underpinning the analyses to ensure health equity-by-design.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

In order to provide needed services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge needed to provide services via telehealth. Bridge evaluated a few HIPAA-compliant telehealth programs and Zoom’s was determined the best and most cost-effective for the agency’s purposes.

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TheraNest

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Unlike the secure and HIPAA-compliant telehealth video platform provided by TheraNest, Apple’s FaceTime is not HIPAA compliant and therefore should never be used to see clients or complete telehealth sessions. However, even with the bug fixed FaceTime remains a non-HIPAA compliant platform for telehealth sessions.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Six in ten people are open to health and wellness services via virtual channels, over half like the idea of remote monitoring linking with at-home devices, and 1 in 2 people would be open to routine appointments through telehealth. Nearly one-half would also be keen on mental health appointments and specialty visits for chronic conditions.

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Lloyd Price

APRIL 23, 2023

Executive Summary: For ChatGPT to reach its full potential in healthcare, various factors need to be taken in account ranging from the quality of data available, ethical use of patient data, continuous fine tuning of learning models, compliance with local data privacy and security regulations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 22, 2023

right now have no mental healthcare providers at all. In 2019, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) received funding for five different statewide behavioral health programs. By 2024, analysts expect the United States to be at a deficit of as many as 31,000 psychiatrists. 570 counties in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 20, 2024

Key value propositions included risk assessment, chronic condition management, and support for mental health. the journey to TEFCA and QHIN designation, the CommonWell approach to FHIR, and AI’s role in supporting data exchange. Read more… A Look at the Hospital Room of the Future at Tampa General Hospital.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Bonnie Clipper, Founder and CEO of Innovation Advantage, sharing learnings on high-tech and high-touch in nursing; and, Gil Bashe, Chair of Global Health and Purpose at FINN Partners, discussing the growing importance of connected data in health care – think AI, machine learning, and the criticality of breaking down siloes of information.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Hims & Hers has grown rapidly across both of its lines – for men and for women – supporting care for many conditions that patients often feel uncomfortable talking about, including sexual health, mental health, contraception and hair loss. We follow HIPAA guidelines and employ strict access controls.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 25, 2023

Will HIPAA compliance cost more? Who “owns” your company’s data? Can they identify the software they use to protect your data? HIPAA compliance. Will the software vendor guarantee in writing that all aspects of their services are HIPAA compliant? Offloading your data. Security features.

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