Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Toward the end of March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard in California, Universal Community Health Center in Los Angeles needed to implement a quick-and-easy platform to get telehealth off the ground. with all the providers and support staff so they could engage in telehealth. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

’ ” An application Programing Interface is a set of protocols and definitions allowing digital services and products to communicate with each other over the Internet. The test was conducted over two weeks with six months of static code analysis. Sidebar on “what is an ‘API?’

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JANUARY 12, 2021

As we enter the new year we are seeing numerous payor telehealth policy changes, and therefore we have made several updates to the Virtual Visit Billing Guides for Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Extended current telehealth flexibilities until further notice. Current telehealth flexibilities expire December 31 st , 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Telehealth is here to stay, and it's dramatically changing the healthcare landscape. But can be no telehealth, no virtual visits, and no remote patient monitoring without reliable, secure connectivity – and that's not something to take for granted. The relationship between security and HIPAA-compliance.

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 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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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But the Covid-19 pandemic has forced nearly everyone in healthcare to reckon with both, thanks to two dynamics: The rapid adoption of telehealth solutions. telehealth claims were filed between April and July 2020, a?4,000%?year-over-year NIST 800-66 – HIPAA. More than 41 million?telehealth Healthcare’s Insecurity Complex.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The report calls out one big barrier to early adoption especially among hospitals and physicians: concerns about privacy and HIPAA compliance. The use cases for health care must wrestle with HIPAA and other privacy laws that may be relevant for a particular medical situation or patient population.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Using Wearable Devices In Telehealth. Most telehealth practitioners working with people using health monitoring devices to date have simply asked their clients and patients to share their digital measurements via telehealth video screens or telephones. Do Healthcare Wearable Devices Involve Telehealth?

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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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BHM Healthcare Solutions

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Editor’s Note: Payers and providers have shed fears about the deployment of telehealth services. Payers are rapidly becoming educated in telehealth and are keen on closing telehealth gap. The other 56 percent said they have implemented telehealth initiatives at their organization.

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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 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. patient population. patient population.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

In New Jersey, meanwhile, Cooper University Health Care and Cape Regional Health System have also recently signed a definitive agreement to merge resources. eVisit purchases Bluestream Health's telehealth eVisit announced it has acquired Bluestream Health to add digital front doors and other tools to its telemedicine platform.

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American Well

JANUARY 21, 2015

As telehealth grows in popularity in the U.S., there are still telehealth myths that persist. Below we’ve addressed the ones that come up most frequently: Telehealth Myth #1: All Doctor visits need to be in person. Telehealth Myth #2: Labs can’t be done online. Telehealth Myth #3: The doctors aren’t real.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Telehealth is on the rise in ACOs. Click here for an in-depth showing of AW9 features.

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American Well

MARCH 17, 2016

At American Well, we recognize that telehealth is a new or budding concept for a lot of people in a lot of different industries. Our goal is to help you understand how telehealth can work for you and what exactly all these buzzwords mean. Telehealth is on the rise in ACOs. Click here for an in-depth showing of AW9 features.

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Mend

APRIL 20, 2022

But in today’s telehealth market, it’s crucial to also focus on how to improve patient satisfaction. When it comes to Telehealth, you need to focus on making the entire experience enjoyable. But here at Mend, we have our own definition. Although Telehealth has been around for a while, patients may be reluctant to use it.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The American Academy of Family Physicians offers several definitions , which I’ve mashed up here. In the U.S., more health plans are attending to SDoH, and physicians at the front-end challenged with this coordination work-flow. So what is primary care, anyway? There’s a blur between self-care and more formal primary care.

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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. “Privacy” is mentioned over 500 times in the document; “HIPAA,” well over 300.

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American Well

JANUARY 21, 2015

As telehealth grows in popularity in the U.S., there are still telehealth myths that persist. Below we’ve addressed the ones that come up most frequently: Telehealth Myth #1: All Doctor visits need to be in person. Telehealth Myth #2: Labs can’t be done online. Telehealth Myth #3: The doctors aren’t real.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 20, 2020

Ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but the healthcare world has definitely been turned upside down thanks to COVID-19. Telehealth and other remote technologies have exploded. Regulations have been relaxed. Reimbursements for things like […] COVID-19 has caused all sorts of changes to healthcare as we know it.

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Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

Here’s the essential telehealth terminology that will put you ahead of the curve. This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. Get to know these, and you should be able to follow along with most telehealth industry conversations or lectures no problem.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 11, 2021

Privacy literacy, understanding HIPAA and the importance of personal health data security and control; and, of course, Foundational literacy – the reading, writing, and arithmetic basics that form traditional definitions of “literacy.”

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new poll from Morning Consult, explained on their website, explains that For Consumers, Data Privacy Has a Fluid Definition. From Kaspersky, Telehealth take-up: the risks and opportunities , December 2021. Those privacy nuances and concerns vary by activity, shown in the first chart here from the study.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The resources include a primer on the expanded definition of electronic health information, which goes into effect October 6, and its operational implications for vendors and healthcare providers.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 29, 2023

Definition of Patient Gateways or Portals Patient gateways or portals are digital platforms that provide patients and clients with secure access to their personal health information and facilitate communication with healthcare providers. Federal privacy laws protect them, such as HIPAA in the United States and PIPEDA in Canada.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JULY 7, 2023

Compliance with various laws and regulations, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the United States, is vital to protect patient privacy and maintain data security. Telemedicine: Definition, uses, benefits, and more. Telemedicine Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster. CDC (2020).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

Telehealth An occupational medicine physician offered his patients a poll with a single question. The world has turned upside down and, ironically, I am one of the providers who utilizes telehealth the most in my large organization. I estimate about 90% of my visits were telehealth visits during the first four months of the pandemic.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 10, 2024

Understanding Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of technology to collect and transmit patient health data from remote locations to healthcare providers for assessment and intervention.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 11, 2024

Introduction to Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Definition and concept RPM involves the use of digital technologies to collect health data from individuals in one location and transmit it to healthcare providers in another location for assessment and intervention.

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Health System CIO

APRIL 30, 2020

It is also HIPAA compliant. It was good timing; we felt it was important to have a definitive solution bec. We use it for multiple briefings each week at predetermined times. And when people ask questions, we know who’s on the call. It’s a good alternative should we experience any issues with Zoom.

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Continue Education Journal

MAY 28, 2021

state made changes to their telehealth licensure rules for physicians and other healthcare clinicians. Although some of these changes were only temporary and have been dropped since the beginning of the pandemic, other changes have been made permanent or are still active given the increased utilization and popularity of Telehealth.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 12, 2024

Unlike acute illnesses, chronic diseases typically progress slowly and may not have a definitive cure, necessitating continuous monitoring and treatment to prevent complications and improve quality of life. These conditions can range from diabetes and hypertension to cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory disorders, and cancer.

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Let’s listen in to learn what we can all do to ensure telehealth remains available to all patient populations, wherever and whenever they need it. Listen and read the full text here!

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Clear Arch Health

MAY 18, 2023

VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Let’s listen in to learn what we can all do to ensure telehealth remains available to all patient populations, wherever and whenever they need it. Listen and read the full text here!

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Mend

MARCH 21, 2022

A great telehealth program is true to the core values of the healing arts. With telehealth programs, health systems have a unique opportunity to make quality remote medical care accessible to all. With telehealth programs, health systems have a unique opportunity to make quality remote medical care accessible to all.

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