Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 4, 2023

Responsible clinicians are likely to ask whether sharing protected health information (PHI) by telehealth companies equates to violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Key aspects of HIPAA that might be relevant include: HIPAA requires covered entities (e.g., Clash of the Titans?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 29, 2023

According to the US Department of Human Services (HHS), healthcare professionals can share HIPAA-protected health information (HIPAA PHI) with one another without written content in several circumstances. This article will give several examples of the circumstances under which HIPAA PHI can be shared, and review reasonable safeguards.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

HIPAA regulations focus on compliance with rules to ensure the privacy and security of health information, whether that data is in the form of a document, a remote patient monitoring score, a recording, an image, or an app. HIPAA Guidelines for Mental Health Professionals. HIPAA Mental Health Records Release Forms.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

When considering healthcare cybersecurity best practices, HIPAA security risk assessments and HIPAA remediation plans are essential. HIPAA requires organizations to keep exact copies of files at an offsite data backup facility. HIPAA Security Risk Assessment and Remediation Plans. Need assistance with HIPAA compliance?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare organizations, including doctors, to maintain the privacy and security of patient data. A practical HIPAA compliance checklist is essential to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations. What Is HIPAA Compliance?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The aspirational document sets out the mission that “every individual deserves the right to obtain health care that is comprehensive, equitable and compassionate.” Kudos to NABIP for developing this document and taking a leadership position in supporting health care as a civil right for all consumers, emerging as health citizens, in America.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

FileFax Document Disposal Service Gets HIPAA Fine of $100,000 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a new HIPAA fine for $100,000, stressing the importance of proper document disposal. The post HIPAA Single Fine appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. Filefax Inc.

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 9, 2023

This HIPAA-eligible service is set to empower healthcare software providers by leveraging speech recognition and generative AI to revolutionize clinical documentation, enabling clinicians to save time on these tasks and enhance patient care.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 30, 2023

We’ve discussed the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ “HIPAA Right of Access Initiative” in several previous articles. HIPAA rules can be complex, particularly for smaller providers, but they have existed for almost three decades.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 6, 2018

Common HIPAA Violations to Avoid Health care professionals across the industry face common HIPAA violations every day–sometimes without even realizing it. Whether it’s a simple misplaced USB drive, or a piece of patient documentation that’s been improperly disposed of, … Read more.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 18, 2019

HIPAA Release Forms for Behavioral Health Professionals Under HIPAA regulation health care professionals across all industries are responsible for obtaining HIPAA release forms from their patients. HIPAA release forms are documents that must be signed by patients before any of … Read more.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This means that paper documents and manila folders are no longer sufficient to meet today’s healthcare privacy needs – instead, healthcare professionals are shifting their confidential documents and storing patient records in the Cloud for efficiency, security, and cost-effectiveness. The answer is quite simple.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 19, 2019

Your clients need to feel a certain level of trust to benefit from your services, and a good part of this trust comes from knowing that the information they give you is safe and HIPAA compliant. . If any of these communications contain client information, then they should be secure and HIPAA compliant. But what does this mean exactly?

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

HIPAA, everyone’s favorite scapegoat for all (OK, most) of the ills of the modern healthcare-industrial complex, is perpetually called out as being in dire need of a rewrite. The HIPAA RFI came next. A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2024

Subsequent statements and social media posts, summarized nicely here by Brendan Keeler, indicate the shut-off occurred in response to Particle Health users requesting data without having a legitimate Treatment use case as defined by HIPAA. EHR vendor ModMed and Medtronic are partnering to enhance the documentation of polyp detection.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2022

Files and Documents are a cybercriminal gold mine. Healthcare companies have a lot on their IT plate, but often neglect their most vital assets: files, documents, and records. The following is a guest article by Richard Barretto, Chief Information Security Officer Progress.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

Other repercussions of the end of the PHE include the return of HIPAA and licensure enforcement. OCR has recently clarified in a FAQ document that the enforcement discretion will remain in effect until the Secretary of HHS declares that the public health emergency no longer exists, or upon the expiration date of the declared PHE.

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Clocktree

MAY 28, 2021

You can use Clocktree to deliver and store client forms in a secure and HIPAA compliant way. Clients can upload their completed forms in the Documents tab on their own Clocktree profile. Once the document appears, both parties can click “shared view” to enlarge the document and go through it during the appointment.

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Therapists can struggle with compliance in various areas, ranging from HIPAA to telehealth or advertising. This includes federal, state, and local requirements related to documentation, privacy, billing practices, and professional conduct. If you use telehealth, make sure your video conferencing solution is safe and HIPAA-compliant!

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Clocktree

MARCH 25, 2019

Providers can connect through video and messaging with their patients, and the platform also gives counselors a HIPAA-compliant place to store notes, videos and documents. Seattle-area startup Clocktree offers a service for patients to find and receive therapy from mental health, relationship, addiction and nutrition counselors.

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Clocktree

AUGUST 30, 2021

The My Network section of Clocktree allows providers who aren’t necessarily part of the same practice to meet via secure video and exchange documents, video or audio clips, session notes or messages. Clocktree offers a FREE solution for clinical supervision and professional consultations.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 24, 2022

The framework aims to create a comprehensive cybersecurity framework for healthcare to meet HIPAA Security Rule requirements. NIST Cybersecurity Framework & the HIPAA Security Rule. NIST has regularly updated its cybersecurity framework throughout the years to improve guidance for complying with HIPAA.

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Health Intersections

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In fact, the report explicitly notes that no vulnerabilities were found or are documented in the EHR FHIR implementations themselves. But on the HIPAA side… a big deal. And over 60% of the tested apps and APIs had flaws that enabled unauthorized access to data outside of the authorized users’ scope.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 26, 2021

The acquisition brings together two industry leaders and expands Iodine’s clinical predictions and insights platform beyond clinical documentation improvement (CDI) teams to directly engage physicians through Artifact’s HIPAA-compliant mobile platform. Iodine experienced rapid growth over the last decade […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2020

The practice needed a reliable system that would enable seamless patient scheduling, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing and billing, Miller said. “We also needed to be able to conduct patient visits while simultaneously documenting the encounter, without disruption to our workflow,” he explained.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The organization wanted an effective telehealth platform with new technologies to streamline the process for contacting physicians and improving documentation in its system of record. "They also offer a cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant platform that integrates with our EHR," she continued. THE PROBLEM. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

IKS’s cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant platform integrates with all EHR and Enterprise Practice Management systems. The combined company’s 14,000+ employees include 1,500 clinicians, over 350 technology experts, medical coders, revenue integrity specialists, and clinical documentation specialists.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2023

The most notable approval is USCDI v3, and others include two implementation guides from CMS for Quality Reporting Document Architecture and three HL7 standards (for C-CDA, FHIR, and QRDA). ONC has approved six standards as part of its annual annual Standards Version Advancement Process.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

JUNE 30, 2023

Importance of HIPAA Compliance One key area of healthcare compliance is HIPAA compliance. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for protecting sensitive patient information and ensuring the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI). HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2020

In an athenaTelehealth demo video, a company representative explains that a physician has access to "the same array of documentation types available in a telehealth encounter as she would in a typical clinic-based exam." "When you introduce rapid change, that potential goes up rapidly," he said. ON THE RECORD.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2023

These comprehensive reviews of patient records and documentation ensure that healthcare providers are delivering the best possible care while adhering to regulatory standards and guidelines. They assess whether the documentation accurately reflects the care provided to patients.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 6, 2016

HHS has produced an 8 page fact-sheet on Ransomeware and HIPAA that is fantastic. Just 8 pages, packed with very readable, reasonable, reasoned, and backed by long standing Security and Privacy HIPAA Regulation. It is so good that I have very little to say as any emphasis I would add is already in the 8 pages.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2020

Based on Twilio’s Programmable Video API, the service will give healthcare professionals the ability to launch video visits with patients and to update clinical documentation and review patient histories within Epic EHR workflows. Kaiser Permanente already uses the company to optimize patient communications.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2024

ONC released its Draft 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and is accepting public comments on the document until May 28. QuickBlox released a HIPAA-compliant chatbot approved for use with OpenAI. Carequality marked 10 years as a trusted exchange framework , noting it exchanges about 745 million documents monthly.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 18, 2019

AristaMD, an innovative telehealth platform that delivers primary care providers timely and documented specialist insight, announced today the launch of an app allowing its providers to easily transfer images as part of the eConsult platform.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

State documents define rules for collecting, storing, processing, and transmitting medical information. In Europe, this is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), in America, it’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). CDA supports document exchange among all structures involved in patient care.

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