Sun.Apr 07, 2019

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World Health Day 2019: Let’s Celebrate Food, Climate, Insurance Coverage and Connectivity

Health Populi

Today, 7 April, is World Health Day. With that in mind, I devote this post to three key social determinants of health (SDOH) that are top-of-mind for me these days: food for health, climate change, and universal health coverage. UHC happens to be WHO’s focus for World Health Day 2019. [As a bonus, I’ll add in a fourth SDOH in the Hot Points for good measure and health-making].

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Teledentistry trialled in New Zealand’s Northland DHB

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

New Zealand’s Northland District Health Board (DHB) is trialling an oral telehealth service for children and adolescents with plans to expand it to adult services over time. The DHB is piloting the use of Zoom video conferencing technology and a specialised intraoral camera to allow dentists at Whangarei Hospital to do examinations and consultations on children at remote locations.

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RPM CPT Codes for 2019

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Not only did three new CPT codes get added to reimburse for remote patient monitoring (RPM) in January, but now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has issued a technical change to allow auxiliary staff to deliver care … Read more. The post RPM CPT Codes for 2019 appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Covered by New CPT Codes in 2019

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Not only did three new CPT codes get added to reimburse for remote patient monitoring (RPM), but now thanks to comments sent to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a broadening has been issued to allow auxiliary staff … Read more. The post Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Covered by New CPT Codes in 2019 appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

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