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HHS puts out new notice on audio-only telehealth and HIPAA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services has issued new guidance describing how HIPAA covered entities can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services. The HHS public health emergency declaration was recently extended again, but it won't last forever. WHY IT MATTERS.

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ATA takes a national stance on how states treat consumer health data

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

State laws and policies should also define consumer health data with the uniform language defined as protected health information under HIPAA, the group said in its announcement this week. Earlier this year, ATA and ATA Action led a groundswell of commentary on the U.S.

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

And most patients would also want access to information on their mental, behavioral, and substance use history. A newer category of personal health information, social determinants of health, garners well over one-half of Americans’ interest in access that data. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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PHASE Scientific Americas Announces INDICAID Health™ At-Home Test Kits and Digital Health Platform

Digital Health Global

.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PHASE Scientific Americas (PHASE Scientific), a fast-growing, global biomedical company developing innovative solutions to revolutionize healthcare diagnostics, announces INDICAID health , its new line of at-home health tests and digital health experiences.

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Telehealth Popularity for Generation Z’s Mental Health Crisis

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Telehealth must meet these expectations by offering flexible care options that can be accessed on their own terms and time. As a generation constantly connected through technology, they require healthcare services that meet them where they are and provide expanded access to care.

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New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The goal was – and still is – preventing costly duplicate healthcare expenses and taking better, more informed care of patients. “The HIE technology was both HIPAA- and ePHI privacy-compliant. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. “On the public health side, telemedicine is brand new,” Aguilar said.

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Telehealth Popularity for Generation Z’s Mental Health Crisis

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Telehealth must meet these expectations by offering flexible care options that can be accessed on their own terms and time. As a generation constantly connected through technology, they require healthcare services that meet them where they are and provide expanded access to care.