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Can Healthcare Professionals Share HIPAA PHI without Written Consent?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

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. Such treatment communications may occur orally, in writing, by phone, fax, email, or otherwise.

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Clinical Messaging Apps: What is the right business model?

Lloyd Price

For example, an app might partner with a hospital to offer patients a way to message their doctors and nurses directly. Enhanced collaboration: Clinical messaging apps can help to improve collaboration between different healthcare providers, such as doctors, nurses, and specialists. Subscribe today!

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New Generations, Digital Expectations

GlobalMed

Have hospitals and private practices laid the groundwork for tomorrow’s success? Yet providers – from small town private practices to major health systems to specialty groups – often fail to offer even rudimentary digital conveniences. It’s sage advice that many clinicians might agree with.

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The 5 minute download on the NYeC Conference 2013

American Well

While my boss probably sent me with the purpose of evangelizing the idea of telehealth at each opportunity, I spent much of my time in wonderment of the brilliant (and often bizarre) world of health information exchange. Kaiser has mountains upon mountains of longitudinal, real-world health information.

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Providing After-Hours Healthcare with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

If patients have healthcare coverage and they live in an area with reputable hospitals and private practices, then they’re considered to have reasonable care resources – and mostly they do. For instance, one skilled nursing facility used after-hours telemedicine for bedside patient assessments.