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HIPAA and Telehealth FAQ from HHS

Healthcare IT Today

We wrote previously about HIPAA enforcement being suspended for telehealth during COVID-19 and more details on how to implement it. Plus, we shared the expansion of Medicare coverage and payment for telehealth. The good news is that HHS released a HIPAA and Telehealth FAQ that addresses some of those […].

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What's ahead for health IT policy and legislation in 2023 

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Budget leaders have asked, "How do you really know what the impact on the Medicare population and the Medicare Trust Fund will be? We now have three years of data on the impact to the Medicare Trust Fund," he said. Part 2 – with HIPAA. Creating standards synergy for 'Interoperability 3.0'

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Featured Health IT Job: Lead Data Architect – Healthcare

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Here’s a description of the position: Lead Data Architect – Healthcare (Remote) About Our Company Vytalize Health is a leading value-based care platform for seniors that has raised over $70 million in financing from top healthcare investors.

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Weekly Roundup – February 25, 2023

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Making Machine Learning Work With HIPAA. Andy Oram chatted with Abhi Sharma at Loyal about what it takes to make HIPAA-compliant chatbots. Read more… Retrieving Billions in Medicare Overpayments. Read more… Fixing Medicare Advantage Payments. Read more… Learning Lessons From a Ransomware Attack.

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Behavioral health clinic uses telehealth to expand its reach to vulnerable patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In order to provide needed services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge needed to provide services via telehealth. Bridge evaluated a few HIPAA-compliant telehealth programs and Zoom’s was determined the best and most cost-effective for the agency’s purposes.

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Bonus Features – July 16, 2023 – 95% of patients are concerned about data breaches affecting their medical records, 81% incorrectly assume PHI collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA

Healthcare IT Today

A survey from The Harris Poll and ClearDATA found that 81% of Americans incorrectly assume that all protected health information collected by digital health apps is protected under HIPAA. Health information network Availity was awarded Compliance Leader Verification by the Ethisphere Institute.

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Temple uses $1M of FCC telehealth funding for virtual care platform, tablets and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 85% of the patients served by Temple are covered by government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up roughly half of the Medicare inpatient base. More than 40% of total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis. MARKETPLACE.