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3 Ways to Achieve HIPAA-Compliant Communication for Behavioral Health

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Ram Krishnan, CEO at Valant Communicating with patients – in a compliant manner – is essential for behavioral health practices. All practices must comply with HIPAA, as well as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The first step is using a HIPAA-compliant telehealth solution.

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Health IT Trends that Deserve More Attention

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But in a time when our industry is facing high staff overtime and burnout, there’s simply no way that we can be aware of everything happening in health IT. What should be trending right now in health IT? So what trend isn’t being talked about enough? The following is what they had to share with us. advertising platforms).

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How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

They address gaps in patient information accessibility and make a holistic view of their medical history, including mental health and social determinants of health information, available at the point of care. Importantly, they align with patient privacy guidelines, often integrating directly with existing systems.

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Paubox Raises $10 Million in Funding from Arthur Ventures

Healthcare IT Today

Capital raise comes amid rapidly growing demand for the company’s HIPAA compliant email and marketing solutions. Paubox , a leading provider of HIPAA compliant email and marketing solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced it has raised $10 million in funding from Arthur Ventures. Founded in 2015, Paubox is on the Inc.

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Health Consumers Are Now Amazon-Primed for Healthcare – HealthConsuming Explains, Part 2

Health Populi

In the past couple of months, Amazon announced many health-related plans and developments, including: Accepting medical and health savings accounts (HSAs) to pay for consumer health products like over-the-counter drugs. Expanding Alexa skills to join the growing tele-mental health supply side.

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Consumers’ Embrace of Digital Health Tech Stalls, and Privacy Concerns Prevail – Accenture’s 2020 Research

Health Populi

Six in ten people are open to health and wellness services via virtual channels, over half like the idea of remote monitoring linking with at-home devices, and 1 in 2 people would be open to routine appointments through telehealth. Nearly one-half would also be keen on mental health appointments and specialty visits for chronic conditions.

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The Importance of Patient Portal Usability

Healthcare IT Today

Usability can be tracked over time to see how often patients log in relative to the number of appointments they have, which device they use, the number of interactions with features, and how long they spend in the portal. Now, there is a trend toward an expectation that patients are able to either download or share their data on demand.