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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. However, there were still many questions.

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

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She is a member of the clinical leadership at Done, a platform that connects patients with psychiatric board-certified medical professionals for services including online video consultations , diagnosis, care team support and prescription delivery. Overall, it's a great fit – and one that soared during the pandemic and beyond.

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

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For instance, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has 50 data sets pointing to available help; states and the Department of Veterans Affairs has other data sets. The company looks at each site’s workflows and teaches the practices how to embed the portal into these workflows, aiming not to disrupt existing staff behavior.

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What Health IT Trend Has You Most Excited?

Healthcare IT Today

While there are countless problems and struggles in healthcare, there are a lot of ideas and technologies right now that are working to make things better. We reached out to our wonderful Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them: which health IT trend has you most excited and why is it exciting?

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Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

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For example, as outpatient services such as infusions outpace projections , and as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services open the door to more outpatient procedures by moving 11 procedures off its “inpatient only” list, ambulatory providers must have the financial strength to make the investments needed to support growth.

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How AI Can Advance Health Equity

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare AI developers can limit biases by ensuring quality and diverse data for training AI models before implementing them on a large scale. Here are three examples of biases to look out for in AI solutions and how to curtail or prevent them altogether. Is the algorithm in question used for Medicare, Medicaid, or ACA populations?

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