Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) recently released two sets of principles that highlights its concerns in two prominent computing issues: privacy and AI. Progress on telemedicine proceeded at a snails pace for most of this time. The ATA has addressed telemedicine on many levels and in many forums during its existence.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a community health center, always had faced a range of treatment barriers that made it difficult, if not impossible, for patients to attend in-person appointments pre-COVID – and for which telemedicine would have been a viable alternative. THE PROBLEM.
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Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 17, 2020
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the news that enforcement of HIPAA penalties around telehealth, patient communication, and remote communication technologies will be suspended during the Covid-19 National Emergency and will go into effect immediately.
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 24, 2023
Cerebral’s investigation concluded that the data might be considered protected health information and that it had failed to make sure that these third parties met HIPAA requirements for protecting PHI. Its leaders found that the tracking technology used to mine user data had disclosed information to third parties and subcontractors.
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 23, 2020
We wrote previously about HIPAA enforcement being suspended for telehealth during COVID-19 and more details on how to implement it. The good news is that HHS released a HIPAA and Telehealth FAQ that addresses some of those […]. Plus, we shared the expansion of Medicare coverage and payment for telehealth.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
More than 90% of patients prefer providers who offer telemedicine , and 62% of patients prefer to consult with physicians remotely when possible, according to a poll of 1,002 patients from Software Advice. Mardjuki returns to the company he co-founded before leaving for leadership roles at Box and American Express.
GlobalMed
DECEMBER 16, 2019
If you’re active in the telemedicine world (or just paying attention to it), then you know that virtual care’s benefits aren’t always matched by its adoption rates. The potential to transform healthcare globally is there – but somehow the actual telemedicine deployments aren’t always happening where they can do the most good.
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