HIPAA Medicare Public Health Training 
Telebehavioral Health Institute
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report urging more oversight of HIPAA regulations and CME telehealth. The GAO investigation was focused on urging the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take steps to mitigate these risks. GAO Recommendations for CMS.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JULY 21, 2022
During the Public Health Emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded reimbursement for telehealth access as a temporary measure. See below TBHI’s previous articles on the updates of Medicare laws related to telehealth prescribing. Telehealth Prescribing Expansion.
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Healthcare IT Today
MAY 16, 2024
The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 28, 2023
Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. These activities should be multi-disciplinary, including representatives from the Compliance Department, Information Technology, HIPAA, and Legal.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 17, 2020
advocated for two particular policy changes to be made permanent: the originating site rule, allowing physicians to be reimbursed for telehealth appointments wherever a patient is located, including a patient's home, and the expansion of Medicare- and Medicaid-reimbursable telehealth services. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Dr. Karen S.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 15, 2023
Ryan Health has seven primary care centers, seven school-based health centers, two community outreach centers at transitional housing sites, and one mobile health center, all located throughout Manhattan. As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured.
GlobalMed
DECEMBER 16, 2019
It also examines the lack of digital readiness in hospitals, research facilities, public health agencies and payers. An urban hospital may feature state-of-the-art equipment and telemedicine-trained clinicians, but that doesn’t help the surrounding rural communities if their local clinics distrust telemedicine.
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