Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

San Francisco-based Osmind announced today that its electronic health record system for mental health clinicians has integrated Zoom virtual visits within its technology platform as part of the company's regulatory-compliant ISV Partner Program. WHY IT MATTERS.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Medicare program, the federally administered health insurance program catering to individuals 65 and above, not only recognizes this holistic approach but extends its coverage to encompass mental health services alongside the modern innovation of remote patient monitoring (RPM).

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

NABIP, whose members represent professionals in the health insurance benefits industry, drafted and adopted a new American Healthcare Consumer Bill of Rights launched at the meeting. Health Populi’s Hot Points: Is there an American Civil Right for health care?

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Due to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past few decades, there has been a sharp rise in the number of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health concerns. The Mental Health Crisis in the Military. A mental health crisis is sweeping through the military.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 19, 2023

Therapy apps have grown in popularity in recent years as a method for consumers to get inexpensive mental health support from the comfort of their own homes. As with telehealth platforms claiming HIPAA compliance , claims are often suspect.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2020

Before the pandemic struck earlier this year, Central Kansas Mental Health Center in Salina, Kansas, had a small telehealth setup that started out of necessity over a lack of doctors available in its rural area. This setup has worked well for the mental health center over the last few years. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The bill expands privacy protections for Washington State’s health citizens beyond HIPAA’s provisions. The My Health, My Data Act defines “consumer health data” as “personal information that is linked or reasonably linkable to a consumer and that identifies a consumer’s past, present, or future physical or mental health.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Pasadena, California-based Heritage Clinic, a division of the Center for Aging Resources, provides mental health services in Los Angeles County to older adults experiencing substantive and persistent mental health concerns. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. THE PROBLEM. It uses GrandPads and iPads for hardware.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Any healthcare administrator in a rural area faces many challenges when it comes to providing the kind of services that meet the needs of the patients he serves. Many mental health clients face various roadblocks to obtaining healthcare that works for them: Lack of Education Regarding Mental Health. Online Therapy.

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Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

For general health, a broad range of conditions addressing dermatology and skin health, anti-inflammatories, cholesterol, hepatitis, GI issues, migraine, allergy, weight management, and mental health. The website notes that there is a 12-visit maximum under this plan.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 30, 2020

However, we now were left with a clinical staff of three: one doctor, one nurse and one referral coordinator to meet the medical needs of 1,200 patients in the midst of a worldwide pandemic.” With this temporary, unexpected closure, VIM staff knew they needed to find a way to continue to meet both goals. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 4, 2019

How to Select the Best Mental Health Practice Software for Your Practice. Choosing mental health software for electronic health records (EHR) can be tricky. As of 2015, certain mental health practices (mostly psychiatrists’ offices) had to begin meaningfully using EHR to be eligible for incentive payments.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

Although research supported the efficacy of video telepsychiatry, the National Institute of Mental Health-funded study notes, only 5% of psychiatrists in the Medicare program had ever provided a telemedicine visit. About a third of the interviewed psychiatrists were mostly using the telephone for sessions, Uscher-Pines said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 26, 2020

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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

COVID-19 has created another health crisis in this country – a massive increase in depression and other mental health issues associated with being isolated. "Suddenly, we needed to coordinate entire schedules' worth of telemedicine visits and needed a streamlined custom build from Yosi Health. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This is a huge set of tasks, yet at the ATA’s annual policy meeting at the end of 2022, it added a data policy workgroup to its activities. HIPAA was last revised in 2013. Zebley describes the formation of the data policy workgroup as an organic development. At the same time, the ATA is worried about state-level legislation.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points : This report gives us the current snapshot of U.S. health citizens’ view on their personal health information, which I will keep in mind as I participate (virtually/digitally/telephonically) in next week’s #HIMSS21 annual conference. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2020

There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. telehealth platform as it was a user-friendly platform that is HIPAA-compliant. Healthcare IT News recently compiled a comprehensive list of these vendors with detailed descriptions.

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TheraNest

MAY 17, 2022

Whether it’s staying up to date on professional development or learning to use new technology, we’ve compiled some free resources for mental and behavioral health providers. Mental Health Literacy The CDC outlines these three free university courses about communication, learning and teaching mental health literacy.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 20, 2024

Key value propositions included risk assessment, chronic condition management, and support for mental health. This benefits patient care and meets ACO REACH reporting requirements. Our latest question for the Healthcare IT Today community focused on the impact of care at home.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 22, 2023

right now have no mental healthcare providers at all. In 2019, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) received funding for five different statewide behavioral health programs. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

The FTC announcement clarified that email addresses constitute personally identifiable health information because email addresses identify visitors as people seeking mental health care. “Personal information” may be “health information” simply due to the nature of the product or service.

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Mend

MARCH 27, 2023

Two areas that saw growth in digital health include behavioral and mental health services. The frequency of these visits far exceeded general health visits. FQHCs and RHCs were critical in providing behavioral and mental health care to underserved communities during the PHE. Mend is here to help.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2021

This is designed to take out friction of having to download an app, allowing the patient to simply open up an email or text that contains a Zoom meeting link from the provider. They had developed business associate agreements (BAAs) for HIPAA compliance over four years ago, thousands of which had been in place across the U.S.

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Continue Education Journal

MAY 28, 2021

Many states chose to loosen licensure regulations, and they made changes such as permitting temporary licenses to out-of-state physicians, waiving meeting and relationship requirements that are usually necessary to provide services, allowing interstate virtual appointments, and more.

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Compliance ensures that you’re delivering quality care, protecting client information, and meeting legal requirements. Therapists can struggle with compliance in various areas, ranging from HIPAA to telehealth or advertising. If you use telehealth, make sure your video conferencing solution is safe and HIPAA-compliant!

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

To help shed a light on these topics, we reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today Community to see what health IT trends they believe deserve more attention. Privacy features for HIPAA compliance would mean means and features that allow organizations to exclude PHI from data collection or redact the PHI to make it anonymized.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 4, 2021

With this in mind, in working with its doctors, it noticed that patients' mental health issues increasingly were negatively impacting their health status. "When it came to referrals for behavioral health services, both our PCPs and their patients were extremely frustrated. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Fortier and Carols damaged the therapeutic alliance and led to Jorge’ wish to terminate care serves to spotlight the vital role language plays in understanding and treating mental health issues. An introductory meeting was arranged upon the interpreter’s agreement to join the therapy sessions.

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TheraNest

MARCH 6, 2020

Meet Your Clients Where They’re At. By allowing clients to conveniently meet with you without having to leave home, they are more likely to keep appointments despite the last-minute complications that can arise in the face of illness. You can meet with your clients online through telehealth without the hassle of rescheduling.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 8, 2022

That means that even if you’re in a patient’s preferred mental health provider network, your teletherapy services might not be included in their telehealth network, potentially making telehealth visits ineligible for reimbursement. Check their HIPAA-compliance requirements; not all insurers have the same.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

APRIL 25, 2023

Will HIPAA compliance cost more? HIPAA compliance. Will the software vendor guarantee in writing that all aspects of their services are HIPAA compliant? Opt for software with robust cybersecurity protocols from companies willing to supply evidence of having passed outside HIPAA auditing. What type of server will you need?

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Digital Health Global

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

One Medical’s seamless in-office and 24/7 virtual care services, on-site labs, and programs for preventive care, chronic care management, common illnesses, and mental health concerns have been delighting people for the past 15 years. How do Amazon and One Medical protect private health information?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Will HIPAA compliance cost more? HIPAA compliance. Will the software vendor guarantee in writing that all aspects of their services are HIPAA compliant? Opt for software with robust cybersecurity protocols from companies willing to supply evidence of having passed outside HIPAA auditing. What type of server will you need?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

The FTC announcement clarified that email addresses constitute personally identifiable health information because email addresses identify visitors as people seeking mental health care. “Personal information” may be “health information” simply due to the nature of the product or service.

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Iris Telehealth

APRIL 19, 2021

The SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is currently accepting proposals for their new 2021 grant program. These funding awards are exclusively available for Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs). And resources you’ll use to address the overall mental health needs of your CMHC.

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TheraNest

MAY 27, 2021

The right tool will enable mental health professionals to easily stay organized. This tool has the capability to keep clients connected to their mental health providers, making them more likely to adhere to their care plans, ask questions, and schedule future visits. Telehealth. all without a single download.

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