TheraNest

MARCH 6, 2024

Mental health is a critical aspect of our overall well-being. As awareness and acceptance of mental health issues grow, the demand for specialized practices is increasing. Operating a mental health practice entails providing essential services and addressing the costs and challenges that come with it.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While there are many advantages to using text with and about patients, text messaging in healthcare poses risks that HIPAA addresses. Text Messaging and HIPAA. HIPAA allows text messaging in healthcare, but there are rules. Advantages of Using HIPAA-Compliant Text Messaging in Healthcare.

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Mend

AUGUST 22, 2023

Discover the best practices for collecting mental health intake forms in 2023. Mental health intake forms furnish essential information for providers and care teams. Care teams use mental health intake forms to obtain a patient’s medical history, current symptoms, and other pertinent data in order to deliver patient care.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

Introduction The mental health challenges faced by Generation Z (born in 1997 or later) are reaching alarming levels, with high school and college students experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Unfortunately, the healthcare resources available to them are often limited.

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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. which it said shared sensitive healthcare data inappropriately. The FTC’s proposed order would impose a $7.8

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 31, 2022

Older adults are at greater risk of developing the mental health consequences associated with poor well-being, including depression, loneliness, mood disorders, physical health issues like heart disease, and more rapid physiological health declines (Hawkley & Cacioppo, 2007 ). Virtual Reality Mental Health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Purchasing devices and platforms due to pricing was a concern, and HIPAA-compliant platforms and cybersecurity [were concerns] for PHI/patient safety." Staff would offer Zoom telehealth capabilities for medical and mental health patients. NextGen and Zoom for Healthcare both were proposed as telemedicine vendors.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Opioid use not only affects physical health but also mental health. The use of opioids can lead to the development of opioid use disorder, which is associated with a higher risk of mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

Introduction The mental health challenges faced by Generation Z (born in 1997 or later) are reaching alarming levels, with high school and college students experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Unfortunately, the healthcare resources available to them are often limited.

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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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TheraNest

MARCH 18, 2020

Although the OCR has temporarily lifted regulations regarding HIPAA-compliance and telehealth platforms, it is still best practice to use a HIPAA secure telehealth platform to deliver mental health care to your clients. 6 Reasons To Use A HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platform. Protecting Client Privacy.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2019

The top advantage of such practice in the mental health field is the availability of specialized services and expertise to patients in remote locations. The article Psychologists Who Practice Via Online Counseling: Are They Really HIPAA Compliant? Illegal copying is prohibited. In overall, […].

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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. Documenting that training is also suggested.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Accelerate digital health. Secure health data (updating privacy/HIPAA). There’s an 11th imperative I add to the ten called out here, and it’s attending to mental health with grace, public policies, and resource allocation. Help our children achieve their potential. Innovate long-term care.

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TheraNest

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Bad AI Isn’t Compliant You’re no doubt well-aware of how complicated it can be to stay compliant in the field of mental and behavioral health. They’re definitely not HIPAA-compliant and cannot be trusted with client information. Even seasoned professionals using specialized software can struggle with audits.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

While the official end of the public health emergency (PHE) was extended to April 2023 for many federal government programs, two federal actions will further extend the deadline for federal Medicare reimbursement until at least December 31, 2024. Other repercussions of the end of the PHE include the return of HIPAA and licensure enforcement.

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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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Emergency departments (EDs) nationwide face numerous challenges, including the demand issue of many mental health patients and few mental health professionals to serve them. How Emergency Telehealth Can Reduce Mental Health Delays. Basic Telehealth Legal Issues: Rules, Regulations & Risk Management.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

A patient information disclosure has impacted more than 3 million patients who use online virtual mental health platform Cerebral, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Many mental health clients face various roadblocks to obtaining healthcare that works for them: Lack of Education Regarding Mental Health. Because of this, healthcare professionals are able to make use of several digital innovations to better serve the mental health patients in their care. Online Therapy.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MARCH 15, 2023

The company states, “Cerebral is a mental health subscription that provides clients with ongoing, comprehensive access to online care and medication management for a monthly rate. The question posed in that title about possible HIPAA infractions was unanswered until now with Cerebral. Cerebral App?

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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. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

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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Clocktree

MARCH 25, 2019

Seattle-area startup Clocktree offers a service for patients to find and receive therapy from mental health, relationship, addiction and nutrition counselors. Providers can connect through video and messaging with their patients, and the platform also gives counselors a HIPAA-compliant place to store notes, videos and documents.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 1, 2018

Ransomware Attack Strikes Mental Health Provider Another ransomware attack has been making headlines this week–this time, the attack targeted a mental health care provider. The post Ransomware Mental Health appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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 Today

AUGUST 30, 2022

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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Telebehavioral Health Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Following the release of a report by STAT and The Markup, which found 49 of 50 telehealth startups may fall short of legal requirements for HIPAA compliance, a bipartisan group of US senators has fiercely criticized several prominent telehealth startups for sharing patient data with Facebook, Google, and other major advertising platforms.

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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. Clinicians have always utilized technology for documentation in the electronic health record.

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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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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 Today

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Read more… Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health. There are many ties between mental health and SDoH such as food insecurity, unemployment, and access to transportation. Read more… Security, Privacy Hurdles Plague AI-Driven Health Services.

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TheraNest

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Unlike the secure and HIPAA-compliant telehealth video platform provided by TheraNest, Apple’s FaceTime is not HIPAA compliant and therefore should never be used to see clients or complete telehealth sessions. However, even with the bug fixed FaceTime remains a non-HIPAA compliant platform for telehealth sessions.

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure: Cyberattacks can lead to unauthorized disclosure of patient information, which can be devastating to the reputation of a mental health practice, not to mention the effect on the clients, who share vulnerable moments because they believe the conversations are confidential.

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Preventing Unauthorized Disclosure: Cyberattacks can lead to unauthorized disclosure of patient information, which can be devastating to the reputation of a mental health practice, not to mention the effect on the clients, who share vulnerable moments because they believe the conversations are confidential.

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