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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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

APRIL 23, 2021

Among the many insights they've gained over the past year-plus, they discuss the need to secure a place for telemedicine and expand its capabilities, deploy and scale new technologies faster, and embrace Agile processes and collaborative IT. The new importance of telemedicine. " Joe Fisne, Geisinger. "We went ahead.

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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. Staff Training for Emergency Telehealth: Telemedicine Medicaid.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Harbor is a nonprofit mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider based in Toledo, Ohio, that has been addressing community needs for more than 100 years. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. It serves more than 23,000 individuals annually.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Rock Health and Stanford commissioned an online survey among 7,980 U.S. adults from early September to early October 2020 to gauge peoples’ interest in and utilization of digital health tools and telehealth. But the big growth areas were for live video telemedicine, wearable tech, and digital health tracking.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2020

Alleva, who focuses on the federal regulation of healthcare providers, payer enrollment and HIPAA compliance, told Healthcare IT News that it's still too soon to tell how patients will react to loosening coronavirus restrictions. " Before COVID-19, telemedicine was "underutilized," she said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Hims & Hers has grown rapidly across both of its lines – for men and for women – supporting care for many conditions that patients often feel uncomfortable talking about, including sexual health, mental health, contraception and hair loss. We follow HIPAA guidelines and employ strict access controls.

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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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Mend

MARCH 1, 2022

Whether you are treating physical or mental health concerns, selecting the right one can be an overwhelming task. A predicted 73% of users will continue to use telemedicine in the future. When choosing a telemedicine program, you want to make sure it includes invaluable features to minimize no-show patients. Pay a bill.

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Digital Health Hub

JULY 18, 2022

The term “Mental Health” has always had a negative connotation associated with it, indicating that people with mental health issues are very different from other “healthy” people. In fact, every single person suffers from some type of “mental health” issue at some point in their lives.

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Digital Health Hub

JULY 18, 2022

The term “Mental Health” has always had a negative connotation associated with it, indicating that people with mental health issues are very different from other “healthy” people. In fact, every single person suffers from some type of “mental health” issue at some point in their lives.

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Mend

APRIL 20, 2022

Virtual medical and mental health professionals are prioritizing patient satisfaction with Telemedicine more than ever before. But how do you improve patient satisfaction in Telemedicine? From first contact to ending each successful Telemedicine visit, the process must be smooth and easy. Privacy concerns.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 8, 2022

Reading Time: 6 minutes Mental health practitioners should consider a lot more than just the treatment of their patients when running a mental health clinic. ” “What features might be valuable to a therapist, mental health specialist, or professional counselor?” Centers for education.

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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. We need to refine the Ryan Haight Act to develop a telemedicine registry that can safely prescribe controlled medication virtually.

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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. In fact, they'll worsen.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2020

Millions of dollars and developers’ time have been invested in conceiving and making digital health tools. Nearly one-half would also be keen on mental health appointments and specialty visits for chronic conditions. And, there are over 500 mentions of the word, “security.”

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 11, 2023

Acknowledging the limitations is necessary when utilizing these tools. Widespread repercussions for mental health are also outlined. A February 13 article in New York Medical College explains that ChatGPT is an advanced AI tool that can serve many roles, especially that of a virtual assistant in its current state of evolution.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

Dr. Joseph Kvedar, president of the American Telemedicine Association, agreed with Alexander's recommendations. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee SVP and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Karen Willis said that, for its part, BlueCross Tennessee will extend its coverage of telemedicine services going forward. Mike Braun, R-Ind.,

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TheraNest

AUGUST 20, 2018

Telehealth is different from telemedicine because it encompasses a broader scope of remote healthcare services. telemedicine refers only to remote clinical services, while telehealth can refer to a range of non-clinical healthcare services as well. According to the ONC. According to the ONC. The Benefits of Telehealth.

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MeMD

MARCH 16, 2021

With the more recent surge of online doctor’s visits , it’s clear that telemedicine is not going anywhere soon and will only become a more common part of the patient care experience in the future. Familiarize yourself with telehealth conferencing tools. Need to see a doctor right away?

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Mend

APRIL 13, 2022

Unfortunately, that’s part of owning a medical or mental health care practice. Without the necessary tools to predict and reduce no-shows, you’re just spinning your wheels. The Patient Health Impact. We’ve helped medical and mental health practices expand access to care using digital tools since 2014.

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Mend

JANUARY 24, 2021

Their study also identified young adults with children and those with less experience in mental health treatment to have a higher likelihood of no-shows. These patients need a better way to access care, and a more comprehensive tool to help overcome psychological, motivational and/or physical. As noted by Nouri et al., “Now

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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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TheraNest

AUGUST 20, 2018

Telehealth is different from telemedicine because it encompasses a broader scope of remote healthcare services. telemedicine refers only to remote clinical services, while telehealth can refer to a range of non-clinical healthcare services as well. According to the ONC. According to the ONC. The Benefits of Telehealth.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

Acknowledging the limitations is necessary when utilizing these tools. Widespread repercussions for mental health are also outlined. A February 13 article in New York Medical College explains that ChatGPT is an advanced AI tool that can serve many roles, especially that of a virtual assistant in its current state of evolution.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 10, 2023

Acknowledging the limitations is necessary when utilizing these tools. Widespread repercussions for mental health are also outlined. A February 13 article in New York Medical College explains that ChatGPT is an advanced AI tool that can serve many roles, especially that of a virtual assistant in its current state of evolution.

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Iris Telehealth

DECEMBER 18, 2023

So, this is totally private, and the conversation is HIPAA compliant.” Why do you think telepsychiatry is the future of mental health care? I think telemedicine offered a huge step forward in healthcare and telepsychiatry. Telepsychiatry is a very effective tool. I have four screens in front of me.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

This statement underscored a theme that permeated the majority of the day’s conversation, led by executives at some 60+ emerging and established digital health companies. Optum CEO Larry Renfro talked about how the health services platform and subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group is looking to more effectively reach consumers.

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American Well

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

This statement underscored a theme that permeated the majority of the day’s conversation, led by executives at some 60+ emerging and established digital health companies. Optum CEO Larry Renfro talked about how the health services platform and subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group is looking to more effectively reach consumers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

AI-enhanced workflow tools will be used to enhance existing processes to become more efficient and solve legacy industry challenges such as staffing burnout and the lack of harmonization for healthcare operations. This will be driven by the growing recognition of the importance of mental health to overall well-being and productivity.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

health citizens face physical, financial, and mental health challenges of a syndemic, inflation, and stress – all of which will shape peoples’ demand side for health care and digital technology, and a supply side of providers challenged by tech-enabled organizations with design and data chops. Which virus is it?”

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American Well

JULY 13, 2020

After a successful launch, MHF identified the opportunity to integrate telestroke into the Epic EHR via Context-Aware Linking (CAL), which streamlined the workflow and enabled providers to practice telemedicine from within their standard EHR workflow. The health system performed both scheduled and on-demand visits, and added Amwell?telemedicine

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HIStalk Weekender

JUNE 22, 2018

million in penalties for HIPAA violations stemming from three data breaches and non-compliance in following up with device encryption. IBM Watson Health executives tell employees that the company will scale back its hospital pay-for-performance tools business. A judge rules that MD Anderson Cancer Center (TX) must pay $4.3

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

Of those using telehealth, the majority (68 percent) used it to provide mental health services; fewer used it for primary care (30 percent) or management of chronic conditions (21 percent), suggesting that most CHCs with telehealth capabilities prior to COVID-19 were not using it for the most frequent types of services provided at CHCs.

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