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Can Healthcare Professionals Share HIPAA PHI without Written Consent?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

According to the US Department of Human Services (HHS), healthcare professionals can share HIPAA-protected health information (HIPAA PHI) with one another without written content in several circumstances. This article will give several examples of the circumstances under which HIPAA PHI can be shared, and review reasonable safeguards.

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What Dr. Mariela Fuenmayor Finds Most Rewarding as a Telepsychiatry Provider

Iris Telehealth

So, this is totally private, and the conversation is HIPAA compliant.” I’ve read a lot about nonverbal communication, so I practice that, make sure I’m keeping eye contact, and try not to talk when I’m talking to patients, so they feel that they are my priority. I have four screens in front of me.

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Celebrating National Patient Experience Week: Putting Patients First

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Honoring the People Who Impact Patient Experience National Patient Experience Week is a time to recognize and honor the people who impact the patient experience every day, from nurses and physicians to caregivers and other staff members.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare facilities will use AI from an administrative point of view because it’s very difficult to hire in healthcare – there’s a physician shortage, a nursing shortage, and a pharmacist shortage. Hospitals must learn to run like fast-paced private practice ASCs, who benefit from lofty, high-volume facility fees.