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Michigan Avenue Primary Care integrates EHR, telehealth and scheduling

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For Michigan Avenue Primary Care in Chicago, the most pressing need near the beginning of the pandemic was to find a way to adopt telemedicine as the primary service model during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially for mental health patients who suddenly were shut off from in-person support. THE PROBLEM. ADVICE FOR OTHERS.

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Why You Need to Switch to HIPAA Compliant Telehealth, NOW

Mend

That is why it is essential to adopt a HIPAA compliant telehealth program when offering virtual care services. Keeping PHI secure is the main goal of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA protects patients by limiting who can access PHI, when they can access it, and how they use it.

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The Doctor Will See You Now…At Home? The AMA Launches a Health at Home Framework

Health Populi

consumers found that only 5% of people had received in-home healthcare in the past year, while 89% of people received care at a doctor’s office or hospital/medical facility, in-person. The last chart arrays tasks that consumers would be comfortable performing for self-service health care — expressing their top two preferences.

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Walking the TikTok Tightrope: Social Media Use by Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare IT Today

NurseTok” is a specific category of videos on the app; a preexisting niche providing a way for nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide tailored content to an already invested audience. The format of the app shows users the video view count, something unique from previous platforms. That is, if it is used properly.

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Amazon Acquires One Medical, Making It a Leader in Hybrid Care

Telebehavioral Health Institute

On February 22, 2023, Amazon Health announced the acquisition of One Medical , a membership-based primary care practice with an impressive footprint. One Medical has been offering 24/7 virtual care services, on-site labs, preventive care, chronic care management, care for common illnesses and mental health concerns for 15 years.

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Epic launches new telehealth service with Twilio

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Epic Systems has tapped San Francisco-based communications tech startup Twilio to provide the video-communication backend for Epic’s new telehealth platform. Twilio also noted that it supports HIPAA-eligible workflows on Twilio SMS, voice, SIP and video-communication channels. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Albert Einstein Medical Center serves up telehealth from 4 vendors with FCC grant

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth has been an elegant solution to this and has allowed staff to hold family meetings where care providers can show their face via video and provide time to answer questions, she said. This also has been highly effective in coordinating multiple physicians caring for the same patient on one video call, she added.