Telebehavioral Health Institute

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report urging more oversight of HIPAA regulations and CME telehealth. The OCR has an office in HHS and is responsible for protecting US citizens from discrimination and several other health-related agendas, including the enforcement of HIPAA.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Pew collaborated with Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research to conduct a survey in June and July 2020 among 1,213 U.S. adults 18 and over to determine peoples’ perspectives on personal health information in light of their pandemic era experiences. The coronavirus pandemic has shown U.S.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Pew collaborated with Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research to conduct a survey in June and July 2020 among 1,213 U.S. adults 18 and over to determine peoples’ perspectives on personal health information in light of their pandemic era experiences. ” The coronavirus pandemic has shown U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2022

The HHS Office for Civil Rights resolved 11 investigations as part of its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative , issuing fines ranging from $3,500 for a Massachusetts psychiatric consultant to $240,000 for the 17-hospital Memorial Hermann Health System. “It

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2023

State laws and policies should also define consumer health data with the uniform language defined as protected health information under HIPAA, the group said in its announcement this week. Earlier this year, ATA and ATA Action led a groundswell of commentary on the U.S.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

And most patients would also want access to information on their mental, behavioral, and substance use history. A newer category of personal health information, social determinants of health, garners well over one-half of Americans’ interest in access that data. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 27, 2022

More granularly, most consumers (over two-thirds) were concerned about allowing apps or sites to access their location data, online banking, accepting cookies on sites, creating new accounts on apps or sites, sharing health information with apps or sites, online shopping, paying bills, and so on. Few people in the U.S.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

But when dealing with all of the many things that providers do and the highly important health information about patients, something as simple as selecting a communication platform becomes a very tricky situation. How do you maintain the security and privacy of your patient’s health information as cyberattacks continue to climb?

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Xealth

JULY 16, 2024

Xealth’s platform helps ensure that all digital health integrations comply with relevant regulations, such as HIPAA, by providing standardized and secure connections. The recent HTI-2 proposed rule aims to improve patient engagement, information sharing, and public health interoperability.

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Digital Health Global

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Results are promptly delivered online in a secure, HIPAA-compliant, and most importantly, easy-to-understand way. Once the test results have been received, all INDICAID health patients can – at no extra cost – connect virtually with a board-certified healthcare provider who can give guidance and treatment options.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

I discussed that important public health/economic challenge here in Health Populi from a RAND report.]. This gets to transparency, regarding how these companies communicate privacy policies to users; and, for health care, this speaks to patients’ concerns about their healthcare privacy. which 1 in 2 U.S.

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E-CareManagement

JUNE 27, 2021

This shift creates a business imperative to share information, not to hoard it. Data of all kinds has an important role in public health, logistics management, and the healthcare supply chain. • Hoarding data is not only bad for business but can be catastrophic in a crisis.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Some of these technologies include the ability to meet and adhere to privacy and security requirements, such as HIPAA, through data security and privacy technologies that allow for consistent data protection across QHINs to allow for the exchange of EHI.

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E-CareManagement

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This shift creates a business imperative to share information, not to hoard it. Data of all kinds has an important role in public health, logistics management, and the healthcare supply chain. • Hoarding data is not only bad for business but can be catastrophic in a crisis.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

OCTOBER 7, 2024

What Are Electronic Health Records (EHR)? An EHR is a digital version of a patient’s medical history, making it easier for healthcare providers to access and share vital health information.

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Redox

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A few features of the CA DxF set it apart from traditional health information exchanges (HIEs) and networks (HINs). CA DxF expands upon this, requiring participants to fulfill data requests for Treatment, Payment, Health Care Operations, and Public Health activity purposes. An intermediary can help.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2022

House of Representatives passed by a 416-12 vote the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021 , which would extend the telehealth flexibilities put in place during the public health emergency until the end of 2024. Preventive care delivery platform Fullscript has joined the athenahealth Marketplace app store.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2020

The goal was – and still is – preventing costly duplicate healthcare expenses and taking better, more informed care of patients. “The HIE technology was both HIPAA- and ePHI privacy-compliant. A patient’s health information is presented to users as data types categorized in an organized fashion.”

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GlobalMed

MAY 21, 2019

Maartens conference focused on public health challenges after hurricanes. Survivors will need emergency and follow-up care; injured animals will need help,” Sorenson said, explaining that disasters impact health outcomes on multiple levels. Understandably, the panel audience asked about HIPAA requirements.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Traditionally, we think about interoperability as HIEs (health information exchanges), but in 2024 I expect to see new models emerge. Within healthcare, the technology and expertise exist to help providers, payers, public health, health information exchanges, and healthcare IT companies exchange data.

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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. Under this final rule, individuals and entities that violate the information-blocking requirements face a penalty of up to $1 million per violation.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 10, 2023

They must communicate health information in a clear and understandable manner, taking into consideration the patient’s health literacy and cultural background. Use Clear and Simple Language: Healthcare professionals should use plain language and avoid medical jargon when communicating health information to patients.

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

These include developing better mechanisms for integrating prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data into EHRs, as well as exploring whether legislative or regulatory changes to HIPAA (or the interplay between HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2) are needed to continue to respect patient privacy while ensuring that data is made available to enable the best (..)

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

These include developing better mechanisms for integrating prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data into EHRs, as well as exploring whether legislative or regulatory changes to HIPAA (or the interplay between HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2) are needed to continue to respect patient privacy while ensuring that data is made available to enable the best (..)

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

These include developing better mechanisms for integrating prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data into EHRs, as well as exploring whether legislative or regulatory changes to HIPAA (or the interplay between HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2) are needed to continue to respect patient privacy while ensuring that data is made available to enable the best (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

The US Senate heard the weak excuses of the United Healthcare CEO who admitted Change Healthcare had not secured its Citrix systems with multifactor authentication (MFA) even though they had a written policy to do so, and that they failed to notify data breach victims by the HIPAA and state data breach law deadlines.

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American Well

MAY 9, 2018

As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma. ATA’s New Guidelines for Treating Stroke Patients: What you need to know.

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American Well

MAY 9, 2018

As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma. ATA’s New Guidelines for Treating Stroke Patients: What you need to know.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

By addressing mental health concerns early on, the healthcare system can reduce the overall burden on resources and improve the population’s overall well-being. The US Surgeon General and the CDC have highlighted the youth mental health crisis as a public health concern that demands immediate attention.

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Health Law Blog | Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The term ‘telehealth services’ does not include audio in isolation without access to and review of the patient’s medical records, electronic mail messages that are not compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), or facsimile transmissions.”

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American Well

JULY 17, 2017

As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma. American Telemedicine Association 2017 Telestroke Guidelines.

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American Well

JULY 17, 2017

As the fifth most common cause of death and the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the world, strokes pose a widespread public health dilemma. American Telemedicine Association 2017 Telestroke Guidelines.

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

These include developing better mechanisms for integrating prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data into EHRs, as well as exploring whether legislative or regulatory changes to HIPAA (or the interplay between HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2) are needed to continue to respect patient privacy while ensuring that data is made available to enable the best (..)

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

These include developing better mechanisms for integrating prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data into EHRs, as well as exploring whether legislative or regulatory changes to HIPAA (or the interplay between HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2) are needed to continue to respect patient privacy while ensuring that data is made available to enable the best (..)

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Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

These include developing better mechanisms for integrating prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data into EHRs, as well as exploring whether legislative or regulatory changes to HIPAA (or the interplay between HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2) are needed to continue to respect patient privacy while ensuring that data is made available to enable the best (..)

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 8, 2023

By addressing mental health concerns early on, the healthcare system can reduce the overall burden on resources and improve the population’s overall well-being. The US Surgeon General and the CDC have highlighted the youth mental health crisis as a public health concern that demands immediate attention.

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