Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Within the Osmind EHR, clinicians can access a suite of digital tools to meet high-patient demand, like progress monitoring and journaling tools. "As clinicians, we have a professional obligation to only use telehealth platforms that are HIPAA-compliant," she added. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

TriHealth providers preferred EHR integration, as it alleviates the operational burden for front office staff and healthcare providers conducting telehealth services. "During the peak of the pandemic, primary care telehealth visits accounted for more than 50% of our volume." MEETING THE CHALLENGE. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2020

The practice needed a reliable system that would enable seamless patient scheduling, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing and billing, Miller said. ” Initially, Miller used temporarily approved telehealth-modalities that were allowed due to COVID-19, and found that many of the setups were cumbersome for both the patient and the provider.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2021

Telehealth An occupational medicine physician offered his patients a poll with a single question. I knocked and entered a room to meet a patient for follow up on his MRI study. The world has turned upside down and, ironically, I am one of the providers who utilizes telehealth the most in my large organization.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The organization wanted an effective telehealth platform with new technologies to streamline the process for contacting physicians and improving documentation in its system of record. The pandemic made searching for a telehealth platform a higher priority." MEETING THE CHALLENGE. THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 12, 2021

At Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center, whose health system serves a large geographical area and offers complex quaternary care, telehealth has been an innovative solution to several care delivery problems. It often is challenging to organize a meeting date and time with family members and a care team. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2020

" When COVID-19 hit, telehealth suddenly went from a goal to a necessity, she explained. Azalea Health is a health IT vendor that offers an EHR and telehealth tech, and is offering clients free telehealth services for one year to fight the pandemic. At that point, adopting this telehealth solution became the obvious answer."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2021

At the start of the pandemic, emergency declarations and insurer policies encouraged the shift to telehealth. Telehealth usage has skyrocketed, often leading patients to grow accustomed to relying on virtual care for its convenience and cost-efficiency. Now, as states across the U.S. Please elaborate.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 22, 2022

She contends that telehealth is far more than a pandemic trend. In a discussion with Healthcare IT News , Fobare spells out the role telemedicine has grown to play during the pandemic, where healthcare goes with telehealth, how change may affect physicians and what virtual care might look like 10 years from now.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2021

He believes this is just the beginning for telehealth and that this style of healthcare delivery will only accelerate in growth and evolve in the years ahead. How will this affect healthcare delivery and the future of telehealth? Telehealth was disproportionately impacted as a technology. Why is it any different for telehealth?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2020

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to provide a written plan for permanent changes to Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program rules around telehealth. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

All practices must comply with HIPAA, as well as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Technology plays a crucial role in HIPAA-compliant communication for behavioral health. Embracing Secure EHR Software and Patient Portal Effective EHR software helps ensure HIPAA-compliant interactions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

” "It’s important to note that, in addition to the creation of a tech-forward solution, the transition to a successful telehealth model was possible through the creation of a new position at Executive Mental Health – device technician." MEETING THE CHALLENGE. " Dr. Ari D.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The Taskforce on Telehealth Policy released a final report on Tuesday outlining its findings and recommendations around safeguarding the future of telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic. As the report notes, the COVID-19 crisis acted as a catalyst to transform telehealth from a niche passion to an in-demand modality.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Prior to the pandemic, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, had been using Adobe Media Server integrated with its Epic electronic health record for telehealth video visits. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. THE PROBLEM. ” "Assemble a tenacious cross-functional team and get moving or you will be left behind.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 18, 2020

But when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March, the system’s telehealth strategy took a sharp turn. “ExtendedCare offered Grady a HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based platform that allowed us to rapidly scale video visits at a pace we were comfortable with,” Hilburn explained. Tight Epic EHR integration imperative.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Telehealth has helped achieve that goal. “Telehealth provides a convenient and completely safe interaction for both the counselor and the client,” said Derrick Sledge, a licensed professional counselor at Christian Counseling Associates. The vendor also offers integrated telehealth within the system. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 19, 2021

The practice was an early adopter of telehealth back in 2010, implementing it as a way to care for people unable to attend in-person sessions. Nor was it HIPAA-compliant, a major concern. "But security can't be an afterthought in healthcare, even with telehealth." THE PROBLEM. " PROPOSAL.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In order to fulfill GHC’s mission of service to low-income individuals and families and continue to uphold values of being accessible, consistent and responsive to community needs, GHC’s senior management and board of directors made the decision to implement telehealth services. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Geisinger already was using a telehealth ICU system from vendor Caregility and in-room AV equipment in its ICUs. “The Caregility technology offered a HIPAA-compliant, two-way, audio/video solution,” said Tracey Kopenhaver, RN, eICU and cardiac ICU operations manager at Geisinger. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 13, 2020

“This solution was a good start and allowed for our doctors to deliver the beginnings of telehealth at Maple Knoll. It is a single platform that allows for the use of smartphones, tablets, computers and medical carts dedicated specifically for telehealth purposes. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. ” All three systems worked.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

” The only HIPAA-compliant vendor Upstate had immediate access to and currently was using was WebEx. “We proposed multiple options, from sending meeting links to making open meeting rooms available for patients for check-in and checkout. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

An expert panel convened at Tuesday's Teladoc-sponsored Telehealth Innovation Forum predicted changes to the originating and geographic site requirements for telehealth – but not to state licensure waivers allowing physicians from one state to practice in another. " Questions also remain about private insurance plans.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The organization has offered services such as virtual urgent care, telepsychiatry and virtual post-op appointments for several years to meet the needs of patients. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2021

Like many physician groups before the COVID-19 pandemic, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center only used telehealth in a limited way. As the pandemic hit, and the group's physicians needed to leverage existing telehealth tools, staff identified significant room for improvement. THE PROBLEM.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 23, 2020

Behavioral telehealth’s future depends on how Congress will deal with telehealth after COVID. The post Pivotal Congressional Meeting Considers Telehealth after COVID: HELP Committee appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Finally, doctors are trusted data stewards for patients — something we’ve appreciated since the advent of HIPAA. Note that ecommerce sites such as Amazon, Target, and Walmart — and three powerhouse channels for retailing digital health devices — all host consumer reviews for devices sold on their sites.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 26, 2021

In 2019, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico, started looking at telehealth options to provide its patients with an on-demand virtual care service with a focus on urgent care-type needs. Gerald Champion opted to go with the telehealth technology of its EHR vendor. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2025

The following is a guest article by Josh Rosaasen , Chief Operating Officer at Locke Bio The rise of direct-to-consumer ( DTC ) telehealth services has revolutionized how patients access medical care and prescriptions. Telehealth providers must align with organizations like LegitScript , which certifies compliance with regulatory standards.

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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. "Telehealth is healthcare and it should not be segmented, segregated, separated or considered out of contact from the rest of the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2020

The Arc this year received funding from the FCC to help provide telehealth services. ” With the purchase of tablets and headsets and telehealth services from vendor Doxy.me, The Arc was able to still provide medical care to its population of people with an I/DD. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. pause for needed medical services.

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AMD Telemedicine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Read More about EOMC's Telemedicine Program The Approach: Expanding School-Based Telehealth with AMD Technology Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center (EOMC) implemented a school-based telehealth program designed to bridge the healthcare gap in rural communities. It’s been a key factor in expanding healthcare access for our community.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 11, 2019

So the center decided to launch a telemedicine program, with the help of MediSprout, a telehealth technology vendor. Specifically, MediSprout's V2MD, a HIPAA-compliant video conferencing technology for telemedicine visits. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. " RESULTS. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

NABIP, whose members represent professionals in the health insurance benefits industry, drafted and adopted a new American Healthcare Consumer Bill of Rights launched at the meeting.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Healthcare IT News interviewed Laura Mrazik, manager of telehealth at MaineGeneral Health, to discuss best uses and best practices with Zoom so others can learn from MaineGeneral's lessons. In early 2021, Zoom had done a great job highlighting the security measures they had taken to ensure HIPAA compliance for health system clients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2022

MCHS had multiple telehealth platforms prior to COVID-19. MCHS has offered telehealth services for almost 25 years, which prepared the organization to respond to COVID-19. Prior to COVID-19, MCHS offered 45 of its more than 90 specialties via telehealth in its clinical facilities. THE PROBLEM.

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