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Arizona agency's omnichannel approach to home health includes telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The new offerings will include remote patient monitoring, telehealth, a brick-and-mortar clinic at HonorHealth Scottsdale, and traditional in-home services. These trends led us to pivot from a traditional home health agency to an omnichannel approach. President and CEO David P. All our omnichannel solutions work together.

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

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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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HHS puts out new notice on audio-only telehealth and HIPAA

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Department of Health and Human Services has issued new guidance describing how HIPAA covered entities can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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OCR will ease restrictions on telehealth tech during COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The HHS Office for Civil Rights announced on Tuesday that during the coronavirus pandemic it will use discretion when enforcing HIPAA-compliance for telehealth communications tools. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS. and Google G Suite Hangouts Meet. and Google G Suite Hangouts Meet.

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Athenahealth launches new EHR-embedded telehealth tool

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Athenahealth announced this week that it had launched an embedded telehealth tool to allow practitioners to conduct virtual visits without having to download separate software or use another third-party app. " WHY IT MATTERS.

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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. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Bipartisan legislation would broaden telehealth benefits for employees

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The proposed Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would enable job creators to offer standalone telehealth service programs – not unlike dental and vision plans – in addition to existing health insurance plans. " THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS. The legislation was introduced by Reps. ON THE RECORD.