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Psychiatrists 'pleasantly surprised' with transition to telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services indicated that it would waive penalties for good faith use of non-HIPAA compliant video conferencing software during the nationwide public health emergency." " This was particularly important, Uscher-Pines noted, as many HIPAA compliant software became overwhelmed with users.

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COVID-19: a technologist’s tale

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Sam Shah COVID-19 has been deadly, it’s infective and has posed the biggest public health risk to society in almost a hundred years. Amongst these tragic circumstances there has also been a lot of attention on technology in healthcare and public health.

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Budget 2024: Private hospitals tapped to provide psychiatric telehealth amid crisis

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The Australian mental health system has reached a crisis point where psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are leaving the sector in droves due to burnout and inadequate support, leaving patients to wait for long to receive care or delay their treatment and risk further deterioration.

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Telemedicine during COVID-19: Benefits, limitations, burdens, adaptation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As this public health crisis continues to escalate, however, telemedicine is quickly gaining recognition as a critical tool to slow the spread of COVID-19, he added. “Telemedicine hasn’t traditionally been used in response to public health crises, but that is changing with COVID-19,” he said.

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Lean Digital: How Apps and Services Can Help Control Weight

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Paul T Jaeckel, a private practice dietitian at Paul Jaeckel Nutrition , warns that they tend to become “forever” medications. It comes from a convergence of several trends, according to leading public health and medical investigators. My interviewees came up with the same basic list.

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Why Therapists Should Use HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platforms During COVID-19

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Providers are encouraged to notify patients that these third-party applications potentially introduce privacy risks, and providers should enable all available encryption and privacy modes when using such applications. .

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From the Couch to the Screen

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Tiffany Chhuom, MSW, MPH, CDP-T, LSWAIC is the owner of EthTech , a healthcare consulting and training firm for the Digital Era, and Lucy in the Sky Therapy , an on-line private practice for neurodiverse adults.