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Hurricanes Big Boost for Telehealth

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Sep 12th, 2017
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Telehealth vendors like MDLive, Doctor on Demand, Teledoc, and others offered free on-line services to victims of Texas-ravishing Hurricane Harvey. Now, the telehealth industry is providing the same services in Florida and Georgia to victims of Hurricane Irma. Florida-based Nemours Children’s Health chipped in to help Texas victims, and Fierce Healthcare reports they and others are doing ...
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New Ransomware Virus Targets Healthcare

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In Compliance
Aug 30th, 2017
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A new ransomware virus targeting healthcare organizations spreads via a Microsoft Word attached to emails. The messages are customized to appear they come from a trusted source in this new attack, dubbed Defray. Healthcare Dive reports that in one example, an attachment titled Patient Report used the logo of a hospital in the United Kingdom and ...
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Telehealth Thwarted by Lack of Legislative Clarity

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In Practice management
Aug 30th, 2017
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A study by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) finds that ambiguous state laws regulating telehealth continue to restrict the expansion of the healthcare delivery method. “Expansion of the use of telehealth to deliver care has not moved as rapidly or expansively as state policymakers may have envisioned,” the report stated. Lack of clarity in ...
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Know Basic Guidelines for Telepsychology

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Aug 10th, 2017
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Telepsychology is a way to treat more patients in more areas. There are patients who live in rural areas where access to treatment is not feasible, and there are others who are disabled and cannot get around. For them, telepsychology is a good option. And sometimes, the patient feels more at ease being in their ...
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VA Adds New Appointment App to Telehealth Program

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Aug 8th, 2017
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Last  year, 700,000 veterans made approximately 2 million telehealth appointments at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and other facilities, the agency said. To enhance access to care, the VA rolled out two new initiatives. Appointments  at Hand In an event that included President Donald Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, MD, the VA debuted an ...
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