Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 6, 2022

California and New York, however, are two of the states with codes limiting their definitions of the kinds of providers who can use virtual care. Only Florida, Arizona and Indiana have what the report defines as a "clear, straightforward, predictable registration or licensing process for all out-of-state health care providers."

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Telemedicine Licensing Health Outcomes Nurses 207

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 24, 2025

"We are equipped with high-definition cameras and integrated peripheral devices that allow the facilitation of comprehensive, remote examinations," Schlegel noted. "Our Digital Access Center ensures clinicians and stakeholders get the crucial assistance they need to perform at their best.

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Telemedicine Hospitals Governance Licensing 154

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In his study, Auerswald found that labor market barriers to entry, such as licensing requirements, and technical barriers to entry, such as regulatory approvals and interoperability standards, constitute "the most significant barriers to entrepreneurial entry.

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Licensing Medicare Medicare Governance 190

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 9, 2022

License and approval. Only licensed physicians are qualified and permitted to engage in medical practice. Under this definition, a software to be used for the following purposes is excluded from SaMD: patient education; in-hospital operating support or maintenance; or personal health or exercise check and management by patients/users.

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Licensing Telemedicine Governance Compliance 192

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Licenses that allowed physicians to practice across state lines and provided reimbursement parity due to the pandemic have now expired. The healthcare industry does not agree that state licensing needs to be revised. Proponents of our current model often cite patient safety as a reason for more restrictive licensing.

Telemedicine 188

Telemedicine Licensing Health Outcomes Governance 188

HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

Pennsylvania has updated its data breach notification law, narrowing the definition of personal information, adding the requirement to notify the state Attorney General, and requiring credit monitoring services to be provided to data breach victims in certain circumstances.

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Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance Compliance 120

AIHC

DECEMBER 27, 2024

This provides a straightforward definition of consent as it applies specifically to intimate areas of the body defined by the policy as breasts, buttock, groin, or genitals. [14] For example, the University of Iowas sexual misconduct policy defines consent as knowing, voluntary, and clear permission by word or unambiguous action.

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Informed Consent Bioethics ADA Nurses 98

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

To receive medical care from licensed healthcare professionals, patients must provide personal data such as their medical history. It was definitely more challenging than bringing primary care services to the platform. On the Hims & Hers platform, all patient data is encrypted in motion and at rest, and is SOC2 compliant.

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Telemedicine COVID-19 Doctors Licensing 343

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The pandemic shined a spotlight on the definition of “practicing medicine.” With state licensure being enforced again, even if the encounter is by video or phone, the patient must be in the state where the physician is licensed. We found many of our patients at greater ease in their homes.

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Telemedicine Licensing COVID-19 Doctors 113

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

" Leaders in healthcare will be those who seek out high-quality telemedicine technologies that connect to peripheral high-definition camera-enabled exam devices and digital stethoscopes while utilizing available bandwidth efficiently to maintain connectivity, regardless of extraneous conditions, she added.

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Telemedicine Nurses Licensing Hospitals 246

Medisys Compliance

MARCH 9, 2025

Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs): Licensed to provide mental health services, including psychotherapy and counseling. Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) & Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs): These professionals are increasingly recognized by Medicare.

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Medicare Medicare Medical Billing Medical Billing Services 59

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 21, 2020

“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. Definitely, at the very least, try telehealth, Sledge advised his peers. Telehealth has helped achieve that goal.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Licensing HIPAA 207

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2025

Charlie Lougheed, Co-Founder and CEO at Axuall The healthcare industry is bracing for significant staffing challenges as we approach 2025, with predictions indicating significant shortages across various roles and license types.

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Nurses Hospitals Compliance Licensing 90

Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

By definition, a trade secret must have “independent economic value” to provide a competitive advantage to its owner due to its exclusive use. However, in cases where the idea generator has never used the trade secrets nor licensed them, a claim that the secrets have “independent economic value” becomes difficult to establish.

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Licensing Public Health 162

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 2, 2020

In the wider sense of the definition this includes all parties involved in delivering care and protection to the population of Dubai. Within days all medical professionals were allowed to practice in any healthcare facility, irrespective of their original licensing body.

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COVID-19 Doctors Governance Licensing 204

Compliance Now

JANUARY 3, 2022

Is this definition limited to service providers who are licensed as, or who market themselves as, “brokers” or “consultants”? No, the determination if a service provider meets the definition of a “covered service provider” depends on the facts of the situation.

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Compliance Licensing 188

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2021

"In 2017, Trinity launched its Virtual Care Center, which has a 24/7 all-RN staff and is licensed in 17 states to provide RPM services," Joyce said. There is definite value with continuing to monitor patients after a home care episode, Joyce noted. managing more than 4,000 patients," she added.

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Patient Satisfaction Nurses Medicare Medicare 195

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 2, 2020

"There is definitely distraction that will lead to (future) delays." Executives should look for optimization opportunities in license and subscription agreements, particularly to determine if there is flexibility built in to current agreements.

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COVID-19 Hospitals Telemedicine Licensing 216

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

My first professional experience in healthcare was as a licensed social worker in an acute care hospital. I definitely learned on the job. HIPAA, specifically the Privacy Rule, has very little definitive provisions. Those that are in part definitive (or seem to be), are weakened by limited specific interpretive guidance.

Governance 104

Governance HIPAA Compliance Nursing Homes 104

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 22, 2021

What You Should Know: – Consumer genetics and research company 23andMe , today announced a definitive merger agreement with Lemonaid Health, Inc., an on-demand platform for accessing medical care and pharmacy services online. In just a few minutes, patients are able to interact with a U.S.-licensed

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Telemedicine Doctors Licensing Nurses 98

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2021

"Using FCC COVID-19 telehealth funds, we purchased Iron Bow Medview telemedicine units for all 24 rooms to allow staff and providers to complete video calls with the patients using far-end camera control, high-definition video, and high-quality external microphone and speaker.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Licensing Hospitals 171

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 1, 2023

Certificate and license numbers. Vehicle identifiers and serial numbers, including license plate numbers. E-mail addresses. Social Security numbers. Medical record numbers. Health plan beneficiary numbers. Other account numbers. Device identifiers and serial numbers. URLs and IP addresses.

HIPAA 98

HIPAA Licensing Public Health Compliance 98

Verisys

MAY 13, 2024

This legislation also updates the definition and details of supervision agreement. HI HB2415 Verisys Solution: Verified License Search (VLS) and License Verification (LV) Kentucky : Legislation has been passed to address a shortage of emergency medical service providers and amends related rules.

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Regulatory Compliance Compliance Licensing Nurses 52

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

6, 2022, the definition will expand to the electronic designated record set defined under HIPAA. The second class of concerns exceptions that involve procedures for fulfilling requests to access, exchange or use EHI only under certain conditions and includes the Content and Manner, Fees, and Licensing Exceptions.

Public Health 98

Public Health Compliance HIPAA Governance 98

American Medical Compliance

JUNE 5, 2024

Definition of a Practitioner Under the CSA Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the term “practitioner” encompasses a wide range of professionals and entities authorized to handle controlled substances. The definition of a practitioner includes various professions. One is credentialing and licensing.

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Licensing Compliance Regulatory Compliance Doctors 52

Verisys

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

All individuals and organizations that meet the definition of healthcare provider as described in 45 CFR 160.103 and conduct HIPAA transactions or use health records must obtain an NPI. In addition to the primary and selected taxonomies, the NPPES search will also return the state code and license number associated with the taxonomy.

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Fraud HIPAA Medicare Medicare 97

Health Law Advisor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The DEA has the final authority to reschedule a drug and will now initiate its own review of marijuana, a process that does not have any definitive timeline but could be moved along if determined to be an agency priority. A DEA spokesperson confirmed the department had received the letter with HHS’s recommendation.

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FDA Licensing Public Health 111

Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In addition, DORA is prohibited from imposing unreasonable financial or logistical barriers that would prevent individuals with lower income from applying for a license and individuals are limited to having a financial interest in five healing centers. Currently, the definition of “individuals” does not include corporations.

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Licensing 69

Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

Based on GNC’s website FAQ fine print, telehealth consultations are conducted with licensed physicians board-certified in the U.S. in any one’s definition of value-based health care — most especially, a consumer’s. GNC has been partnering with PursueCare for their telehealth provider network.

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Health Insurance Medical Billing Licensing HIPAA 118

HIT Consultant

MARCH 20, 2023

a global healthcare group with proprietary lines of nutraceuticals and distributor of pharmaceuticals, branded generics, OTC medications and medical devices, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ZipDoctor Inc. What You Should Know: – Cosmos Health Inc., – ZipDoctor Inc.,

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Licensing 52

MedTrainer

MAY 22, 2024

In fact, in 2024, Congress passed the MATE Act , requiring an additional eight hours of training for DEA-licensed practitioners to help them screen more people for substance use disorders, treat pain appropriately, prevent substance abuse, and engage in life-saving interventions. Most states mandate annual renewal of CDS licenses.

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Compliance Licensing Doctors Hospitals 52

Healthcare Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It remains to be seen whether subsequent regulations will further clarify the applicability of this law to certain individual roles that may not neatly fall within the Act’s definitions. An applicant will also need to satisfy certain prelicensure requirements and complete continuing education to maintain their license.

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Licensing Compliance FDA Public Health 52

The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It took over as the definitive list of medical schools in the world (yes, the whole world). There are 180 Chinese medical schools listed on the World Directory of Medical Schools.

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Licensing 40

Med Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The most significant obvious difference, as you can see in the markup, is that the new bill would define health care provider not only as any licensed or certified individual, but one who is “otherwise regulated to provide health care services under the laws of this Commonwealth”, which is certainly a broader and less definitive definition.

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Telemedicine Licensing 40

HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

ASUS Health said it was not possible to definitively determine if patient data was accessed or stolen, but data may have been compromised. The breach notifications do not disclose the nature of the incident or for how long the hackers had access to its systems.

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Ransomware HIPAA Licensing Medicare 102

Medisys Compliance

JANUARY 7, 2025

Updated Definitions: F41.1: Key changes include: Revised Psychotherapy Codes: 90834: Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient , now includes an expanded definition to accommodate sessions with additional therapeutic techniques. Highlights include: New Codes: F32.A: A: Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild with anxious distress.

Medical Billing Outsourcing 59

Medical Billing Outsourcing Medical Billing Compliance Licensing 59

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

That way, the licensed therapist can offer guidance on using rehabilitative equipment and home features, such as walls, doorways, and furniture, within specific exercises. Advantages for Physical Therapists According to a new report from Definitive Healthcare , approximately 22,000 PTs left the healthcare workforce in 2021.

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Licensing Telemedicine 84