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COVID-19 Telehealth Licensure Across State Lines – Bill Reintroduced
, The Equal Access to Care Act was reintroduced this week after having been submitted last year, and dying in committee. It would expand access to...
Upcoming HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline
As part of HIPAA requirements, organizations that experience a breach of patient information must report the incident, known as the Breach...
Telehealth Accessibility: 5 Strategies To Be More Accessible To Those With Disabilities
Telehealth accessibility is making some big strides in closing the addiction treatment gap. A recovering opiate addict in rural Ohio now has greater...
HIPAA-Compliance Audit: Summary Report of Violations
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released a report discussing HIPAA compliance audits from 2016 and 2017. The report points to common...
Telehealth JAMA Study: Women less likely to use telehealth care?
Telehealth JAMA Study: Video vs. Telephone Usage The Journal of the American Medical Association examined the telehealth care usage of 148,402...
Bill to Expand Telehealth in Rural Areas
In December, U.S. Congressman Jason Smith introduced the Permanency of Audio-Only Telehealth Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service...
Telehealth Reimbursement: What to Expect Post-Public Health Emergency (PHE)
Anticipated Changes to Medicare and Private Payer Telehealth Reimbursement Rules Telehealth reimbursement is undergoing change at the federal as...
US HHS Extension of Public Health Emergency to April, 2021
On January 7, Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, renewed the state of affairs related to the COVID pandemic as a Public Health...
Amazon Healthcare Building a National Telehealth Business
Amazon, the $1.6 trillion shipping giant, is launching a new service to provide essential medical services through Amazon Healthcare as a national...
HIPAA Right of Access Violation Fines 2020
HHS enforcement efforts in 2020 were focused on ensuring that healthcare organizations comply with the HIPAA right of access initiative, made...
New Federal Rule on Information Blocking
After the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), prohibited “information blocking”...
TBHI 2020 Holiday Letter and Community Wishes
Dear TBHI Community Member, Certainly, 2020 has been a year unlike any other. We have faced a worldwide pandemic that has changed our lives and work...
Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act and Telehealth
The Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act - H. R. 1301 was passed into law as part of the Omnibus Appropriations and Coronavirus Relief Package...
Unprecedented Telehealth Support through Omnibus Appropriations & Coronavirus Relief Spending Bills
On Monday evening of 12/21/2020, the US Congress passed a $2.3 trillion appropriation bill that delivers $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief and...
5 Key Tips for HIPAA Compliant Telemedicine
Before COVID, there weren’t many healthcare providers that offered telemedicine services. But as the need arose, many practices quickly adopted...
Healthcare Data Breach Targets Mental Health Provider
Healthcare Data Breach Targets Mental Health Provider AspenPointe Inc., a mental health and substance abuse provider, was targeted by a healthcare...
Washington Telemedicine Law Requires Training for Healthcare Providers Practicing Telemedicine, Senate Bill 6061
The Washington Telemedicine Law requires telemedicine training for most healthcare licensees starting January 1, 2021. Washington state legislators...
DOJ Telemedicine Fraud “Takedown” in Health Insurance Fraud Cases
In September 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General...
2021 Physician Fee Schedule for Behavioral Health & Telebehavioral Health
In the most significant telehealth reimbursement advance to date, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released an early...
Telepresence: Managing Teletherapy “Surprises”
Darin is participating in his teletherapy session with you, but he clearly isn't focused. His eyes are pointed in your general direction, but he...
Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement Announced by CMS
On December 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for 2021. Key...