TBHI Telehealth Blog
COVID-19 Reimbursement for Telephone Telehealth?
Models such as telephone-based crisis intervention have been the foundation of the emergency safety net for...
COVID-19 Telehealth Primer
Telemedicine is now essential to assure patients receive uninterrupted medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic....
COVID-19: Telehealth Across State Lines & International Borders?
For more than a decade now, clinicians have asked us if they can practice telehealth across state, provincial and...
Behavioral Health Business Associate
As a HIPAA covered entity, behavioral health professionals have an obligation to vet their business associates....
HIPAA Privacy Rule Waiver
During an emergency or public health crisis, some elements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule may be waived. As of March...
TBHI Efforts to Assist with FREE Telehealth Training for COVID-19
Hello, To assist behavioral professionals seeking evidence-based telehealth training to help deal with COVID-19,...
HIPAA Designated Record Set
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, behavioral health specialists are required to provide patients access to the...
TBHI Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Resource List
Colleagues, Now more than ever, behavioral health professionals are being thoughtful about their intentions,...
COVID-19: Telehealth Tipping Point
The events of this last week have gone a long way toward convincing practitioners that telehealth is legitimate,...
HIPAA Violations
In its first HIPAA settlement of 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights...
EFPA Digital Psychological Interventions, Recommendations for Policy & Practice
In January of 2020, the European Association of Psychologists’ Association (EFPA) project group on E-health...
HIPAA Training Requirements
Conducting annual HIPAA training is a key component of maintaining HIPAA compliance. However, hosting a...
HIPAA Compliant Video Conferencing
Telehealth is growing rapidly as more healthcare providers are choosing to treat patients virtually. Utilizing...
HIPAA Medical Release Form
There are certain circumstances in which it is required for behavioral health professionals to receive a HIPAA...
Standalone Smartphone Apps for Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
In a recently published journal article, researchers Kiona K. Weisel, Lukas M. Fuhrmann, Matthias Berking, Harald...
Free Webinar: Using Apps in Clinical Practice: Practical Aspects
This webinar will provide practical considerations for using phone apps. Our moderator will introduce a...
HIPAA Compliance Checklist
Completing a HIPAA compliance checklist should be the first step when assessing whether or not your behavioral...
Hawaii Supports Telehealth: Hawaii Bill 1690
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the adoption of...
Patient Appointment Reminders
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, covered entities (CEs) are restricted in how they are permitted to use and disclose...
HIPAA Privacy Rule Overview
Although the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996, the HIPAA Privacy...
2019 HIPAA Fines
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the enforcement body for HIPAA compliance, announced eleven settlements in...