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Telehealth with FaceTime? Bad Idea

Telehealth with FaceTime? Bad Idea

Telehealth usage is growing as many providers and patients are finding that they can accomplish everything that they need to through a video conference rather than in person. The temptation is there to just have a FaceTime conversation on their phones, but that is not HIPAA compliant and doing that could jeopardize your practice. We …

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More than just software, we make sure your Telehealth Program will be a SUCCESS!

More than just software, we make sure your Telehealth Program will be a SUCCESS!

I get very excited when someone calls me with a new business idea to use Telehealth software. Many times they become clients of ours and sometimes they don’t, but no matter what, we always have a great conversation and we learn from each other. Last August, I got a phone call from Sarah Daugherty, a …

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Rural Health Update from the Virginia Rural health Association

Rural Health Update from the Virginia Rural health Association

I had a great day this past Wednesday at the Virginia Rural Health Collaborators Conference in Lexington, VA.  Lexington is a beautiful Historic town that is the location of Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute.  Just outside of town is the Virginia Horse Center, an amazing facility that includes the Andersen Coliseum …

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The *NEW* Role of Telehealth in Treating Substance Abuse Disorder

The *NEW* Role of Telehealth in Treating Substance Abuse Disorder

Our nation is in Crisis.  The Opioid Crisis in America is having devastating effects nationwide.  I was recently in West Virginia at the Rural Health Conference and it seems that there is no solution for this problem that is destroying communities and ruining lives.  While areas in and near West Virginia have been hit hard, …

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Telehealth News and Notes

Telehealth News and Notes

Hello and Welcome to the Secure Telehealth News and Notes Newsletter.  Check here for the latest in the Telehealth industry, policy updates and innovative ways people are using Telehealth to improve access to quality health care. Geoffrey Boyce from Insight Telepsychiatry writes on the HealthCare Finance Association webpage about the provider shortage facing the Health care …

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What’s holding you back? Overcoming Obstacles in your Telehealth Practice

What’s holding you back? Overcoming Obstacles in your Telehealth Practice

I read this interesting article today from Forbes. The writers, Gary Price M.D. and Tim Norbeck outline the promises of how telemedicine services will help in the future but also explain some of the reasons people are abandoning it now or not even starting yet.  The promises have been documented on this site and others …

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Telehealth in Rural Health Care

Telehealth in Rural Health Care

This is the sweet spot. Connecting Patients in Rural areas who need Behavioral Health services, or any services for that matter, with the providers that they need. While every state seems to have different rules and regulations regarding how Medicaid will pay for these sessions, but one thing is almost universal throughout the country and …

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The Waiting Room 2.0

The Waiting Room 2.0

Nope, not this kind of waiting room, a private, secure, “waiting room” for providers to see when a patient is ready to be seen via telehealth software and let them in.  Much less awkward…   I wanted to share this video to let people know that using telehealth software can be so much more than …

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