Amy Moses, Author at LearnTelehealth

Mississippi Establishes New Broadband Office

Amy Moses — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:26:17 +0000

“The establishment of a new broadband office in Mississippi heralds a new era in the state’s efforts to bring high-quality broadband to all its residents, especially those living in the most rural parts of the state.

The Delta Electric Power Association, an electric cooperative currently building out fiber infrastructure in the Mississippi Delta region – a mostly rural part of the state with a majority Black population and where about a quarter of residents do not have access to broadband of any kind.”

Read the full article here.

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HHS Office for Civil Rights Announces the Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency HIPAA Notifications of Enforcement Discretion

Amy Moses — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:56:28 +0000

OCR is providing a 90-calendar day transition period for covered health care providers to come into compliance with the HIPAA Rules with respect to their provision of telehealth.

The transition period will be in effect beginning on May 12, 2023 and will expire at 11:59 p.m. on August 9, 2023. OCR will continue to exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties on covered health care providers for noncompliance with the HIPAA Rules that occur in connection with the good faith provision of telehealth during the 90-calendar day transition period.

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HHS Office for Civil Rights and the Federal Trade Commission Warn Hospital Systems and Telehealth Providers about Privacy and Security Risks from Online Tracking Technologies

Amy Moses — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:22:26 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are cautioning hospitals and telehealth providers about the privacy and security risks related to the use of online tracking technologies that may be integrated into their websites or mobile apps that may be impermissibly disclosing consumers’ sensitive personal health data to third parties. Tracking technologies are used to collect and analyze information about how users interact with websites or mobile apps. Generally, tracking technologies developed by third parties send information directly to the third parties who developed such technologies and may continue to track users and gather information about them even after they navigate away from the original website to other websites.

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JAMA Publishes UAMS Study of Digital Health Visits for Prenatal Care Before, During and After COVID-19 Pandemic

Amy Moses — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:48:30 +0000

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study has found that COVID-19 sparked a big jump in the use of digital health services for prenatal care that remained higher than pre-pandemic levels through late 2021.

Published in JAMA Network Open, the study using a national database showed that telehealth use during a 40-week pregnancy went from 1.1% for deliveries in January 2020 to 17.3% for deliveries in November 2020, before declining to 9.9% by October 2021.

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Digital Navigation Toolkit Available for Download!

Amy Moses — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:17:32 +0000

The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers (NCTRC) recently released a Digital Navigation Toolkit, specifically geared towards Digital Health Navigators. These are individuals who address the whole digital inclusion process — connectivity, devices, and digital skills — to support community members and provide access to healthcare. This toolkit provides helpful resource links relating to digital navigation.

Digital Navigation Toolkit

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CMS Releases Medicare Telehealth Trends Report for 2023

Amy Moses — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:16:55 +0000

CMS has released its Medicare Telehealth Trends Report, which is an overview of people with Medicare who utilized telehealth services between January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2022. The data for the report comes from Medicare Fee-forService (FFS) Part B claims data and Medicare enrollment information.

Report

For additional details on Medicare telehealth expansions, please visit https://telehealth.hhs.gov

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CCHP Releases the 2023 Telehealth Billing Guide for Medicare Fee-For-Service

Amy Moses — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:15:51 +0000

The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is providing this informational billing guide to assist those who have questions regarding telehealth billing in general and specifically, post-PHE.

The guide is primarily about Medicare fee-for-service billing as policies vary from state-to-state for Medicaid and commercial payers. It is not meant to be a guarantee of reimbursement for services rendered via telehealth, but to act as a guide to clarify certain policies related to:

• telehealth billing and reimbursement

• requirements applicable during 2023 (in the post-PHE environment)

• permanent telehealth billing requirements past the temporary grace period post-PHE

2023 Billing Guide

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New Training Series for Telehealth Providers in Behavioral Health!

Amy Moses — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:49:39 +0000

Centerstone’s Research Institute will host a dynamic online series of FREE training sessions for mental health professionals of all levels on the best practices for utilizing telehealth in the work you do with your clients.

Summer 2023 Training Schedule:

May 3: Suicide Prevention: Working With Youth & Families
May 17: Substance Use Disorders & Strategies for Telehealth
June 7: Brief Negotiated Interview
June 14: Adapting Telehealth for Unique Populations
August 9: The ABC’s of LGBTQ+ Competency
August 16: Working With Veterans

To register for any of the sessions, contact: brooke.bellamy@centerstone.org

Training Sessions

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USDA Now Accepting Applications for Community Connect Grants

Amy Moses — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:31:08 +0000

The USDA’s Rural Utilities Service has opened applications for the Community Connect program. These grants provide financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where service does not exist.

Eligible applicants include:

Incorporated organizations
Federally-recognized Tribes
State and local units of government
Any other legal entity, including cooperatives, private corporations, or limited liability companies organized on a for-profit or not-for-profit basis

Apply Here

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DEA Announces Proposed Rules for Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities

Amy Moses — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:43:31 +0000

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced the extension of many telemedicine flexibilities adopted during the COVID-19 PHE. The announcement includes proposed permanent rules for the prescribing of controlled medications via telemedicine, expanding patient access to critical therapies beyond the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

DEA Press Release

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