Reimbursement: Recent Legal and Marketplace Changes
by Dr. Maheu on 11/12/11 at 1:00 am
Increasingly, the Technical Marketplace Changes Standard Therapy Models. 1-hour Training Webinar Wrap up this year with an essential discussion of current events to predict next year’s focus on telemental health and online therapy. This month’s guest will be Tania S. Malik, J.D., Founder and President of COPEtoday. As Dr. Maheu’s guest, she will discuss the [...]
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by Dr. Maheu on 04/12/11 at 2:29 pm
Potentially suicidal clients and patients pose one of the most rigorous challenges faced by telemental health professionals. This brief article will give a glimpse of the advance preparation you might consider. Institutional Telemental Health Practice Many institutional work settings already have emergency response systems in place. Examples of such organizations include the military, the [...]
Full StoryMANDATED CHILD ABUSE REPORTING IN ONLINE THERAPY -– A Sobering Reality?
by Dr. Maheu on 21/11/11 at 4:45 am
The recent Penn State child sexual abuse tragedy points to a fundamental problem that seems to be going unnoticed by many online practitioners who practicing with anonymous clients and patients. That is, the professional does not obtain the full identify and contact information prior to delivering care. This is a practice that I have repeatedly [...]
Full StoryHow to Develop A Thriving Telemental Health Practice from Your Home
by Dr. Maheu on 10/11/11 at 5:25 am
Legal and Ethical Strategies 1-hour Training Webinar Interested in starting a telemental health practice but not quite sure how to get started? Familiarize yourself with a successful online practice model that is HIPAA compliant and reimbursed by third-party payors. Identify resources to increase the success of your telemental health practice. This interview of Mindy Mueller [...]
Full StoryIs Home-Based TeleHealth Reimbursement Here at Last?
by Dr. Maheu on 09/11/11 at 8:40 am
Do we need to conduct in-person assessment before delivering telemental health or online therapy? Is reimbursement for home-based telehealth still prohibited from federal reimbursement? Answers depend on your state law. For Californians, state law just changed, making home-based telehealth care of many types not only feasible, but reimbursable. The Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011 was passed [...]
Full StoryAmerican Telemedicine Association Survey – Please Complete
by Dr. Maheu on 09/11/11 at 4:19 am
Dear Colleagues: Broad deployment of telemedicine requires common approaches and uniform practices. For over ten years ATA has been developing practice guidelines for the delivery of safe and effective healthcare via telemedicine. These guidelines are developed in cooperation with leading practitioners, researchers, societies and vendors. Nine such guidelines have been formally approved by the ATA [...]
Full StoryTexting and HIPAA
by Dr. Maheu on 01/11/11 at 6:54 pm
Two years ago, we at the TeleMental Health Institute published an article about safeguards to use while texting: http://telehealth.net/texting Some of our colleagues scoffed at our “paranoia,” including a malpractice carrier. Now that several more companies have developed text-encryption and other security/privacy services, and HIPAA violations are being punished, we see more responsible attention to [...]
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