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American Telemedicine Association Survey – Please Complete
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
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 [...]
Full StoryCanadian Psychological Association Code of Ethics as Applied to Online Therapy
Have you been told that we don’t yet have guidelines for legal or ethical practice online? Nothing could be further from the truth. If you are yearning for solid research looking at ethics in telemental health or online therapy, I strongly encourage you to read the recently published article in a special issue of “Canadian [...]
Full StoryAnonymity — Questionable Online Therapy Practice?
In a recent New York Times article, Dr. Carolyn Turvey suggested the need for collecting identifying information from patients. The author of that same article then quoted the opposing view of a spokeswoman for an online therapy company. The spokeswoman explained that 90% of therapists using their platform don’t collect identifying information, because “Patients with [...]
Full StoryDisease Management Apps
For those of you interested in medical apps as a special focus for mental health interventions, Brian Dolan’s Top Ten Chronic Condition Management Apps might be of interest. Please note that home health and mental health are closely aligned in focus, and the overlapping territory is often disease management: GoMeals developed by Sanofi Aventis – a [...]
Full StoryMedicare and Medicaid Proposed Rule to Cover Smoking Cessation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the 2012 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, which includes updated payment policies for physicians and nonphysician practitioners, according to a CMS news release. Proposed changes to CPT codes include: “Add CPT codes 99406 (Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up [...]
Full StoryWebinar Recording: 7 Essential Facts about Licensure for Practice Across State or International Borders
Does your client want to continue therapy after moving to another state or country? Does your patient spend the summer in another state? Are you moving to another state and want to continue treating your original clients? In all these instances, can you legitimately bridge the distance by delivering services online? Some states have licensing [...]
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