Tag Archives: Reimbursement
Going to APA in August? Consider Attending the 7-Hour CE Workshop on “Best Practices” in Telepsychology
Join us at this INTERMEDIATE workshop to explore the complex controversies behind licensure, informed consent, HIPAA, online marketing, reimbursement, and other pivotal concerns for professionals. It examines the scientific literature and legal and ethical codes that are relevant to safe and successful telepractice (psychotherapy, assessment, and supervision). Technologies covered include telephones and cell phones; text-messaging; [...]
Full StoryHighlights of the 2012 American Telemedicine Association Conference
The American Telemedicine Association convention buzzed with excitement in San Jose last week. It was clear to many of us in attendance that this year is a “tipping-point” for the association as well as the telehealth movement. With the advances in broadband and usage of communication and internet technology since the ATA’s founding in 1993, [...]
Full StoryReimbursement: Recent Legal and Marketplace Changes
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 [...]
Full StoryHow to Develop A Thriving Telemental Health Practice from Your Home
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?
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 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 [...]
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