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For Oak Orchard, telehealth relieves shortage of medical, dental and mental health pros

Healthcare It News

COVID-19 forced Oak Orchard Health, a health system based in Brockport, New York, to change the way it did almost everything at its health centers – beginning with its inability to see patients face to face. THE PROBLEM But services were needed more than ever. Typically, patients are unable to get reliable transportation.

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The future of the waiting room, and how telemedicine and mobile health could change it

Healthcare It News

Dr. David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health, a primary care national healthcare organization featuring telemedicine and mobile health, believes the healthcare industry should reduce unnecessary inconveniences – such as extensive travel or wait times – from the healthcare experience.

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FTC, OCR send warning letter to hospitals about online tracking pixels

Healthcare It News

Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights this week in reminding healthcare organizations about their responsibilities for third-party disclosures of protected health information under HIPAA, the FTC Act and the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule. The FTC adds a warning about consumer protection laws.

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The Power of the Caregiver-Patient Relationship with Todd Otten, MD and Joshua Judy | E. 93

Vie Healthcare

Episode Introduction In a wide-ranging conversation, Todd and Joshua share their transformative patient-doctor journey, the most important component of the quadruple aim, and why healthcare providers need to ‘’put the keyboard down.’’ You want the best for the patient experience. You want quality care.

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Love and Health: The Education of Abner Mason, SameSky Health

Health Populi

And that, you will learn, has everything to do with loving parents, the power of education from a young age, a curious mind, and an open heart along life’s twists and turns. He didn’t know or feel it at the time, but looking back, he realizes he came from a very low-income family. Abner grew up in Durham, North Carolina.

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The Great Resignation: 7 ways healthcare organizations are working to improve provider retention

CHQ Healthcare

Meanwhile, Medscape reports that 20 percent of physicians have thought about leaving medicine to pursue nonclinical careers. You might get a bonus when you start, and then if you stick around for a year, you get another bonus,” she says. “We Provider engagement surveys can help you pinpoint problem areas.

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The Importance of Telehealth Parity Laws

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With the importance of social distancing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become a valuable tool in giving patients the medical and behavioral health care they need. How to Know if a Plan Must Follow Parity. Table of Contents. Understanding What Telehealth Parity Means. States With Telehealth Parity Laws.