Telemental Health: Being a Flexible Therapist with Telehealth
Offering counseling via telehealth is an excellent way to bring quality care to your patients across the country. Telehealth provides you freedom from geographic constraints, allowing for more flexibility than traditional office-based therapy. It also enables service providers to work efficiently and reduce overhead costs while providing services that would not otherwise be possible without […]
What You Should Know About HIPAA-Compliant Telehealth Platforms
HIPAA compliance is an integral part of any telehealth platform design. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects patient privacy and confidentiality by requiring that health care providers, including physicians, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare organizations, maintain strict security measures to ensure the privacy of protected health information (PHI). Telehealth platforms should comply […]
Optimizing Your Behavioral Health Practice with Telehealth
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, around 10 million Americans have a severe mental disorder. In addition, nearly 60 percent of people experiencing a mental health condition have not sought treatment for their symptoms and may be in danger of worsening their situation. When it comes to behavioral and mental health conditions, timely […]
How Offering Telehealth Augments In-Person Appointments
According to the survey done by American Medical Association, a growing number of physicians are enthusiastic about telehealth, and many physicians and practices are planning to expand telehealth services even more in the future. Telehealth has become a convenient method for patients and providers to meet in real-time without visiting clinics. While telehealth is often […]
The Advanced Tools in a Telehealth Platform
If you’re a doctor or therapist looking for new and innovative ways to provide care for your patients, it is imperative that you look at telehealth platforms. These platforms offer a wide range of advanced tools that can help you provide the best possible care for your patients. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some […]
Why Consumers Love Telehealth
Keeping up with your health is everything, so why do so many patients have trouble doing this? Well it’s not just apathy or simple inconveniences. There are many reasons that can prevent a patient from either Seeking care when they need it Keeping up with their prescribed care Following through on annual check-ups What are […]
5 Ways Telehealth Benefits Your Practice
In today’s connected world, a majority of healthcare patients prefer easy access to physician services over in-person office visits. Whether a patient needs advice on a child’s fever, wants clarification on medication or presents with a condition that can be assessed and treated remotely, virtual visits offer on-demand care without the loss of time or the cost […]
Ditching Traditional Doctor Visits
In a previous article we observed that nearly every medical specialty in healthcare can incorporate Telehealth; we also saw who the driving force is: Millennials. With over 77 million individuals born between 1982 and 2004, millennials make up nearly 40% of the country’s workforce. Additionally, they are expected to surpass Baby Boomers as the country’s […]
3 Telehealth Benefits You May Not Have Considered
In the past, doctors made regular house calls to provide medical assistance to patients who were homebound because of severe illnesses. This convenience is rarely heard of these days. The need, however, does still exist. In fact, for the more than 100 million Americans suffering from chronic disease, going to an office to receive medical treatment […]
Current eNLC States and the Impact on Nurses
The eNLC Breaks Down Licensure Barriers for Telehealth Nurses For the past eighteen years, the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) has predominantly operated out of twenty-five states. The NLC was a big success for nursing eighteen years ago because it effectively allowed nurses to maintain their license from the state where they were residing, while working in another state without getting an additional […]