Telehealth is the use of telecommunications to facilitate healthcare delivery. As such, telehealth is seen as a tool to augment, and not replace, the clinical practice, judgment, and expertise of a healthcare provider.
Senior Risk Management and Patient Safety Specialist, Lee McMullin, and Vice President of Practice Optimization and Residents Program Director, Carole A. Lambert MPA, RN, were recently been honored by the Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (SCAHRM) for their outstanding work with the professional society.
If your medical office uses texting as a mode of communication within the organization and with patients, it is important to take steps to incorporate secure text messaging into your practice’s communications in order to remain HIPAA compliant.
Getting audited by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), is becoming increasingly likely for medical professionals.