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Bridging the Gap: How Digital Health Expands Access to Specialty Care in California 

By Mariah Getch | Blog, News, Providers | 0 comment | 13 January, 2025 | 0

California, known for its diverse geography and vibrant communities, faces a significant challenge in healthcare: access to specialty care. From the bustling urban centers of Los Angeles and San Francisco to the remote, rural regions of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada, patients across the state experience disparities in accessing specialists for conditions requiringRead more

Nutrition Counseling Checklist: Two-Way Interactive Audio-Video Telehealth

By Mariah Getch | Featured, News, Providers | 0 comment | 30 October, 2024 | 0

This checklist from the California Telehealth Resource Center (CTRC) supports healthcare providers in delivering effective and secure two-way interactive audio/video telehealth services. It guides providers through crucial steps, including verifying clinical appropriateness, obtaining required consents, and ensuring patients have adequate technology and a private setting. It also covers provider conduct, preparation for potential technology issues,Read more

Nutrition Counseling Checklist: Audio-Only Telehealth

By Mariah Getch | Featured, News, Providers | 0 comment | 30 October, 2024 | 0

This comprehensive checklist from the California Telehealth Resource Center (CTRC) helps providers determine when audio-only telehealth is clinically appropriate and feasible for patients. It covers essential considerations such as clinical suitability, technology limitations, and necessary consent for Medi-Cal and Medicare patients. Additionally, the checklist ensures patient preparedness, privacy, and establishes an emergency communication plan. DesignedRead more

Digital Health Tools in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation, and Recovery: An Environmental Scan

By Mariah Getch | Blog, Disaster Preparedness, Featured, Providers | 0 comment | 23 October, 2024 | 0

Authored By: Crystal Baker, MPH Student Crystal is an MPH student at Youngstown State University. She has experience working with various non-profit organizations, focusing on community health, advocacy, and program coordination. Her work often involves addressing social determinants of health and fostering collaboration to support health equity and access. As part of her capstone withRead more

California’s Heat and Air Quality Crisis: How Remote Physiological Monitoring and HIPAA-Compliant Texting Can Help 

By Mariah Getch | Blog, Disaster Preparedness, Featured, News | 0 comment | 2 October, 2024 | 0

With extreme weather events becoming more frequent, California’s healthcare system is adopting new technologies to safeguard at-risk populations. Tools such as Remote Physiological Monitoring provide continuous health data, while secure texting platforms enable immediate patient outreach. Together, these solutions help providers deliver real-time assistance and vital information during heat waves and air quality alerts. ByRead more

Disaster-Proofing Digital Health in CA: How to Stay Connected When Disasters Disrupt Infrastructure 

By Mariah Getch | and Response, Blog, Featured, News | 0 comment | 1 October, 2024 | 0

As natural disasters increasingly affect California and our nation, healthcare providers are turning to digital health technologies to ensure patients can still receive care when physical facilities are damaged or inaccessible. Whether facing power outages or connectivity disruptions, providers and patients alike must be prepared with backup solutions to keep digital health systems running. ThisRead more

The Healthcare Connect Fund: Broadband Subsidy Opportunity

By Mariah Getch | Broadband, Featured, Funding Opportunities, News | 0 comment | 1 August, 2024 | 0

CLICK TO VIEW The Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program provides a 65% discount on eligible broadband connectivity expenses for eligible rural health care providers (HCPs). You can apply as an individual health care provider or as a consortium, i.e., a group of HCPs that can be both rural and non-rural. Not sure if you areRead more

The California Teleconnect Fund: Broadband Subsidy Opportunity

By Mariah Getch | Broadband, Featured, Funding Opportunities, News | 0 comment | 1 August, 2024 | 0

CLICK TO VIEW The California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) program provides a 50% discount on advanced communication services (including Internet access and broadband services) to qualifying schools, libraries, community colleges, government-owned hospitals/health clinics, and community-based organizations. Not sure if you are eligible? Check out our comprehensive fact sheet.Read more

Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET) – Assess your practice!

By Mariah Getch | Cybersecurity, General Tools, News, Providers | 0 comment | 18 July, 2024 | 0

The Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET) from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency provides a systematic, disciplined, and repeatable approach for evaluating an organization’s security posture. CSET is a desktop software tool that guides asset owners and operators through a step-by-step process to evaluate industrial control system (ICS) and information technology (IT) network security practices.Read more

Health Care Artificial Intelligence (AI) Toolkit

By Mariah Getch | Artificial Intelligence, General Tools, Guidelines and Toolkits | 0 comment | 17 July, 2024 | 0

The rapid increase in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems and applications in healthcare has occurred seemingly overnight.  Clinicians, operational staff, and provider leadership may not be aware that they are utilizing an AI system, may not know what questions to ask, nor know what policies, procedures, processes, and professional training should be in place toRead more

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