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Authored By: Lydia Kotowski and ChatGPT 4 As the healthcare landscape evolves, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative tool with the potential to improve patient outcomes, enhance operational efficiency, and support financial sustainability. Recently, we had the opportunity to review insights from the Health AI Partnership webinar, hosted by Duke AI Health andRead more

Authored By: Sylvia Trujillo, CTRC Executive Director Our State continues to see an unprecedented surge in natural disasters, from devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to extreme heat in the Central Valley to earthquakes. These catastrophic events don’t just leave physical destruction in their wake – they create a growing mental health crisis that our traditionalRead more

Telehealth is important for providing medical care during an emergency, such as a pandemic or natural disaster. Providers can use telehealth to perform quick assessments, triage patients, and deliver patient care. Integrating telehealth into emergency preparedness plans is essential. This best practice guide from Telehealth.HHS.Gov provides detailed information and resources on using telehealth for emergencyRead more

Authored by Sylvia Trujillo The American Relief Act of 2025: Keeping Telehealth Medicare Coverage and other Flexibilities on the Table — for Now Over the weekend, the President signed the American Relief Act of 2025, a significant piece of legislation aimed at continuing essential healthcare programs and extending telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries through MarchRead more

CLICK TO VIEW Fact Sheet Overview & Resources Introduction Reliable and affordable internet access is essential for consumers and patients who need to access digital health resources. This fact sheet provides an overview to help consumers understand broadband internet and its role in digital health, addressing common questions such as: What is broadband? What isRead more

CLICK TO VIEW This checklist provides a set of questions for a health care provider to ask AI tool developers/vendors. By thoroughly evaluating the responses, healthcare providers can make informed decisions about acquiring and implementing AI tools that align with their clinical and operational needs while ensuring ethical, fair, and secure use.Read more

This course is intended to help California providers and patients advance the quadruple aim by improving health outcomes and population health, bending the cost curve, and enhancing patient and care teams’ experiences of care. Practices that embrace RPM services and technologies today, will be well-positioned to transform care. Click the button below to access theRead more

The Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is providing this informational billing guide to assist those who have questions regarding telehealth billing in general and specifically, post-PHE. The guide is primarily about Medicare fee-for-service billing as policies vary from state to state for Medicaid and commercial payers. It is not meant to be a guaranteeRead more

常見遙距診症術語 遙距診症或虛擬醫療可以包括一系列服務 以及一些與遙距診症相關的常用術語 直接遙距診症是指病人無需親自前往醫療服務中心，以接受醫療或精神健康服務。病人可以在家中使用手提電話、平板電腦、電腦或任何連接到互聯網的裝置，直接與醫生聯絡，以接受治療。 非同步遙距診症或儲存和轉發： 這是指來自醫療或精神健康辦公室的人員，以數據、圖像、語音或視像的方式，收集和記錄醫療病歷，並透過安全門戶網站，將醫療病歷發送至另一位醫生作評估，並稍後由臨床醫生以解釋、診斷、諮詢和/或治療為目的，而進行評估。 純語音電話通訊是透過電話進行的通訊。 親自探訪是指醫生與病人實際地共處一室。 遙距地點即遙距診症地點，醫生/專科醫生在該地點，遙距看病人或諮詢病人的醫生。該術語的其他常用名稱包括 ——  樞紐地點、專科地點、醫生地點和轉介地點。 面對面是指當病人親自進入醫療中心看醫生的時候。 醫學上必需的醫療服務：任何醫療問題相關兼臨床上認為適合疾病、損傷、惡疾或其症狀的預防、診斷或治療。 起源地點是指提供遙距診症服務或遙距診症諮詢時，病人實際所在的地點，通常是病人的家或醫療中心。 遙距病人監控是指從病人到其醫生的個人健康數據的收集、傳送、評估和通訊。遙距科技包括無線裝置、可穿戴感應器、植入式健康監測器、智能手提電話和流動應用程式。遙距病人監控支援持續狀況監測，以及慢性病。 遙距診症諮詢 同意是指病人同意接受虛擬診症治療，並在透過遙距診症提供醫療服務前，均獲病人同意。  Read more

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