Using FaceTime for Telemedicine
The following white paper is freely available for distribution. You can sign up for more resources on the HIPAA guidelines and using other video applications using the form below. For any questions or demo requests, please email info@simplevisit.com.
There seems to be a general assumption that common commercial video clients, such as Apple’s FaceTime, are automatically disqualified from use in telemedicine. This misguided perspective is likely due to fear of compromising HIPAA regulations on privacy. The following White Paper addresses this assumption and definitively affirms that FaceTime can be “HIPAA Compliant.”
As the use of telemedicine applications increase in the United States, so does the concerns and regulations regarding patient privacy. Consumer demand for improved access and convenience to healthcare has resulted in a surge of technology innovations that must promise a secure exchange of patient health information.
For telemedicine solutions including video visits, a major challenge is utilizing a reliable, secure, yet intuitive video client or network connectivity. Most televisit or video conferencing solutions center around a proprietary platform or software application that can control the exchange is encrypted and within federal regulations.
Getting Started with Telemedicine?
We’re here to help! Browse through a library of resources focused on Direct-to-Patient Telemedicine Policy and Best Practices or sign up for our next webinar on using FaceTime and other relevant topics in telemedicine.
Call 877.838.4748 with questions on getting started.
ATA: State of the States 2019 Report
Industry Update | July 31, 2019The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has recently released one of the most comprehensive surveys of legislation and reimbursement for telehealth services in the nation… and reveals an encouraging glimpse of the future. The ATA is...
Experience Telehealth: Learn the Language
By Allie Clark | 8 min read | July 25, 2019[Part 1 of 3] Learning the Language of Telehealth There is a foundation for healthcare that transcends any specific medical field, location or tools used for care. That foundation is hope. Hope in better outcomes for a...
Teletherapy Proposal for MD Social Workers
Maryland Deliberates Over Adding Social Work Clinicians to the List of Telehealth-Eligible Providers The field of teletherapy is rapidly expanding and is positioned to be the area of virtual care with the most widespread and consistent patient engagement, physician...