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Walmart launches telehealth program aimed at diabetes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enrolled members or employees will participate in an initial consultation with a licensed medical provider to discuss patient history, eating habits and more. The aim, said vendors, is to identify gaps in care and depression risks, while scheduling a follow-up visit with licensed behavioral health therapists to address each area.

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Build Knowledge With Healthcare Compliance Courses

MedTrainer

Provide required and often hard-to-find CE courses for licensed employees. Customization: Don’t assign the same training to all employees. Regulatory agencies require different training based on the healthcare worker’s role, so you should also assign training by role and care setting.

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MATE Act Compliance: Everything You Need to Know About the 8-Hour Training Requirement

MedTrainer

Now, effective June 27, 2023, all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners will need to complete a one-time, eight-hour training requirement for DEA licensing (every three years). Adding expiration dates to each document or license will automatically trigger reminder emails for both you and the provider.

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Email Security Incidents Reported by HealthPlex and Optima Dermatology

HIPAA Journal

No evidence was found to indicate Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, or financial account/payment card information were exposed or compromised. Healthplex said notification letters were sent to affected individuals on April 15, 2022, who have been offered complimentary identity theft protection services through Lifelock.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

expansion Pennsylvania Hospital to Use Drones to Deliver Meds Superbug Infection Spreading In PA, Around U.S.:

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Automating Accessibility in Health IT – Part 2

Healthcare IT Today

When Deque felt that Axe-core was ready, it released the library as free and open source software (under the Mozilla Public License 2.0). Both companies promise compliance with WCAG andthe ADA. The tool determines where you fail to follow the advice in the WCAG specification. This was a bold move that paid off.

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The Pendulum Swings Both Ways: State Responses to Protect Reproductive Health Data, Post-Roe

Health Law Advisor

2] In addition, the law would (1) require the state attorney general to seek a civil penalty of not less than $100,000 for each violation [3] and (2) require the state medical board to revoke the license of any health care professional who “performs, induces, or attempts” an abortion in violation of the statute. [4]. 1] Thomas Dobbs v.

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