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Should TikTok Doctors Owe Any Duty of Care Toward Their Followers?

Bill of Health

By Sarah Gabriele Doctors are now using social media platforms to spread medical knowledge and to interact with the communities that they are actively building. A recent survey showed that almost 1 in 5 Americans now turn to TikTok before their doctor for health advice.

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

epicenters of the COVID-19 crisis, were some of the first to feel the brunt of the disease's effects. "But primary care doctors are the front line of healthcare in this country, and their patients still needed care." Review, revise and communicate telehealth malpractice policies. " If the U.S.

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Health Provider News – May 13, 2022

Hall Render

FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Alabama hospital rationing medical supplies due to COVID disruptions in China. Alabama sees bump in COVID-19 cases, state health department monitoring. Covid-19 continues climbing in state.

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Audio-Video Telehealth, Mobile Device Management & You

AIHC

How is the organization training its workforce (management, doctors, nurses, and staff) on policies and procedures? ? How does the organization hold its workforce (management, doctors, nurses, and staff) accountable for non-compliance? As AIHC advises, another resource is legal advice through your malpractice insurance company.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now? Here’s why. Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US.

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AI, licensing and remote prescribing among key issues facing telepsychiatry

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually. Some parts of our practice do leverage telemedicine prescribing flexibilities, and we were part of that scramble to align with DEA’s original proposed rules.

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Health Provider News – July 22, 2022

Hall Render

Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US. Telemedicine exec among 36 charged in $1.2B Health systems eye perks of M&A post-COVID shock. Omicron variant fueling uptick in Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations. Advocates concerned about Alabama’s telemedicine law. CMS proposes 2.7%