Hospice News June 20, 2023
Patient data protection and telehealth compliance are key pieces for hospices to bear in mind when navigating technology partnerships in a post-pandemic regulatory landscape.
Hospices are facing regulatory concerns since the COVID-19 public health emergency ended (PHE) on May 11 that have centered around telehealth. Some telehealth flexibilities temporarily instituted during the PHE will linger until the end of 2024, while others have already ended.
Hospices are also facing the growing risk of cybersecurity threats that have included incidents of exposed private health information belonging to patients.
Looking within a hospice organization’s system capabilities before seeking a technology partner is a crucial step, according to Dr. Balu Natarajan, chief medical officer of AccentCare Hospice.
“Good hospices know their own systems’...
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