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    PREVIOUS WEBINAR MATERIALS NOW AVAILABLE

    Designed for healthcare professionals seeking to stay informed on evolving regulations, this session covered critical changes in California's digital health landscape, upcoming Medicare policies for 2025, and the latest updates on federal DEA regulations. Attendees stayed ahead of compliance requirements, understood how these shifts impacted their practice, and ensured their organizations were prepared for the future of digital health. 
     

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    UPCOMING DIGITAL HEALTH WEBINARS

    Presented by Christian Milaster, MS, Ingenium Digital Health Advisors & Trevor Cunningham, MHA, MPH, Ingenium Digital Health Advisors 

    Digital Health equity encompasses a variety of barriers including digital literacy and access to adequate technology and connectivity. Community access points such as libraries and schools offer a great alternative to home-based telehealth, removing those barriers. Since 2022, Christian and his team have worked on the strategy, design, and implementation of telehealth services in over 10 schools and libraries connecting them with 6 clinical providers in an innovative, provider- and technology-agnostic approach in rural North Central Washington. In this presentation focused on pragmatic guidance, Christian and Trevor will share their approach, best practices, and the key lessons learned so that you can launch your own school or library telehealth services.
     
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    Presented by Sarah Rahman, MD, MPH, Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Alameda Health System

    This presentation will explore the results of a comprehensive study that assessed the implementation of digital navigation programs across primary care clinics serving marginalized populations in California. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the successes and challenges of these programs, with actionable recommendations for improving digital health equity. Digital navigators, clinicians, and health system leaders will benefit from learning how to better support patients in overcoming barriers to virtual care access.
     
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    TELEHEALTH NEWS & RESOURCES

    Second Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications On March 1, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), promulgated two notices of proposed rulemakings (NPRMs) soliciting comments on proposals to allow for prescribing of controlled medications pursuant to the practice of telemedicine in instances where the prescribing practitioner has never conducted an in-person medical evaluation of the patient. 
    LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT OF DIGITAL NAVIGATION IN THE CALIFORNIA SAFETY NET Learn more about the findings of this landscape assessment, funded by the California Health Care Foundation, via the link.

    New DEA Rule Expected to Extend Controlled Substance Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities Through 2025 After considerable pressure from both Congress and the White House, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted a proposed rule regarding flexibilities on telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances on October 11, 2024.

    AI-powered RPM boosts care for chronic conditions while saving costs Artificial intelligence is helping improve remote patient monitoring technology, with especially promising applications focused on diabetes. 

    CMS releases Acute Hospital Care at Home study Patients who receive hospital care at home generally have lower mortality rates than their brick-and-mortar inpatient counterparts, according to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report on the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative.

    Medi-Cal: Billing Services for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) This section includes information for billing services rendered by Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).

    Effectiveness of mHealth Apps for Maternal Health Care Delivery: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews Globally, the use of mobile health (mHealth) apps or interventions has increased. Robust synthesis of existing systematic reviews on mHealth apps may offer useful insights to guide maternal health clinicians and policy makers. This systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness or impact of mHealth apps on maternal health care delivery globally.

    Quality measures of virtual care in ambulatory healthcare environments: a scoping review Delivery of virtual care increased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and persisted after physical distancing measures ended. However, little is known about how to measure the quality of virtual care, as current measures focus on in-person care and may not apply to a virtual context. This scoping review aims to understand the connections between virtual care modalities used with ambulatory patient populations and quality measures across the Quintuple Aim (provider experience, patient experience, per capita cost, population health and health equity).

    WRAP-EM Telecritical Care Checklist This checklist is designed as a reminder of what issues need to be addressed prior to a Tele critical care engagement between hospitals for COVID-19 coverage. 

    The Latest Regional Legislation & Regulation Updates The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center keeps this resource up to date with the latest policy changes that may impact patients, providers, and/or payers in this region. Check back often for the latest updates.
     

    MORE EVENTS & WEBINARS

    TeleBehavioral Health: Working with Interpreters via Telehealth


    Nov 15, 2024 - Virtual

    TeleBehavioral Health 501 is a free twelve-part webinar series open to anyone providing services to individuals who live with mental health and substance use issues. 
     

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    CISA Services: Federal Cybersecurity Resources for Telehealth


    Nov 14, 2024 - Virtual

    This presentation will introduce Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Health Sector Coordinating Council, and the joint CISA/HHS Cybersecurity Toolkit. We’ll cover cybersecurity resources available to telehealth providers, including vulnerability scanning, cyber risk assessments, and training at no cost.

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