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22Mar/20

2020 COVID-19 Triggers Telehealth and Work from Home

COVID-19 is unexpectedly challenging the world in unprecedented ways and Healthcare businesses are reinventing themselves as they redefine new day-to-day operations in order to survive.

Is your practice, clinic or facility ready for the new normal? … Seeing patients online and having your Back-office staff working remotely? … who would’ve thought!

Seeing patients online and having your Back-office staff working remotely?

Telehealth and working from home may sound daunting, but it is something a practice can no longer postpone. If you don’t have the expertise in house, reach out to reliable technical and clinical coding experts to assist you.

Free HIPAA compliant Remote Work Guidelines Policy Template

Confronting this pandemic is not only stretching the entire global healthcare industry, it is reshaping patient care here in the US in ways not conceivable or even imaginable just a couple of weeks ago.

1) Medicine – Find safe temporary therapies and ultimately a vaccine at the speed of light.

2) Patient Care – The entire population across the globe is being told to stay home.

3) Staff – Employees must have the ability to work from home.

The sad reality is that in the Healthcare industry none of the above could ever be achieved without removing many roadblocks currently in place. There is no fast tracking with the FDA. Healthcare businesses are just not setup or equipped to simply turn on the switch and begin seeing patients remotely or have employees work from home. Not entirely their fault, stringent HIPAA regulations have impeded the healthcare industry from adopting emerging technologies.  

So, what just happened?  In the course of a week, the FDA and CMS have revised and/or removed certain policies, paving the way for innovation, so scientists and medical professionals can quickly develop temporary therapies until a vaccine is approved. New approaches to testing for highly contagious virus such as “Drive-thru Testing” and “Self-Testing” are being explored and physicians can now leverage on telemedicine to drastically improve patient care.     

physicians can now leverage on telemedicine to drastically improve patient care.

The effect of “9/11” impacted the US greatly as well as other parts of the world; the effect of COVID-19 is impacting the entire world so it is highly unlikely that the roadblocks removed will ever come back.

Regulations in Healthcare must foster embracing new technologies, improving patient outcomes, reducing costs, and preparing physicians for the next crisis.   

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As a way to help you get started, click here to request your free HIPAA compliant Remote Work Guidelines Policy Template.

Stay tuned for the next blog as things continue to develop.