How patient engagement technology can improve health equity

PYA Principal Martie Ross is a co-presenter during the on-demand webinar, “Spoiler Alert: Telehealth Is Just Healthcare but with a Smartphone—Get the Scoop on How to Increase Your CMS Telehealth Reimbursements.” Martie and the other panelists discuss changes to the new Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which allows providers to bill for common practices, such as texting colleagues to coordinate patient care. The presenters outline the practical details of the telehealth codes, which impact organizations across the continuum of care, and explain how technology can allow providers to remotely interact with patients.

Behavioral health practitioners, including social workers, psychologists, mental health and substance use counselors, psychiatric nurses, and psychiatrists, face a wide range of complex ethical challenges. What are the limits of clients' confidentiality rights? How do I manage boundaries and dual relationships in a small community? How should I respond to clients' Facebook friend requests? When is it appropriate to share personal information with clients? Is it ethical to provide services to clients remotely without ever meeting them in person? Inevitably, practitioners encounter challenging ethical dilemmas that require sound judgment in order to protect clients and service providers.

This interactive webinar will focus on cultural diversity, cultural awareness and health equity, in recognition of Black History Month and Women’s History Month. The presentation will review cultural awareness.

The cyberthreat landscape for the healthcare industry continues to evolve with clear evidence that securing connected medical devices require a different approach to that of IT devices. Through year-long research, Zingbox analyzed the underlying vulnerabilities of connected medical devices, identified the particular type of medical devices requiring attention, and the security implications of IoT devices as a whole to the healthcare community. The research also found promising trends in how care providers are improving the security of their network. Join us as we provide the details of our findings.