It is important to understand how to make sure your telehealth video app is HIPAA compliant so that your patients’ information can be secured properly. For discussion purposes, we will consider a telehealth application where patients may search for doctors and then schedule a video consultation with them.
Here is a list of patient identifying information you need to secure in your healthcare application, as summarized from HIPAA.com. Protected HIPAA Health Information should be: Names, Geographic subdivisions smaller than a state, including address, city, county, precinct, zip code All elements of the dates related to
The Telehealth HIPAA Compliance Primer can be an important feature in telehealth security. In order to be HIPAA compliant, an organization must be able to show that they have developed their IT systems according to the security and privacy guidelines of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
It’s important to consider the full scope of functionality that you want your telehealth application to implement. The must have features in telehealth applications differ based on how you want your application to function. Building it in multiple stages is usually the preferred method to control costs
