Telehealth & HIPAA: What Physicians Need to Know To Be Compliant

As with conventional medicine, a telehealth and video physician or caregiver must uphold the same duties to safeguard a patient’s medical record and keep their treatments confidential. In addition, storage of electronic documents, pictures, and audio/video recordings must uphold the same precaution and care credited to paper documents. By Allan Ridings, senior risk management & patient safety specialist, Cooperative of American Physicians