Telehealth

true or false? A phone cable can establish a secure connection for a telehealth encounter

false

true or false? Interprofessional collaboration is impossible when utilizing Telehealth.

false

true or false? Third party payors have to follow Medicare rules for reimbursing a telehealth visit.

false

The best place for the lighting source is

in front of you, with the light facing you

The best position for the camera is

slightly above eye level

The general rule of framing is the

1/3 rule

The benefits of Telehealth include which of the following: Reduced use of ED or hospital Increased patient access to providers Improved continuity of care Cost savings All of the above

All of the above

Business Associate

An entity that provides telehealth equipment but has no access to patient personal health information.

Health workers in remote areas of the world can communicate with specialists using webcams and Network security systems electrocardiographs electrocardiograms fiber optics

Network security systems

One of the main ethical issues related to Telehealth is: Disclosure of past medical history Patient confidentiality Drug abuse None of the above are ethical considerations

Patient confidentiality

An 1135 Waiver to the Social Security Act can be used: When a public health emergency is declared. Anytime regulators want to make an exception to rules. Never During the first quarter of each year.

When a public health emergency is declared.

Those who provide clinical services through telehealth/telemedicine must uphold the standards of professionalism expected in in-person interactions which include: Be proficient in the use of the relevant technologies and comfortable interacting with patients Confirming that telehealth/telemedicine services are appropriate for that patient's individual situation and medical needs Documenting the clinical evaluation and prescription all of the above

all of the above

Types of Telehealth include: Mobile health or mHealth Realtime or synchronous Store and forward or asynchronous telemonitoring or remote monitoring all of the above

all of the above

Legal aspects of telehealth include: Standard of Care Allowed providers Malpractice Licensing all responses are correct

all responses are correct

Managing telehealth risk includes: Ensuring informed consent Thorough documentation Liability Correct reimbursement all responses are correct

all responses are correct

A Business Associate is any person or entity that performs functions involving the use of or access to protected health information in order to provide services on behalf of or for a covered entity under HIPAA. Anybody an entity does business with. Covered entities do not have business associates.

any person or entity that performs functions involving the use of or access to protected health information in order to provide services on behalf of or for a covered entity under HIPAA.

The healthcare provider should look at

at the camera

Noise from rustling paper, keyboard clicks and other background sounds take attention away from the patient breaks engagement with the patient can diminish empathy is not a concern

breaks engagement with the patient

Telemedicine allows hospitals to optimize the use of their personnel by: Allowing them to take more vacation time and personal days outsourcing all work to other places the ability to have other specialities and/or providers view images cross training multiple disciplines

the ability to have other specialities and/or providers view images

Your eyes should be in the

top third of the monitor screen

true or false? All providers who are eligible to bill Medicare for their professional services can provide telehealth services during the 1135 COVID-19 Waiver including physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, and others who can bill Medicare.

true

true or false? IPE combined with Telehealth technology, provides providers with knowledge and skills necessary for interprofessional care regardless of geographic barriers.

true

true or false? In order to reimburse for telehealth services, Medicare requires that services are provided by one of the allowed providers.

true

true or false? Practitioners need to be licensed in the state where the patient is located in order to practice telehealth in that state (not counting the 1135 waiver).

true

true or false? States are largely responsible for creating telehealth regulations.

true

true or false? Telehealth promotes team based care. It also promotes interprofessional collaborative care, rather than silos.

true

true or false? To comply with HIPAA privacy requirements, telehealth technology must allow for fully encrypted data transmission and provide secure connections.

true

Which of the following situations is not considered part of Telehealth? transmission of still images remote monitoring of vital signs word processing videoconferencing

word processing