Telehealth can be the right call for cost-conscious employers—if HIPAA standards are met
14 June, 2016
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes
Telehealth—an alternate means of providing medical services by phone or video consultations, email, remote passive monitoring services or the electronic transmittal of medical information—has been around for years, but it is fast becoming a medical service option provided by employers as an alternat...
HIPAA Certificates Requirement Ending
16 December, 2014
Estimated time to read: 45 seconds
HIPAA certificates of creditable coverage have served workers well to prove they have had health coverage and may be exempt from exclusions when changing health coverage. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) proposed eliminating these certifica...