Telehealth
What video platforms are suitable for telehealth?
Ensuring security and confidentiality of patient data has always been a legal requirement for health professionals. With the health industry’s rapid shift to telehealth, this principle remains unchanged. As we introduce video consultations to our practice, the selection of a safe and secure video platform is therefore paramount. Why is platform quality important? …
Read MoreList of Research Articles About Telehealth In Physiotherapy
These are the journal articles on telehealth in physiotherapy that i have collected over the years. Please note that these articles are all Physiotherapy telehealth specific, and don’t cover other allied health professions. If you create one for another health profession, please share it with me. This is a live table, so it is always…
Read MorePodcast Interview on Talking HealthTech
In this interview with Peter Birch on the Talking HealthTech podcast, I reflect on the rise of telehealth in allied health, the technology needed to be an effective Telehealth provider, the funding for Telehealth, and some hot tips for aspiring entrepreneurs about what makes a stand out Telehealth platform.
Read MoreThe Zoom Security Breach For Telehealth Users
On Tuesday 9th of July, software engineer and tech journalist Jonathan Leitschuh published an article on tech blog Medium outlining a security vulnerability he had uncovered within the Zoom video conferencing system. Zoom responded to the disclosure on the same day, and has since released updates that they state will address the issue. I…
Read MoreUse Of A VPN In Telehealth And Digital Practice
What is a VPN, and what is the potential role of a VPN in telehealth? There is currently poor clarity regarding how therapist and client location affects professional regulations in digital practice. In these discussions, the concept of VPN usage is commonly introduced. So what exactly is it? VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. A…
Read MoreHow To Get Started With Telehealth
Have you been toying with the idea of transitioning your health service to the online space? Are you wondering how to get started with telehealth? One of the most common questions that I get asked by health professionals regarding digital practice is simply how to get started. So in this post I will give…
Read More5 Key Themes from the 2019 Australian Telehealth Conference
I spent the last 2 days attending the Australian Telehealth Conference in Brisbane. The conference format, venue and teabag selection were nothing innovative. However the sessions were, on the most part, heartwarming stories of successful digital practice rolled out across a huge range of settings. The value of these gatherings is often in the identification…
Read MoreData Security In Digital Practice
Are you confused about your obligations for maintaining data security in digital practice? When you start researching tech platforms to use for telehealth, you rapidly get hit by a tsunami of acronyms such as HIPAA, BAAs, GDPR, OAIC and PIPEDA. There’s a lot more to data security in digital practice than perhaps you initially…
Read MoreYour Digital Practice Workflow – Which Components In Which Order?
Are you struggling to set up your digital practice workflow? Payment gateways. Intake forms. Appointment bookings. Screening questions. It is easy to be confused about all of the different steps in a telehealth consultation, and what order they should all go in. This post is designed to get you thinking about the different components…
Read MoreHow To Market Your Telehealth Business
How To Market Your Telehealth Service It doesn’t matter how good your online consultation process is, if you don’t know how to market your telehealth business, you will struggle to get patients through the virtual door. Branding and marketing are therefore some of the most crucial components to any successful digital health practice. From logos…
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