Cathy Cardew, Preventionist
Now more than ever in the world we live in currently, the hot word on everyone's lips is "telehealth."What's telehealth you ask?
Telehealth is the use of electronic information, telecommunication and technology to support things we would have usually done in-person such as clinical health care, health-related education, public health and administration, etc. Telehealth encompasses so much and is truly the next rising wave in health care.Some examples of Telehealth include:
Given the current Coronavirus crisis outbreak, the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just announced that it will waive HIPAA violation penalties for health care providers so that they can better serve patients through telehealth during this public health emergency.This waiver will apply popular communication apps such as FaceTime or Skype to be used so that doctors can get to their patients in a more direct way while still practicing the recommended act of social distancing.The future is upon us with telehealth and just in the nick of time.Stay well!
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Wellspring Center for Prevention continues to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19, especially as it affects the communities we serve. As an important source of services for those in need, we have every intention of continuing our mission especially in times of uncertainty. We are doing our best to minimize risk to our staff and clients and continue with decision we made when the pandemic started. Those decisions affect how we provide services that ensure your and our staff’s safety. Which is why our staff continues to provide services remotely. And why staff rotates into the office while maintaining work from home. We promise to respond to your emails and phone calls as soon as we can and we appreciate your patience as we adjust to this new normal. Please stay safe and take care of yourself and your loved ones.