Telemedicine Requirements

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if your practice relies on telemedicine, you need to be sure that you can provide the right kind of security and support for your patients. Telemedicine is increasingly important in an ever-growing digital world, and that means that the security of your telemedicine offerings needs to grow as well.
Applied SEM wants to help you grow your online medical presence, which includes helping you meet the telemedicine requirements you need to keep your patients and their information safe.

What You Need

Security is important in every aspect of medical situations but is, if possible, even more important for telemedicine. As technology improves for businesses, it also improves for people with more nefarious intentions, and you need to ensure that your business meets government standards for security so that you can offer telehealth solutions to your patients.

The telemedicine requirements for medical offices and clinics include things like a secure internet connection, video conferencing software, and the tech support to back these two components up. You need an internet speed of about 100 Mbps, which is a standard speed offered by major ISPs.

A secure internet connection also allows you to receive payments over the internet without worrying about your patients’ information being compromised.Your practice’s other requirements are determined by your state’s Practice Act, which can vary by state. Make sure to check your Practice Act for every type of service your office provides because some states have various Practice Acts for different medical services.

What We Offer

When you work with Applied SEM, you get a streamlined and user-friendly way to connect with patients in a safe, socially distant way. Our telemedicine platform is powered by Google and uses software that you and your patients are already familiar with. Using Google Drive and Google Cloud services allows you and patients to easily access information while remaining HIPAA compliant.

Use Google Forms for both your team and your patients. Google Meet, Google’s video conferencing software, offers live captions to ensure that patients and practitioners can easily communicate, even if parties are Deaf or hard of hearing.

How to Get Started

If you’re ready to start offering telemedicine services, reach out to Applied SEM to get started. We’ll help you learn how to use the various Google platforms to organize information and connect with your patients. We will create a starter package so that you can easily offer telehealth services, and we’ll be there for you as your business grows to offer more services.
To learn more, schedule a consultation online or call 267-354-0254.