Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

The American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) telemedicine toolkit summarizes telemedicine’s introduction to the medical field, benefits and challenges associated with it, requirements of a successful telemedicine program and how to get started.

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) provides a startup checklist to assist in the operations of telehealth. It gives direction with the implementation and workflow of these services. It also focuses on reinforcing the physician’s role in physician-patient engagement.

A guide is available to prepare healthcare professionals in the use of technology in healthcare. Telehealth experts base these principles from the policies they develop. Literature suggests that telecommunications can be useful in healthcare by using this foundation.

This decision guide features steps to determine the staffing needs for conducting telehealth in your practice or facility. It focuses on the advantages and disadvantages that interest staff and clinicians connected to virtual visitation.

This presentation provides a solid foundation in understanding the legal and regulatory issues surrounding telemedicine, including licensure, the standard of care, informed consent and credentialing and privileging. This presentation has been updated from Complying with Telemedicine Requirements by Nadia de la Houssaye, Attorney at Law, Jones-Walker, LLP, and given at the LHA Trust Funds Trends in Healthcare Seminar on July 13, 2017.

Telemedicine is the hot topic of healthcare these days and is predicted to be the future of healthcare. Many questions have arisen in regard to this practice, particularly in establishment of this project. Concerns include issues related to the finances, security, environment and representatives involved in this process. Specific steps need to be taken in order to develop a successful telemedicine program. Here are 10 critical steps that have been identified to ensure all bases are covered in order to implement this service.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.

Active shooter training is vital for all staff in a healthcare organization as they are the eyes and ears of the facility. These resources help ensure staff are trained and prepared to address violent/aggressive behavior/situations.