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Telehealth Rules Post-PHE: What You Need to Know To Maintain Your ROI

The COVID-19 PHE came to an end on May 11, 2023 and with it many of the telehealth flexibilities that allowed for the expansion of telehealth. We’ve put together this quick summary of all the telehealth rule changes you need to know to make sure you are keeping compliant and…

VSee + Advantech: A Countrywide Deployment Across Hospitals in Qatar

Summary:  VSee and Advantech team up to allow Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) to develop and deploy the best medical teleconsultation and point-of-care services in Qatar by combining VSee’s simple telehealth software and Advantech’s AMiS mobile medical carts for a complete Telemedicine Solution. Photo courtesy: Advantech and HMC Interview with Swati…

The Intelligent Medical Spa Model – How To Never Turn A Patient Away

The SpaKinect Telehealth Story For Alain Gazaui, SpaKinect was a calling. Seven years ago he noticed medical spas falling victim to medical board prior treatment approval compliance issues – from nurses being arrested to businesses being closed. The industry needed a solution, a way to bridge compliance and simplicity for…

Why Did Vidyo Sell So Cheap – Where Do Zoom, BlueJeans, & VSee Fit In?

Vidyo was the original video conference startup that set the bar for others to aspire. They created the first software-based video system that was good enough to disrupt the traditional videoconference titans such as Cisco/Tandberg, Polycom, Microsoft Skype for Business….   They had a roaring start in a market that was…

Zoom for Healthcare vs. VSee

Weighing your telehealth platform options and not sure where to start? Or maybe you’re contract is coming up and you’re looking for a better alternative to your current telehealth platform. In this article, we’ll be covering two popular telehealth options: Zoom for healthcare and VSee telehealth. What are the pros…

What’s Missing from Telehealth? Get Insights from Microsoft, Verizon, Dell, Seton, and more at VSee ATA booth #613

Get your free ATA 2017 Expo Pass here compliments of VSee, then hit the ATA exhibit floor for expert telehealth talks in VSee booth #613. Learn about telehealth best practices, health policy news and the hottest trends from healthcare executives, practicing physicians, and telehealth innovators. Featuring talks from Microsoft, Verizon,…

Will Texas Kill the Teladoc & AmWell Business Model: Finding a Blueprint for Telemedicine Policy

  The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has been mired in a long-standing lawsuit with Teladoc over regulations restricting the practice of telemedicine. Is this a battle to control telemedicine businesses or is it something more? Join our telehealth policy expert, Dr. Nancy Dickey, as we take an in-depth look inside the TMB’s…

Success in Telemedicine: The Nitty Gritty on Implementation, Billing, & Patient Engagement — Ranya Habash, MD – Everbridge, Hipaachat

Telemedicine success comes from simple solutions easily adopted by physicians Telemedicine has been practiced for years where it has been saving taxpayers money such as in the Texas prisons. The problem was that mainstream telemedicine devices were clunky and complicated to use. Physicians then and now were not willing to…

History and Evolution of Telemedicine Technology

History and Evolution of Telemedicine Technology Many people assume that telemedicine must be very new. But the history of telemedicine technology is long and varied. In the early 20th century, British medical students were required to walk around London’s Hyde Park and watch how other people walked. They tried to diagnose…

Is Emergency Telemedicine Failing Because We’re Using the Wrong Technology?

This post was contributed by Richard Fury, a longtime health expert, formerly of Kaiser Permanente. Mr. Fury shared his take on why ambulatory doctors should adopt emergency telemedicine. — the editors Telemedicine is the low hanging fruit in the quest for affordable healthcare. There are valid reasons why ambulatory doctors must adopt emergency telemedicine. Surveys…

VSee: Alternative to Cisco Jabber for Telehealth – Comparison

Cisco alternative 6 Ways VSee Beats Cisco Jabber Video for Telemedicine Why go with Cisco Jabber when VSee telehealth is a better-fit telemedicine solution in so many ways. The telemedicine gold rush is on and health providers need a consumer-friendly alternative to Cisco Telepresence and other traditional room-based video conferencing…

VSee: Free Amazing Video Alternative to Microsoft Lync – Comparison

microsoft Lync alternative Microsoft Lync, previously Office Communicator (OCS), has steadily gained market share and now dominates enterprise IM beating out your favorite alternative such as IBM Sametime or Cisco Jabber/Unified Communication. This is because the Microsoft team has built a very good product and is strong on business execution.…

NASA’s Choice For the International Space Station

Post updated 8/6/2020 VSee Behind the Scenes on ISS: Historic SpaceX Launch On May 30, 2020, NASA launched the first crewed SpaceX Mission. You can see VSee in the background being used to monitor the takeoff from the ground as Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy narrates what’s happening on the…

How NOT to Run Your Online Practice

Writing for the Atlantic Online, Joseph Burgo describes his experience providing psychotherapy sessions over video as a mental health provider. Burgo has some interesting things to say about expatriates and the psychological problems they confront. But his article suffers a major flaw: he doesn’t realize that his online practice is…

Becoming An Online Therapist – VSee Interview with Dr. Nicholas Jenner

Five years ago when Dr. Nicholas Jenner began exploring the idea of online therapy there were very few online counselors or telemental health services. Like most people in private practice then, his motivation was simply to save his clients a drive from one place to another. Instead, online counseling ended up saving…

Zoom Is Not HIPAA Compliant (updated on Feb 1, 2015 – Zoom will now sign BAA)

Source: https://careeremployer.com/ Please see VSee CEO Milton Chen’s comment below for update on Feb. 1, 2015 . Zoom, an online web meeting provider, has been marketing as itself as a telehealth solution. However, if you’ve done your HIPAA homework, it’s clear that Zoom isn’t ready for telemedicine. First, Zoom copied…

Two Upbeat Reports on Global Telemedicine

Telemedicine has recently been featured in two different news outlets, the Economist and Healthcare Matters. This added attention suggests that the public is beginning to wake up to telemedicine’s potential. According to the Economist: “Telemedicine is more than a Skype chat between doctor and patient, says Michael Young, who works…

VSee Powers Online Support Group for Trauma Survivors

VSee HIPAA compliant group video chat for telemedicine is being used for a new online support group for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Unlike Skype and Google Hangouts, VSee’s peer-to-peer video chat and screen share is encrypted from end-to-end where VSee has no access to any data transmitted between callers.…

Google Helpouts Review – Google Hangouts for Health Providers

Video chat visits with your doctor are no longer a thing of the future. A growing number of telehealth platforms like MDLIVE, American Well, Teladoc, and Doctor on Demand are offering online video consultations with a doctor anytime. As a health provider wanting to get a start on telehealth in…

Video Conference and Screen Share Product Reviews

Video Conference Product Reviews Companies Why Why Not Remarks VSee Simple, secure, low bandwidth, for creative people to get things done No H.323/SIP support (yet) VSee blog Blue Jeans Connects w/ Skype, H.323/SIP Poor video performance, and limited Screen Share VSee vs Blue Jeans Google+ Hangout Free Group Video and…